Conally Says Election Will Be A Cliffhanger In South
Governor Connally warned Democrats and Republicans to fear Wallace and keep him from splitting votes in the South while condemning federal strings. At the 34th Southern Governors Conference in Charleston he predicted a very close, volatile election as governors debated states rights and federal funding amid civil rights tensions.
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Charleston
8. C
UPI
Bama Gey
Albert P. Brewer
Tyzac
Joh
Lee
Cole
Sirsen
Thurmond
South Carolina
Eat Black
Georgia
Lecter Maddox
Ala
Connally
America
Ontonagon County Loses Seventh Vietnam War Death
Ontonagon County Michigan faces grief as seven residents die in Vietnam, a share of national casualties far higher per capita. Local leaders urge Defense Department action while noting five men from Ontonagon and two from Brice Crossing among the dead. Representative Rupp cites 24,744 U.S. service member deaths through June 1968.
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Ontonagon
Mich
UPI
Ontonagon County
Lake Superior
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Vietnam
United States
Defense Department
William C. Stenson
Greenland
Brice Crossing
Bint Country
Stenson
U.S
Philip E. Rupp
R-Mich
Washington
Man on Most Wanted List Replaced by Escapee
In Pensacola Florida on February 3 1969 Johnny Ray Smith 45 a native of Monroe County Alabama was added to the FBI list replacing the late Martin Luther King Jr assassin Ray James Earl Ray was replaced after Smith and two other prisoners escaped from Pensacola County Jail by sawing bars authorities say Smith is armed and dangerous interstate car theft charge under federal scrutiny
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Ray
Most Wanted
Escapee
Washington
UPI
Martins
Pensacola
Luther King Jr
Fla
FBI
Tosh
Bery
Florida
Houston
James Earl Ray
King
London Dunes
Johnny Ray Smith
Monroe County
Ala
Smith
FBY
Rescues From Lake Erie Storms Highlight Coast Guard Efforts
Storms across Lake Erie caused widespread damage with 76 mph winds. Coast Guard rescued 24 people as boats were swamped and search efforts continued for more missing. Heat waves in Phoenix and other regions produced record temperatures with multiple health incidents. A fatal plane crash in Reading, Pennsylvania, is still under investigation as the region endures severe weather.
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Lake Erie
Coast Guard
Phoenix
Aziz
Chamber of Commerce
Gila Bend
Buckeye
Needies
Calif
Reading
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Robert B. McNair
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin
Ice
Michigan County
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Kiegvoert
Snday
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Sunnyland
OLEO
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Upton Bags
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Lady Scott
Armour
Whitehouse
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