Governors Move to Oust Westwood Endorse Strauss
Democratic governors press for party change by asking Jean Westwood to resign and backing Robert Strauss as successor. Westwood and Strauss refuse to drop out if the other remains in the race. Senator George McGovern backs Westwood as the fight heads to the Democratic National Committee next Saturday.
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ST. Louis
Jean Westwood
Robert Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Strauss
Westwood
McGovern
Nixon
National
National Party
Democratic Governors Caucus
Nixon landslide seen as GOP harbinger of good fortune
GOP Chairman Robert Dole argued Nixon's win signals a path to a GOP majority while Governor Milliken urged focus on the poor. At a Scottsdale meeting, other governors debated how to broaden the party's base and counter remaining deficits from 1968.
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Nixon
Phoenix
Ariz
Robert Dole
Republican Party
William G. Milliken
Michigan
Republican Governors Association
Scottsdale
Associated Press
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Dole
Kansas
Sargent
Evans
Foreign Wheat Demands Cause Big Price Rise
Wheat prices jumped 16 cents a bushel last week as foreign demand mirrors Russian purchases. Morton Sosland of Milling and Baking News notes India and possibly China may buy grain, risking affordability for many countries if prices stay high. He mentions USDA forecast a 485 million bushel carryover, the lowest in six years, with domestic effects if another drop occurs. West Coast bakeries have closed due to bread price controls.
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Kansas City
Morton Sosland
Milling and Baking News
India
China
Sosland
Department of Agriculture
Price Commission
Walmart plane crash near Tulsa runway injures no one
A Beechcraft Navajo owned by Walmart crashed while approaching Tulsa International Airport. Eight aboard including the pilot William Creech of Rogers Arkansas were unharmed. The FAA investigates icing as a possible cause after the right wing dipped. Passengers were affiliated with Walmart. names released later.
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Tulsa, Okla
Walmart, Inc
Bentonville
Ark
Tulsa International
William Creech
Rogers, Ark
FAA
Creech
Walmart
Steps To Combat Gonorrhea In Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma Board of Health backed two programs to fight gonorrhea. One educates the public about the venereal disease and another seeks a bill to allow minors to obtain contraceptives without parental consent. Dr. Stanley Ferguson and Bob Mills supported the proposal, with chairman Dr. Otho Whiteneck warning of possible criticism.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Board of Health
Stanley Ferguson
Health Department
Bob Mills
Otho Whiteneck
Enid
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