Flournoy Leads GOP Gubernatorial Nomination in California Poll
A California Poll shows State Controller Houston Flournoy with 41 percent support and Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke at 27 percent with 29 percent undecided. The race shifted after four opponents dropped out and amid Reinecke's perjury indictment related to ITT financing of the Republican Convention.
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Daley suffers stroke and plans surgery in Chicago
Mayor Richard J. Daley, 1970s Chicago political kingpin, suffered a small stroke after entering Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital May 6. Doctors plan a left carotid endarterectomy within three to four weeks to prevent future episodes. He is expected to resume his former vigorous life after recovery.
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UPI
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Navy weapon test aimed at Santa Barbara Island raises questions
The Navy confirmed a Phalanx 20 mm gun prototype briefly tracked a coastal target near Santa Barbara Island during tests on the destroyer USS Hollister. Officials explained radar reflections caused by the island. no ammunition was on board and no danger existed. Navy plans funding for deployment remained uncertain with decisions pushed to 1977.
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Pat Nixon did not plan to keep jewels from Saudi royals
White House aides insist Pat Nixon never intended to retain jewelry given to her and her daughters by Saudi royalty over five years. They cited a Washington Post report recounting that jewels were moved to the White House gifts unit, with some items later kept upstairs for safety while others were reportedly to go to the National Archives.
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Tornadoes and High Winds Hit Kansas and Midwest
UPI reports several tornadoes struck south central Kansas Monday night causing property damage and minor injuries. Moundridge lost power, a farmhouse and barns were demolished, and a DC-3 at Hutchinson Airport was blown across a runway. A Topeka grain elevator suffered roof damage while a northeast Topeka house and two mobile homes were damaged. Thunderstorms spread from Illinois to Oklahoma with 70 mph gusts in Ponca City and 60 mph winds in Oquawka Illinois.
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Premier Chou En-lai Hints At Step Aside After 25 Years
Hong Kong dispatch reports Premier Chou En-lai, aged 75, says he is old and not very well and may step aside after decades at the helm. Analysts debate if withdrawal is voluntary or pressured while he has missed recent state functions.
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Italians Endorse Divorce in Landmark Referendum
Italy voted overwhelmingly to keep divorce with 32 million voters backing the measure by a 59.1 to 40.9 margin. Premier Rumor faced resignation, but CD leaders may delay. The Vatican opposed the move, signaling a shift in church state ties and possible coalition reshuffles.
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Commission: Census Underounded Spanish Speakers in 1970 Count
The U S Civil Rights Commission says the Census Bureau substantially undercounted Spanish speaking residents in 1970. It criticizes mailed forms for English speakers and urges methods upgrades including more Spanish speaking staff for the 1980 census. The 1970 count was 9.1 million Hispanics, 4.5 percent of 203.2 million. later revised to 10.7 million in 1973.
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So Cal carpenters strike over pay board cut
About 32,000 Southern Californian carpenters walked off their jobs to protest a 30 cent hourly cut by the federal pay board. Dan Peterson called the walk illegal and sought a court injunction by Wednesday. Paul Miller said most carpenters would stay off work until the 30 cents due since May 1 is restored.
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Ford defends Nixon amid Watergate at Dixie dinner
Vice President Gerald Ford, on a non political swing through the South, told 1200 at a Pensacola dinner that the President is innocent and the constitutional process must run its course. He criticized some in Nixon's administration for Watergate and defended the media while warning voters against a veto proof Congress.
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Vatican unveils system of justice and a hospital visit plea
The Vatican invited outsiders to witness a trial of four former Vatican employees over a 1969 theft of Pope Paul VI medals as it ends a century of secrecy. Simultaneously a convict escorted by two volunteers traveled 150 miles to UC Medical Center to fulfill his dying son's wish for a bedside visit.
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UPI
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Leonard Macchiarella
University of California Medical Center
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Ray Procunier
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Vatican
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Gurney Appears Before Grand Jury in Campaign Financing Probe
Sen Edward J Gurney a Florida Republican spent over six hours with a federal grand jury investigating his campaign financing practices He declined comment on the session John Gardner said the senator was upset by leaks and would not discuss whether he testified or will return today Vatican authorities identify a theft of Pope medals as a case of internal handling with the incident dating back to 1969 at Castelgandolfo.
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