Democratic race tightens as Muskie and McGovern lead
In Washington, Muskie holds 99 delegates and McGovern 95 with 1,509 needed for the Democratic nominating convention. Wallace has 75 delegates, Humphrey 23, Chisholm 7, Jackson 1, Mills 1, and 193 uncommitted. Nixon leads Republicans with 128. 674 needed for the GOP nod. Humphrey opposes the air war expansion while urging Saigon to stand on its own. Local Kansas results hint McGovern may flip the state’s delegates.
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Associated Press
Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
George McGovern
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McGovern
Wisconsin
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Shirley Chisholm
Henry M. Jackson
Wilbur D. Mills
Cinnati
Saigon
U.S
Humphrey
Kansas
South Dakota
Hunger Strike Continues At Texarkana Federal Prison
Warden L M Connett said 12 inmates were moved to other federal facilities to restore normal operation after a hunger and sitdown strike. Six routine transfers accompanied the group as the Bureau of Prisons designated destinations. impact on the strike remained unclear.
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L. M. Connett
Federal Correction Institution
Connett
Bureau of Prisons
Death notices and a $650000 suit headline
Mrs. Ferrol Hamilton Stage dies. services set in Paragould. Nola Bertha Vines, 69, of Patmos dies in a local hospital. survivors listed. services at Patmos Church of Christ. In New York, Clifford Irving and wife named in a $650,000 lawsuit by McGraw Hill over the Hughes biography. suit seeks recovery of paid fees. Swiss bank accounts tied to the case.
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Ferrol Hamilton
Royce Weisenberger
Paragould
Nola Bertha Vines
Patmos
Hempstead County
Patmos Church of Christ
Horace J. Vines, Jr
Hope
Leo Hatch
E.E. Stanley
Stamps
Ruby Thomlinson
el Dorado
Tresby Lovelady
Benjamin
Texas
New York
Clifford Irving
Edith
McGraw Hill, Inc
Howard Hughes
State
Supreme Court
McGraw- Hill
Irving
the Irvings
Richard Sus
Johnson Improves as Johnson Presses Texas Return
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson, recovering from a heart attack, shows improvement and wants transfer to Texas. Dr. Crampton says he is in good spirits while Dr. Hurst cautions transfer will wait until his return for examination. Johnson spends day with Lady Bird and Linda Robb in Charlotteville hospital. In another note, inmates at a prison strike plead guilty in a related autography hoax case, with grievances over medical care facilities and work release. no violence or property damage reported.
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Lyndon
Johnson
Texas
Richard S. Crampton
University of Virginia Hospital
Charles Robb
John Willis Hurst
Hurst
Atlanta
Lady Bird
Linda Robb
Arkansas weather and Alaska land suit dominate notice
Experiment Station reports 24 hours to 7 am Tuesday with highs 70s to 80s and low 60s. Arkansas predicts cloudy warm weather through Wednesday with possible showers mainly in the north. Alaska seeks federal court ruling that Interior Secretary Morton illegally blocked state land selection rights on 42 million acres, alleging overreach in withdrawing lands for national parks and refuges. ARKANSAS: Highs mid 70s to mid 80s and lows in 60s through Wednesday. chance of showers and thundershowers mainly north portion late today tonight and Wednesday. The suit aims to force processing of state selections and halt federal actions harming Alaska land rights.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Interior
Rogers Morton
Atty
John Havelock
Morton
Congress
Havelock
Reports 8 to 30 Warships Sent to Halt the Enemy
The Ad Hoc Military Buildup Committee an antiwar group in Cambridge Mass reports eight to thirty warships hundreds of planes and thousands of men are en route to bolster air and naval actions against North Vietnam. Several movements have been confirmed by other sources.
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Indochina
North Vietnam
Cambridge
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Inde
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Marine
da Nang
South Vietnam
California
U.S. 7Th Fleet
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Thailand
Guam
Japan
Crisis in Public Housing In New Orleans and Beyond
U.S. Representative Robert G. Stephens cites a public housing crisis in Philadelphia as an example, blaming permissiveness and laws that cap rent at 25 percent of income. He notes 6,000 eviction filings for nonpayment but many tenants not actually evicted. Other items include timber and forest debates, Vietnam war movements, and a lighthearted note on millipede mating behavior at an international biology congress.
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New Orleans
Robert G. Stephens
Dga
House
Stephens
Southern Forest Products Association
Philadelphia
Bruce Anthony
el Dorado, Ark
Association
South
Lone Star Gas seeks 10 percent rate hikes in Texas
Lone Star Gas Co. announced plans to apply for rate increases of up to 10 percent for both homes and businesses across all communities it serves in Texas. The move aims to cover higher gas costs, property and equipment expenses, higher wages, interest rates, and taxes, with projected additional revenue of about 5.2 million dollars once approved. The firm seeks ordinances enabling automatic cost-adjustments and notes ample gas supplies amid regional shortages.
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Lone Star Gas Co
Texas
Lone Star
Texas Railroad Commission
Trucker Killed in Train Collision Near Lehi Crossing
West Memphis resident Junior R. Barham, 42, died when his tractor-trailer struck a Rock Island freight train at a U.S. 79 crossing about two miles south of Lehi. State Police reported the fatal crash occurred Monday and is under investigation.
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Ark
Junior R. Barham
Rock Island
Lehi
U.S. 79
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