Tar Heels Cast Votes In North Carolina Primary
In Raleigh AP report on the final day of the state primary many races drew attention. Jordan vs Galifianakis for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination dominated coverage as Sam Ervin backed Jordan and Wallace visited Greenville amid campaign tensions. A second primary June 3 was likely for governor and other offices with Pat Taylor and Skipper Bowles seen as front runners. Republican contest pitted Jim Holshouser and Jim Gardner with Gardner stressing unity and Nixon support.
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U.S
Everett Jordan
Nick Galifianakis
North Carolina
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George Wallace
Gote
Alex Brock
Brock
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Jordan
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Galifianakis
Ervin
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Wallace
Greenville
Sanford
Florida
Pat Taylor
Skipper Bowles
Wilbur Hobby
Afl-Cio
Reginald Hawkins
Charlotte
Gene Leggett
Harker's Island
Zeb Vance Dickson
Eden
Jim Holshouser
Jim Gardner
GOP
Holshouser
General Assembly
Gardner
Bob Scott
Holfhouser
Nixon
Marathon Hijacker Jumps From Plane Over Mexico
An Eastern Air Lines Boeing 727, hijacked Friday in Pennsylvania, flew to Belize and Mexico before the hijacker jumped from the aircraft over a Mexican jungle near Yoro. Authorities report the hijacker, 45, a Vietnam veteran, took $303,000 in ransom and carried six parachutes as he freed 48 passengers and one stewardess. FBI fingerprinting aims to identify him.
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Onen
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Vietnam
Allentown
New Orleans
Robert Martin
Martin
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Los Angeles
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Cuba
Dallas
Tampa
North Carolina sees Wallace Sanford duel in primary
More than a million NC Democrats vote in the states first presidential primary with Alabama Gov. Wallace favored to beat Duke President Sanford. NC’s 64 first ballot votes go to top finishers, likely Wallace and Sanford, while Texas Democrats begin delegate selections and Nixon is set to win the Republican primary. McGovern shows strength in Oklahoma precincts, with Humphrey second.
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Terry Sanford
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Wallace
Sanford
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Tennessee
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
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New York
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Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Nixon
Paul N. McCloskey
California
McGovern
Oklahoma
Humphrey
Pleiku Highlands Base Hit by North Vietnamese Attack
Near Pleiku in the Central Highlands South Vietnamese and American forces faced a heavy assault. Troops fired tear gas rockets and mortars, killing an American adviser and wounding many South Vietnamese defenders. Reported at Fire Base 42 on Highway 14, the attack left the command post bunker smoking as sappers struck repeatedly. Saigon reported 80 government casualties and field reports listed at least 27 dead. Maj. Michael Haynes, an American adviser, said 36 enemy dead were counted inside the base with 22 enemy weapons recovered.
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Central Highlands
Pleiku
Associated Press
David J. Paine
Michael Haynes
Columbus
Paine
Haynes
Kontum
Chu Pao
Hue
North Vietnam
U. S
Birmingham
Cambodia
High Command
Phnom Penh
ITT matters and Rohatyn ties raise questions
ITT president Harold Geneen met ex White House adviser Peter Peterson around the time Peterson named Felix Rohatyn as his personal fortune trustee. The men discussed antitrust policy and international finance as Rohatyn’s role drew scrutiny amid broader ITT ties and Peterson’s evolving cabinet position.
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ITT
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White House
Peter G. Peterson
Peterson
Secretary of Commerce
Felix G. Rohatyn
Justice Department
Corp
International Economic Affairs
Council On International Economic Policy
Geneen
Senate Judiciary Committee
Rohatyn
Lazard Freres and Co
Lazard Freres
Bell and Howell
Hijacked Western Airlines Jet Reaches Havana
A pistol wielding hijacker forced a Western Airlines 737 with 61 aboard to fly to Havana. The plane refueled in Tampa and Dallas before reaching Cuba. The hijacker warned of further actions unless U S policy in Indochina changes, though officials say only one person was involved.
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Fla
U.S
Indochina
Western Airlines
Cuba
Havana
Federal Aviation Administration
Tampa
Kissinger Makes Secret Paris Peace Talks
The White House confirmed Henry Kissinger met in Paris Tuesday with Le Duc Tho in a secret peace mission. Officials said the trip was brief and the United States planned a public acknowledgment but relented after Communist officials disclosed the encounter.
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White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
United States
Kissinger
Kissinger Paris talks and Nixon Moscow summit in doubt
The article reports on Kissinger's secret Paris soundings and the suspension of Paris talks by the United States and Saigon. Officials fear the Vietnam War may force cancelation of the Moscow summit starting May 22 as observers link Soviet arms supplies to Hanoi's offensive.
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