McGovern Sweeps Two Primaries Amid Campaign Push
McGovern wins Rhode Island and Oregon primaries with strong showings as Humphrey Muskie and McCarthy trail. Early returns show McGovern around 50 percent in New York area counts, while Wallace gains in Oregon. Nixon remains solid in Republican race with McCloskey and Ashbrook trailing.
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Henry M. Jackson
Wilbur D. Mills
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Oregon
Wallace
McGovern
California
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
Muskie
Humphrey
Jackson
Kennedy
McCarthy
Patsy Mink
John V. Lindsay
Shirley Chisholm
Mills
Rhode Island
Nixon
Paul N
Pete” McCloskey Jr
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Senate riders seek to halt school desegregation funding
Senate debates riders to block busing desegregation, including a 19 month court stay and forbidding federal funds for desegregation stesso. Brooks Weicker Javits oppose with calls for constitutional standstill while provisions create a federal aid program for colleges and a national education institute.
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Senate
House
Griffin
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Javits
National Institute of Education
Nixon Leads With Wide Margin In Early Ballot Returns
Early Oregon results show Nixon leading with 68 percent of votes counted, Nixon at 83 percent, McCloskey 11 percent, Ashbrook 6 percent, and Uncommitted 3 percent. Oregon Senate primary sees Hatfield renominated. Morse defeats Duncan for Democratic nomination. Kentucky returns nominate Nunn for GOP and Huddleston for Democratic seat. Missouri selects 55 Democratic delegates with McGovern favored by some, 38 uncommitted per Hearnes. FBI reports Bremer moved secretly to undisclosed location awaiting arraignment.
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Nixon
McCloskey
Ashbrook
Oregon
Mark O. Hatfield
Wayne Morse
Robert Duncan
Kentucky
John Sherman Cooper
Louie B. Nunn
Walter “Dee
Huddleston
Wendell Ford
Missouri
McGovern
Warren Hearnes
Muskie
St. Louis
Price Commission rolls back grocery prices in New York
The Price Commission orders price rollbacks for a New York firm and moves to probe eight large firms for late reports. In other items, Laird cites NATO strength aiding Nixon Moscow talks, and home buyers gain access to pricier houses with smaller down payments. Pentagon says additional B52s to Indochina, while a South African jetliner is hijacked en route to Johannesburg.
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Washington
the Price Commission
New York
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Savings-And-Loan Associations
Ecuador Airliner Hijacking Ended by Soldiers Fire
An Ecuadorian airliner hijack ended when soldiers burst from the baggage compartment and machine-gunned the hijacker to death after a six hour standoff. Pilot Fernando Valdivieso was slightly injured as troops finally killed Lomas, who demanded 40 000 dollars and a parachute.
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Ecuador
Quito
Lomas
Guayaquil
Fernando Valdivieso
Tel Aviv
Man Arrested On Drug Charge for Delivery of Controlled Drugs
Police report a man arrested on a drug charge accused of selling pep pills LSD marijuana and hashish. He is expected to be arraigned in the near future.
Wallace says he feels well in hospital care after assassination attempt
In a Laurel Maryland hospital interview with his daughters Bobby Jo Parson and Peg gy Sue Wallace praises Holy Cross Hospital and its doctors. He expects to be put on the tilt table again and notes the day’s weighing. He wishes to stay long enough to be home but wants the proper length of time in hospital. He mentions missing his two year old grandson Jim bo and jokes about sending him to his seventh floor room.
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Laurel, Md
Holy Cross Hospital
Wallace
Alabama
Jim‘bo
Hudson seal dyed muskrat fur description
A light brown muskrat fur treated as Hudson seal is described as the dyed fur with a distinct color. The note discusses the finished appearance and use in textile or decorative items.
Summer fee program starts at Wichita Mountains Refuge
Six young biological aides begin duties at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge as a daily $1 fee system launches for eight major campgrounds. Aides will staff the Quanah Parker Campground station and assist visitor programs while lifeguards cover Jed Johnson, Quanah Parker Lakes, and Elmer Thomas Lake beaches daily.
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Quanah Parker
Dean Wing
Lawton
Cameron College
Don Bynum
Baylor University
Mark Swengle
Manhattan
Kan
Texas Christian University
James
Refuge
Jed Johnson
Quanah Parker Lakes
Elmer Thomas Lake
Julian Howard
Post Oak
Fawn Creek
Sunset
Camp Boulder
Lost Lake
Burford
Camp Doris
Congress
Howard
Quanah Parker Camp
McGovern slate mix of young delegates and underage eligibility
A list of McGovern supporters names 43 percent Black delegates and several under 21 youths identified for district and state conventions. The document notes the inclusion of Cathy Thomas and others under 21 using affidavits to participate, while some adults were excluded or challenged.
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McGovern
Central Committee
Cathy Thomas
Executive Committee
Olahoma County
Comanche County
James D. Wilson
Barbara Miggins
Linda Miggins
Lawton High School
Rose Gillespie
Hazel Leroy
Joan Hunt
Eisenhower High School
McGovern State
Hastings Construction Bid At Lawton Iowa Airport
Apparent low bidder Midwest Con and Hastings Construction face revised plans after W D Ford Son did not bid on the changes. The nine alternates drew bids and the authority will reconvene June 30 to discuss award. Airport work includes a 2.1 million runway project financed by bonds with bidders still near 300000 range.
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Hastings Construction
Lawton
Midwest Con
W. D. Ford & Son
Bill Cox
Nixon Brezhnev Meet Focused on European Affairs
Ronald L. Ziegler said the leaders met for nearly two hours this morning, mainly discussing European matters. Attending were Secretary Rogers, Henry Kissinger, Soviet officials Podgorny Kosygin, and several aides during trips by U S and Soviet astronauts ahead of the 200th U S birthday celebration in 1976.
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Brezhnev
William P. Rogers
Henry Kissinger
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.S
United States
Neighborly Dispute Ends With Shot Firearm Arrest
Ray Whitfield reports a neighbor, 51, cursed him as he crossed into Whitfield's yard. The assailant hurled a shovel and hammer. Whitfield fired a .22 pistol causing elbow and buttock wounds. The suspect was arrested and faces pending charges.
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Ray Whitfield
Whitfield
Mild Weather Persists Across State With Warm Temperatures
Turbulent weather hit the northeast and east central portions Tuesday night while the Lawton area stayed fair and mild. Highs around the mid 80s through Thursday with lows in the mid 60s. Tuesday’s high reached 86 and the low 63 as southerly winds of 6 to 16 mph blow in.
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Lawton
Ardmore Man Confesses Robbery Fury Led To Shooting
Brimmage said the suspect gave police a statement claiming intent to rob the case but panicked and fired when Hart appeared at the back door. Ardmore police said Layman a Bokchito native had worked for a wholesale candy and drug firm in Ardmore for about two months.
Air raids claim four MIGs near Haiphong and attacks on key plants
The U.S. Command said four enemy MIG interceptors were shot down during raids on the Haiphong fuel depot and power plants at Hon Gay and Nam Dinh. Pilots reported all three targets left in flames. No U.S. losses reported in the air battles, though three other service losses were announced: a Navy A7 downed 65 miles south of Hanoi with the pilot missing, an Air Force F4 Phantom shot down near Hanoi, a crewman rescued and one missing.
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Vietnam
U.S
Haiphong
Hon Gay
Nam Dinh
Hanoi
Air Force
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