Wallace Likely Wins Alabama Governor Nomination in 1974 Primary
George C. Wallace appears poised for a third term as Alabama governor after a Democratic primary win, with a national bid possible in 1976. He campaigns in a wheelchair while facing rivals including Gene McLain and James E. Folsom as black leaders split over endorsements and voters weigh Wallace’s national ambitions against his segregation era legacy.
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Rex Thomas
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Maryland
Alabama
Gene McLain
Wallace
Tuskegee
Johnny Ford
Lowndes County
John Hulett
Black Ozark Voters League
Southern Democratic Conference
Foard
Democratic Party
McLain
Elvin McCary
Anniston
James E
Big Jim’ Folsom
Cornelia
Ralph ‘Shorty’ Price
Thomas Wesley Robinson
U.S. Senate
House
Princess Margriet Returns to Canada for Visit
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands arrived in Toronto for a two day visit and said returning to the country of her birth means a lot to the royal family. She was born in Ottawa in 1943 when the Dutch royal family lived there during World War I.
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Toronto
Margriet of
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Netherlands
Canada
Princess Margriet
Ottawa
Dutch East Indies
Belgium
Congo
Market, High Interest Plaguing Economy
AP analysis notes high interest rates suppress entrepreneurship and hamper startups while large firms face capital shortages. Dow earnings multiples have fallen from 18 to 5.7 as credit tightens and dividends stall at Consolidated Edison. Inflation persists and forecasts hint at further rate rises.
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John Cunniff
New York
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Simpson Pursues Acting Career Beyond Football
O J Simpson, the NFL MVP, trains for acting with actors like Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. He finished a featured role in The Klansman with Marvin and Burton, will appear in The Towering Inferno, reports say. He questions the script's vile lines but uses his own verbiage, portraying a militant-tinged character who provokes and, in his view, earns applause when he "kills" on screen.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
National Football League
O. J. Simpson
University of Southern California
Buffalo Bills
Lee Marvin
Richard Burton
Paul Newman
Steve McQueen
Marvin and
Burton
Will Squeeze
Portugal learns colonialism is unprofitable proposition
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan surveys Portugal post dictatorship, noting military rulers seek to continue African wars while pursuing limited reforms. He parallels France Britain Belgium and the Netherlands, arguing colonialism proves costly and unsustainable, with independence movements mounting pressure across former empires.
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William L. Ryan
Portugal
France
Lisbon
Mozambique
Portuguese Guinea
Angola
Revival closes with deacon ordinations in Oak Grove
Revival services end at Oak Grove Baptist Church on Kivett Drive with sermons by Rev Woodrow W Robbins and a 7 30 p m Sunday session. Four deacons J W Lawson Herman Stroud David Harvell and Frank Dillard to be ordained Sunday morning. Rev Joseph Lawson serves as supply pastor at Oak Grove.
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Oak Grove
Oak Grove Christian Church
Bernard Alston
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Kivett Drive
Woodrow W. Robbins
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
J. W. Lawson
Herman Stroud
David Harvell
Frank Dillard
Joseph Lawson
Fonda Receives Pacemaker After Broadway Collapse
Actor Henry Fonda, 68, has a pacemaker implanted in his chest as a safety measure against a heart rhythm disorder. He collapsed in his dressing room last week after a performance of Clarence Darrow on Broadway and will remain at Lenox Hill Hospital over the weekend.
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New York
Henry Fonda
Fonda
Clarence
Darrow
Lenox Hill Hospital
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