McGovern rises from obscurity to national attention
AP Special Correspondent Saul Pett reports George McGovern has transformed from a little known candidate to a nationally recognized figure after a year of campaigning. From a weak start in 1969 and 1970s early polls, McGovern’s progress accelerated through New Hampshire and subsequent primaries, with growing staff, visibility, and support despite not matching Kennedy’s electrifying presence. The piece contrasts his lesser, but rising, public prominence with past anonymity.
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Neb
George Stanley McGovern
United States
George Who
Andrew Jackson
Beverly Hills
Calif
Wahoo
George McGovern
John V. Lindsay
Robert F. Kennedy
McGovern
Secret Service
Lose Weight or Money Back Guaranteed Plan
Odrinex promises weight loss with no dangerous drugs or special exercises. The plan costs $3.25 with an economy size option and a money back guarantee if the customer does not lose ugly fat. Sold via mail orders with nationwide use claimed for 14 years.
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Odiinea
Storms sweep Texas with floods and twisters
Flooding rains pounded Texas from the Panhandle to the coast as wild thunderstorms lashed the state. Laredo reported 9.2 inches and Wharton saw 6 inches in two hours, with tornado sightings near Dalhart and hail the size of golf balls. Flash flood warnings remained in effect for parts of Texas and Oklahoma as rivers rose, while Laredo residents were evacuated and streets flooded. Across Quebec, labor protests erupted as unions challenged jail terms for leaders, with clashes and injuries reported in Sept Îles and demonstrations province-wide.
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Sherman
Oklahoma
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Panhandle
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Elsa
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Rio Grande
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Chacon
Zacate
Quebec
Sept Iles
Montreal
Quebec Federation of Labor
Yvon Charbonneau
Quebec Teachers Corp
Mills Calls News Conference
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills plans a news conference to outline a strategy focusing on unpledged delegates and to ignore remaining primaries. A 30 member committee is to target key delegations as Mills seeks a path to a contested convention amid McGovern Humphrey and Wallace gains.
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Wilbur D. Mills
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Mills
House
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New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Sens
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
George Wallace
Alabama
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Gibbs Borrows Filing Fee and Becomes Candidate
Gibbs, 66, borrowed $1,500 to pay his filing fee and enters the gubernatorial race as a Democrat. He repeats his 1970 platform from a last place Republican bid, aiming at the same goals despite Dale Bumpers as the current incumbent and Winthrop Rockefeller’s prior tenure.
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Dala McKinsey
Associated Press
Little Rock
Lester Gibbs
Gibbs
Winthrop Rockefeller
Dale Bumpers
Waterways Commission weighs bill aiding St Louis Southwestern
Arkansas Waterways Commission took no position on Sen McClellan's bill to reimburse St Louis Southwestern Railway $3000 monthly from April 30 1970 until Army Engineers finish dredging and bridge work on the Arkansas River Pine Bluff area. Adams to gather views from operators and agencies before reporting at June 7 meeting. Also Jim Guy Tucker to testify May 17 in Washington before Senate subcommittee on juvenile delinquency. Gibbs describes campaign on small donations and self funded approach with no need to print more cards.
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Pine Bluff
Little Rock
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Senate
Washington
Tucker
Pine Bluff endorses Tucker for attorney general
The Pine Bluff Commercial endorsed Jim Guy Tucker of Little Rock for the Democratic nomination for attorney general. The editorial called Tucker the clear choice over Bill Thompson and praised his prosecutorial record and standards, saying he would upgrade the office and serve as a people’s governor.
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Jim Guy Tucker
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Tucker
Bill Thompson
Fort Smith
Attorney General
Bruce Bennett
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