Yarbrough Wins Daytona 500 After Tire Change Controversy
Lee Roy Yarbrough claimed the Daytona 500 with a late pass on Charlie Glotzbach after a crucial 21 second left rear tire change and fueling. Donnie Allison crashed out late while Yarbrough also won the Permatex 300, totaling 48,205 dollars for the weekend. Glotzbach finished second, and Cale Yarborough was hospitalized for foot and nose injuries. The report also lists NHL standings and results, plus a Dixie National Appaloosa show attendance.
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F.T. Macfeely
Daytona Beach
Fla
Lee Roy Yarbrough
Charlie Glotzbach
Junior Johnson
Yarbrough
Cotton Ownes
Glotzbach
Daytona International Speedway
Donnie Allison
Georgetown
Ind
Columbia
S.C
Richard Petty
Ford
Hueytown
Ala
A.J. Foyt
Houston
Buddy Baker
Charlotte
Cale Yarborough
Timmonsville
8.C
Minor Planets and a Named Land Grant History
A brief note explains that asteroid bodies are minor planets orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. It also mentions William Penn’s proposed name New Wales for his land grant, which was never used after objections from a Welsh man.
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Mars
Jupiter
New Wales
William Penn
Proxmire cites missing oil drums in Southeast Asia contracts
Sen. William Proxmire accuses private contractors in Southeast Asia of not returning millions of steel oil drums worth up to 600000 dollars a year over five years. He also charges failure to apply temperature conversion factors costing about 1.2 million dollars yearly on a 1968 Asiatic Petroleum contract.
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Proxmire
Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press Water
Washington
U.S
Southeast Asia
William Proxmire
Wisconsin Democrat
Secretary of the Navy
John Chaffee
United States
John McGee
Navy
Thailand
Oif
Chafee
Defense Department
McGee
Fic
McGes
Mes Gee
Asiatic Petroleum Co
Chaffee
Asiatic Petroleum
Nixon Keeps Public Exposure Low in London Visit
AP reports President Nixon will limit public exposure on his London trip, avoiding press conferences and large demonstrations. Historical notes compare him to Eisenhower and Kennedy, who drew crowds and risked security lapses. Nixon’s itinerary emphasizes security and a tight schedule with no public soldiering or mass events.
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London
D. Eisenhower
Nixon
Loredon
Solery
Kennedys
Tie
England
Scotland
Eisenhower
Britain
France
Belgium
Germany
Italy
John F. Kennedy
Ireland
Gatwick
Secret Service
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Ottset
National Hockey League
Associated Press
Montreal
Boston
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Toronto
St. Louis
Oakland
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Eddie Fry
Jackson
Mississippi
Dixie National
Barry
Decker Quality
Rome
Hormel Plain
Asiatic
Arkansas Power & Light
Reddy Plan
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