Ex Governor Bert Combs Defeated by Wendell Ford in Kentucky Primary
Lt. Gov Wendell Ford defeated former Gov Bert Combs in Kentucky Democratic primary for governor. Ford led 137,630 to 103,778 with 1,760 of 3,076 precincts counted. Combs blamed the sales tax issue, while Emberton edged toward November to face Democrat and GOP shifts after over 20 years of Republican administration.
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SY Ramsey
Louisville
Wendell Ford
Bert Combs
Kentucky
Tom Emberton
Ford
Western Kentucky
Combs
Nance
GOP
Emberton
Louie B. Nunn
James Host
Julian Carroll
John Breckinridge
Henry Beach
Breckinridge
Nunn
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Police Study Finds Ghetto Knowledge Replaces Armaments
Washington reports that since the 1967 riots police have prioritized understanding ghetto issues over armored cars and guns. Judge Otto Kerner testified on progress and ongoing risks, citing 28.4 percent unemployment for youths 16 to 20 and calls for federal action to implement presidential commission findings.
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Mike Shanahan
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Commission On Civil Disorders
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Commission On Crime
Milton Eisenhower
Commission On Violence
Kerner
Labor Department
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Tar Heels May Be Party To Suit Against Drug Firms
North Carolina joins a price fixing suit against five major antibiotic makers. A 2,167,000 mailout funded at 20000 uses postage free franking to notify citizens of class action. If the state wins, costs are recoverable. a second filing may follow. Brand names include Achromycin Mysteclin Pan alba Panmycin Polycycline Steclin Tetracyn Tetrex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Lang
Associated Press
Raleigh
U.S. District Court
North Carolina
Jean Benoy
U.S. Dist
Miles Lord
Minneapolis
Judge Lord
Benoy
Benny
North Carolina Department of Revenue
N C Senators Oppose Draftee Amendment
In Washington both North Carolina senators Sam J. Ervin Jr. and B Everett Jordan voted with the majority as the Senate rejected an amendment to bar draftees from Vietnam unless they volunteer. The Nelson proposal was defeated 52 to 21.
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Washington
North Carolina
Sam J. Ervin Jr
B. Everett Jordan
Senate
Vietnam
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
POW letters found in Paris cellar after peace talks
A Knoxville Iowa man mailed a 15 dollar check to a prisoner of war group but it remained unopened in a Paris suburb cellar along with millions of other appeals. Emile Coustie’s Pantin warehouse has become a dumping ground for letters to Hanoi peace delegates.
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Michael Goldsmith
Associated Press
PARIS
Merle E. Betterton
Knoxville
Iowa
North Vietnam
Air Force
Betterton
National League of Families of American Prisoners of War
League
Hanoi
Emile Jean Coustie
Coustie
Pantin
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Police
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Oxfords & Loafers
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Aeg
Tall & Short
Hot Pants
Police—Am
Geaniels Rasitin
Raed
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