Pompidou Poised For Runoff In French Presidency Race
Georges Pompidou led with 43.95 percent in the first round amid a seven-way field, Alain Poher second at 23.44, and Jacques Duclos gaining 21.53 as the Communist influence looms over the June 15 runoff.
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Harvey Hudson
PARIS
Georges Pompidou
Alain Poher
Pompidou
Rothschild
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Gaulle
Poher
Jacques Duclos
Communist Party
Duclos
Royall High Senior Killed In Car Crash
Kendall Wisconsin, 18 year old Duane Archer of Kendall died in a car crash three miles east of Kendall on STH 71 Saturday evening. Archer, to have graduated from Royall High School in Elroy, was thrown from the vehicle after crossing a ditch and striking a truck. He was Monroe County's fifth traffic fatality of the year. He is survived by his parents.
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Kendall
Wis
Duane Archer
Royall High School
Elroy
Monroe County
Dale Trowbridge
Farrell Sousek
Archer
Josie Dietzman
Chief Trowbridge
Marie Gerlach
Kenosha
John Schneider
Burlington
Ivan Ishmael
Carthage College
Margaret S. Martin
Green Bay
Darlene J. Schuetter
James Lueck
Wisconsin Dells
Lee State
Wisconsin Toll Reaches 366 in Memorial Day Weekend Crashes
Fifteen Wisconsin deaths plus an additional early morning fatality raise the 1969 toll to 366 during a Memorial Day weekend. Victims include Francis Peronto of Manitowoc and Marie Gerlach of Kenosha, among others in Green Bay and nearby counties. National totals and comparisons to 1966 and 1968 records are noted.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Francis Peronto
Manitowoc
U.S. 141
Francis Creek
Manitowoc County
Kenosha County
National Safety Council
Viet Cong shell Saigon as paratroopers clash outside city
Viet Cong rockets hit Dak To air field near Saigon while paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne clash with enemy units 11 miles northwest of Saigon. One American adviser killed in rocket attack as U S command reports eight rocket and mortar strikes overnight with light overall damage.
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George Esper
Saigon
Central Highlands
82Nd Airborne Division
U.S
Dak To
Nixon proposes two year extension for antipoverty agency
The Nixon administration asks Congress for a two year extension and 2 billion dollars for the first year of the antipoverty program. Rumsfeld says the plan aims at longer range planning and better fund allocation while evaluating what works. He notes studies on community action and Model Cities and state role will receive high priority.
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Washington
Nixon
Donald Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
House Education and Labor Committee
Rumsfeld
Congress
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Rumfeld
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Artificial joints restore movement for thousands
Thousands of arthritis and rheumatism patients use artificial joints for hip knee elbow and finger joints, with hip replacement nearing standard practice. Knee joints show strong results, finger joints improve hand use, and elbow wrist and shoulder joints are under development. The Arthritis Association predicts broader joint replacements may become common in the future.
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London
Arthritis Association
Restaurant Gutted In North Side Fire
Firefighters battled for about three hours to control a blaze that gutted the Chicken Kitchen Restaurant at 701 Rose Street and damaged an upstairs storage apartment. Owner Mrs Hel sen Cottrill and building owner William Farley Jr., with inspectors probing the basement origin, reported loss of the day’s receipts and no immediate damage estimate.
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Laney Kulas
Arentz
Walter Kreibich
Rose St
Fireclaims Two Men in East Grand Forks Home
East Rand Forks Minnesota authorities report two men died in a Sunday morning house fire. The victims Arthur W. Cardinal 49 and Eddie Grugal 43 both of East Grand Forks were found on the second floor of the two story frame house.
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East Rand Forks, Minn
Arthur W. Cardinal
Eddie Grugal
East Grand Forks
Elk River Nuclear Plant to Be Scrapped AEC cites economics
The Elk River nuclear plant, built by Allis-Chalmers for the AEC and leased to the Rural Cooperative Power Association, has been shut for 15 to 16 months due to a coolant leak. With the five year contract expiring in October and no renewal expected, the AEC plans its closure and dismantling. The facility cost 22 million in construction and 8.5 million to operate, illustrating its lack of economic viability.
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Elk River, Minn
Elk River
Atomic Energy Commission
Rural Cooperative Power Association
RCPA
AEC
Milton Shaw
Allis - Chalmers Mfg. Co
Philip Martin
Two men questioned after body found near Sullivan
In Fort Atkinson AP report two men were held for questioning Sunday after an Oconomowoc man’s body was found in a roadside ditch about three miles south of Sullivan Friday. Dist Atty Robert Bell identified the victim as Henry Jorgenson, 47, and said autopsy showed strangulation with severe head injuries.
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Fort Atkinson
Sullivan
Dist. Atty
Robert Bell
Henry Jorgenson
Bell
Thunderstorm Swamps N Y Subway System
A severe morning thunderstorm paralyzed New York City transit crippling subway service and flooding stations and tunnels. Central Park weather equipment failed as 2.35 inches of rain drenched Brooklyn in two hours from 5:30 a.m. LIRR reported flooded Brooklyn tunnels and advised riders to seek other routes into Manhattan.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Central Park
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Long Island Rail Road
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Pompidou Vs. Poher
Gaston Defferre
Marseille
Michel Rocard
Unified
Socialist Party
Louis Ducatel
Alain Krivine
Brittany
Royall High
Spanish Fork
Canyon
Utah
North
Caro
California
Los Angeles
State Highway Patrol
North Side
Tion
Omical
Mississippi River
Twin Cities
Martin
Northern States Power Co
Monticello
Man
N.Y
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