Florida Primary Scrambles Democratic Campaign in Florida
Florida voters delivered a dramatic Democratic result as Gov. George C. Wallace won by a landslide with Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, Sen. Edmund S. Muskie losing ground, and Sen. George S. McGovern barely ahead of a fifth place. Nixon swept the Republican primary with all 40 delegates.
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Florida
George C. Wallace
Hubert HW. Mumphres
Edmund S. Muskie
Humphrey
Wallace
New York
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Lanisus
George S. McGovern
MeGovern
Nixon
Floorida
Alabama
George Wallace
Orlando
Fla
Florida Voters Oppose Busing in Straw Vote
Florida voters backed a proposed constitutional amendment to end forced busing by a 3 to 1 margin in a straw poll. They also approved equal education for all children by 4 to 1 and reapproved prayer in public schools by 4 to 1.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Tell America
Food and Clear
Overnor
Reubin Askew
Askew
NASA opts for solid boosters and recoverable shuttle design
NASA announced the Space Shuttle booster stage will use solid-propellant rockets with recoverable boosters and engines on both stages at launch. The orbiter carries a two person crew and two passengers to orbit for satellite work, with Cape Kennedy favored for launchings. Development cost now estimated at 3.15 billion dollars, with invitations soon to industry for design proposals.
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Space Shuttle
Ashington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy, Fla
NASA
Earth
DCS
Sky Laboratories
James C. Fletcher
Heavy Fighting Erupts Along 3 Asian Fronts
Fighting rages on three Indochina fronts as air strikes near Saigon mark a new operation within 18 miles of the capital. In eastern Cambodia bomber raids hit a North Vietnamese base. Viet Cong losses are reported in multiple battles with Saigon claiming 133 enemy killed in three days. U S withdrawal continues with 41 Army and two Air Force units phased out, totaling 5700 troops.
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Weaey
Indochina
Cambody
TSBY
Saicon
Fiehting
Ing
Enene
Wilitix
da Nane
1St Air Cavalry Division
Texas House Speaker Convicted in Bribery Scandal
Abilene Texas jury convicts House Speaker Gus Mutscher and two aides of conspiracy to accept a bribe in the stock bank loan scandals. Co defendants include Rep. Tommy Shannon of Fort Worth and aide Rush McGinty. Verdict read as emotions ran high.
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Abilene
Tex
API
Texas
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
Tommy Shannon
Fort Worth
Rush McGinty
Rain Chance Reported For Lawton Area
A 20 percent rain chance is listed for Lawton as a cloudy to partly cloudy, cooler day unfolds. The National Weather Service forecasts highs in the upper 60s today with a mid 40s low tonight and mid 70s highs Thursday. Tuesday's high reached 82 and the low 55. Northerly winds from 16 to 20 mph today are expected to shift to variable tonight with gusts under 12 mph.
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Lawton
National Weather Service
World Cyclist Beats Pain On Global Ride
Daker, a 38 year old folk singer, chronicles a grueling world cycle from London to New York via 16 countries. He suffered injuries in a Sussex hit run but regained strength to continue touring and plans to finish the journey in about a month despite ongoing pain.
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Angeles
Thanuh
Wvoines
Peter Dewer
Sussex
Wee
Ris Doker
New York
London
Duker
Tletn
Lis Rotte
Cinough - Helland
Germany
Autrke Honcary
Yugeslaria
Balcaria
Turkey
Iran
Afghanistan
West Pakistan
Arabs Reject Jordan King Plan for Palestine State
In Amman, Arab rivals to King Hussein criticized his proposal to establish a sovereign Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank after a possible Israeli troop withdrawal. Egypt Syria Libya and Iraq dismissed the plan as a step toward a separate peace with Israel, while Palestinian guerrilla leaders warned of retaliation and a government in exile. The Israeli reaction was cautious, calling it potentially a peace move.
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West
Jordan River
Egypt
Syria
Libya
Iraq
Israel
Palestine Guertilla
Hussin
Commanio
Eisenhower High Driver Ed Program Wins State honor
Ike s Driver Ed Program at Eisenhower High School was named the state s top driver education program at the Highway Safety Recognition luncheon in Oklahoma City. About 150 attendees from government traffic safety law enforcement and education participated.
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Isenhower High
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Richard Neptune
Cecil Powell
Neptune
Eisenhower High
Powell
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Southwestern Insurance Information Service
Public Service Organization
Com- Eisenhower High
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