McGovern Campaign Faces Tax Claims in Wisconsin Primary
Wisconsin voters faced a high turnout forecast as Sen. George McGovern defended his charge that ITT paid no federal income taxes. Sen. Hubert Humphrey and Sen. Muskie urged support, with Wallace predicting strong results and Jackson criticizing defense cuts. Elections open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CST, machine counts in cities, paper ballots in rural areas.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Milwaukee
George McGovern
Wisconsin
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Securities and Exchange Commission
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Can
Nixon
Muskie
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Muskien
McGovern
John V. Lindsay
New York
Chaplin Returns to U S for Gala Honors at Lincoln Center
Charlie Chaplin arrives in New York after two decades abroad amid controversy. The 83 year old film icon greets reporters at Kennedy Airport with wife Oona ONeill, as David Rockefeller Jr. leads him to a Lincoln Center salute featuring The Kid.
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Associated Frees
New York
Charlie Chaplin
United States
Bermuda
Chaplin
Kennedy Airport
Oona O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
David Rockefeller Jr
Lincoln Center
The
Kid
Cold Front Triggers Thunderstorms Across Texas
A dry windy cold front moved through the South Plains lowering visibility due to blowing dust and triggering heavy thunderstorms in East and Central Texas. A tornado warning was issued for Cass and Marion counties with a funnel sighted near Tyler but no damage reported. Winds peaked at 47 mph in Lubbock with a blast of sunshine returning as dust settled.
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Avalaache-Journal News Services
South Plains
Texas
Cass
Marion
Tyler
Department of Public Safety
Lubbock
Ian
Corsicana
Sulphur Springs
Clarksville
Texarkana
Taylor
Nacogdoches
Shreveport
Galveston
DPS
Rusk
Longview
Lufkin
Dallas
Temple
Alpine
Dalhhart
Amarillo
del Rio
National Weather Service
Ten area towns schedule municipal elections today
A late edition page lists municipal election dates across ten area towns with votes cast today in various wards and precincts. The brief highlights turnout expectations and polling locations.
Four Die in Nightclub Gunfight in Atlantic City
A drug war between two Philadelphia gangs sparked a nightclub shootout in Atlantic City early Monday. Four people were shot to death and 11 injured, including five by gunfire. Three of the dead were women patrons not involved in the gang conflict, Public Safety Commissioner Marion F. Floriani said.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Marion F. Floriani
Prayer for awareness and guidance to follow thy will
A reader asks for heightened awareness of world conditions and urges more prayer repentance and helping others. The prayer requests guidance to live according to God’s will and to inspire others to do the same.
Young Girl Found On City Hall Steps In Dallas
A teenage girl, possibly 15 to 18, was found on City Hall steps in Dallas and brought to detention, then Parkland Hospital for evaluation. She refuses to eat or drink and fights attempts to help, with police suspecting she was dumped there.
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Dallas County
City Hall
Dallas
Parkland Hospital
Parkland
Payroll Withholding Error Overwithholding Hits Billions
Treasury miscalculation in January tax tables caused billions to be overwithheld from paychecks. Officials warn refunds will come in 1972 while the administration affects plans for immediate spending to boost the economy. The error stems from misadjusted tables aimed at correcting underwithholding for dual earners.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Vertiamnecie Oe Ee
Treasury
Lubbock Group Seeks Four Lane U S 82 199 Route To Fort Worth
A Lubbock led delegation urged the Texas Highway Commission to study a four lane divided highway linking Lubbock with Dallas Fort Worth. They seek completion of U S 82 from Lubbock to Seymour and Texas 199 from Seymour to Fort Worth with a single number designation for the route and possible interstate status in the future.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Austin
Lubbock
Dallas-Fort Worth
Texas Highway Commission
Oliver Thomas
D. C. Greer
Thomas
Lubbock County
Arch Lamb
Governor Signs Billboard Control Law in Houston
Gov. Preston Smith signed Texas billboard controls restricting signs within 660 feet of highways and junkyards within 1000 feet of roadways. He spoke at the Houston Press Club Gridiron Show and noted future beauty of highways. The law includes exceptions and accompanies a separate primary election financing bill to be signed later at Dallas County courthouse.
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Houston
Preston Smith
Blanchard Expected Home This Week
State Sen H J Blanchard and Mrs Blanchard to return to Lubbock around midweek after convalescing from heart surgery at John Sealy Hospital Galveston. He had been seriously ill but has shown improvement and is on the mend.
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H. J
Blanchard
Lubbock
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Apenas
Tealdes
Ray Deanty Ah
Texas
Allies Claim Reds Halted
The United States kept open the option to resume heavy air attacks on North Vietnam after Hanoi violated the 1968 understanding that ended bombing. State Department spokesman McCloskey cited North Vietnamese incursions in Quang Tri as a breach of the DMZ and said actions are under review.
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Avalanche Journal News Services
Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Quang Tri Province
South Vietnam
McCloskey
Quang Tri
U. S. Navy
White House
Pentagon
Nixon
U. S
Vietnam
Use Defended Hot Pursuit Policies To Stay Same
Avalanche-Journal reports Castro County chase incidents will not alter Lubbock area pursuit policies. Interviews with Lubbock police officials and sheriff indicate support for current hot pursuit rules despite letters criticizing the chase that led to multiple deaths.
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Castro County
Lubbock Area
Avalanche-Journal
J. T. Alley
Lubbock
Maj. C. IW. Bell
Texas Department of Public
Safety’s Reason 34
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Chee’ Blanchard
Lubbock County
Monday Knight
E. Broadway
Quirt Avenue
Debates Sought by Texas Gubernatorial Hopefuls
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes accepts a televised debate with Frances Farenthold on the Texas governor race, challenging Dolph Briscoe to join. Farenthold says Briscoe has avoided appearing on the same platform and offers to pay a third of the debate cost.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Ben Barnes
Frances Farenthold
Briscoe
Mr. Briscoe
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