Action Line answers on voting rights and street repairs
The newspaper prints Action Line Q and A on felony voting rights, noting North Carolina law changed July 1 1971 to strip citizenship rights for felonies in state or federal courts. It also covers street holes on Carolina Avenue blamed on gas work and pending paving contractor completion. It ends with veterinary guidance on mange advising a professional diagnosis and treatment.
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Federal
North Carolina
Attorney General's Office
Thomasville
Carolina Avenue
Poll tax unconstitutionality and last levy date
The 24th Amendment forbids poll tax denial of voting rights. It was certified on February 4, 1964, as ratified by three-fourths of states and became part of the Constitution. A reader asks about unlicensed minibikes on Archdale streets and cites local enforcement concerns.
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Anon. A
U. S
United States
Congress
General Services
Knife Attack Kills Five On Bus In Tacoma
Police probe shows Alexander Murphy 23 stabbed five aboard a Greyhound bus in Tacoma after being chased from Portland. Victims include Linda Chapman 22 and John Hopkins 63. driver Harley Powell 57 and Harold Fallgreen 47 intervened. Murphy critically wounded by a shot.
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Tacoma
Wash
Alexander Murphy
Portland
Murphy
Greyhound
Ore
Seattle
Linda Gail Chapman
John S. Hopkins
Luciel Oswald
Freida Kunz
Harley Virgil Powell
Harold Fallgreen
Auburn
Fallgreen
New Secret Talks Are Possibility
Secretary of State William Rogers left open the chance of new secret Vietnam peace talks after meeting with President Nixon at the Western White House. He noted slight nuances in Hanoi proposals and said the United States is ready for diplomatic activity that could advance peace. Rogers cited worldwide warmth for Nixon’s peace efforts and noted foreign leaders’ regard for him as a world leader in peace. Former Treasury Secretary Connally later accused McGovern of undermining the president’s peace push.
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San Clemente
Calif
William P. Rogers
Vietnam
Hanoi
Nixon
Rogers
White House
le Duc Tho
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
United States
California
Ocean Front
Nixon Compound
Treasury
John Connally
George McGovern
Bombers Hit North Vietnam In Massive Quang Tri Raids
U S B52s pounded bunkers near Quang Tri city with two major raids killing about 300 enemy, and troops uncovered 60 destroyed bunkers holding roughly 250 dead. In other actions, 48 enemy bodies were found in graves near Quang Tri, and fighting continued elsewhere in the region as aircraft targeted supply areas and artillery positions.
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Michael Putzel
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Quang Tri
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Tass
U.S. 7Th Fleet
America
Quang Tri City
Hue
Democrats Plan New Voter Drive
The Democrats launch a nationwide voter registration push led by Sen. Thomas Eagleton as Sen. George McGovern presses to broaden support. Republicans invite disgruntled Democrats to back Nixon. McGovern warns the race will be uphill with Muskie backing him after the convention.
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Washington
George McGovern
Nixon
Thomas F. Eagleton
Kansas City
McGovern
Senate
Eagleton
Treasury
John B. Connally
San Clemente
Calif
Connally
Catholic Refugees Flee Belfast as Violence Surges
More than 1,000 women and children fled Catholic areas of Belfast on Saturday, taking trains to Ireland amid gunfire that left two soldiers and two gunmen dead. About 5,000 have moved south to escape ongoing violence. Evacuation was led by politicians linked to the IRA amid fears of a weekend push by the Provisional IRA against British forces. One soldier, a bomb disposal expert, died while defusing an explosives milk churn near the border with Ireland.
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Bastogne
Hue
23Rd Division
Kontum
Belfast
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Provisional
Irish Republican Army
Ing
IRA
Tive State
Washington
South Dakota
Avon
George Stanley McGovern
Joseph McGovern
Frances McLean
Canada
McGovern Believed Victory Script Now Dominant Tale
AP report traces how George McGovern’s 1972 primary plan grew from a long shot to the party’s nominee. From early doubts to a disciplined rise, the South Dakota senator leveraged antiwar reform branding, strong organization, and persistent belief to outpace Muskie and surge through New Hampshire Wisconsin and beyond.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Miami Beach
Fla
George McGovern
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
McGovern
South Dakota
Sena
Tor
Soante
McGovern de
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Maine
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