East St. Louis poised to elect first Black mayor
In East St. Louis Illinois the mayoral race centers on Virgil L. Calvert and James E. Williams Sr. with Calvert favored to win the nonpartisan runoff. Calvert a building commissioner and leader of a Black Democratic club leads in Black support while Williams relies on white voters.
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East ST. Louis, Yl
Democratic
James E. Williams Sr
St. Clair
Calvert
St. Clair County
Fast St
Williams
St. Louis University School of Law
U.S. Army
First Lady Pat Nixon Heads Into A Busy Week
Pat Nixon flies to Washington a day early for a packed agenda including a White House luncheon for 112 senator wives and a White House dinner for OAS delegates. Tricia Nixon Charles plans her June 12 wedding while at Key Biscayne. The family may spend Easter at Camp David.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Pat Nixon
Washington
Nixon
Tricia
Florida
White House
Key Biscayne
Harvard
Edward Finch Cox
Helen Crown
Rolling Hills
Capitol
Munich Opens Yellow Submarine Nightclub
Munich revelers flock to a new venue shaped like a diving bell called the Yellow Submarine. The club sits amid tanks housing octopuses and sharks, creating a distinctive nautical atmosphere for patrons.
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GLUB
Munich
Germany
Driverless Taxi Planned in Munich
A driverless computer run taxicab is planned in Munich, signaling advances in autonomous urban transportation and smart city experiments. The project outlines autonomous operation within city limits, aiming to test safety, efficiency, and integration with current transit networks.
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Munich
Preparation H relieves hemorrhoidal itch and pain quickly
An advertisement asserts that Preparation H provides prompt relief for itching and burning in hemorrhoidal tissues, with soothing, protective effects and no stinging. Doctors in New York, Washington, and the Midwest reportedly confirm favorable results. Available as ointment or suppository.
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New York City
Washington, D.C
Midwest Medical Center
Latting seeks mayor post in Oklahoma City runoff
Patience Latting, longtime Oklahoma City Council member, runs against Bill Bishop in a Tuesday runoff seeking the mayor’s seat. If elected, she would become the city’s first woman mayor and the largest US city with a woman in that role. Latting emphasizes good government and has broad political and academic credentials.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Patience Latting
United States
Bishop
Columbia University
Parent- Teacher Association
Oklahoma
Statehood
Godfather Singer Vic Damone quits cast over image
Vic Damone withdraws from The Godfather role of Johnny Fontaine citing concerns about Italian American image and what he read in the script. Producers had removed Mafia references after protests by the Italian American Civil Rights League.
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New York
UPT
Vic Damone
Damone
Johnny Fontaine
Mario i Puzo
Tiny Cars Derby Crown Goes to Muxworthy Youth
Doug Muxworthy, son of Bill and (unspecified) Muxworthy, won the YMCA Indian Guide Racer Derby after outlasting 104 contestants on a 35 foot gravity track. Darrin Fleenor placed second ahead of Craig Crews. six top finishers earned trophies. The event featured Indian Guides in wood model car racing with limited dimensions and weight.
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Doug Muxworthy
Bill Muxworthy
54Th St
YMCA
Bayless
Darrin Fleenor
Fleenor
Gene Fleenor
45Th St
Craig Crews
John Crews
Steven Joyce
Tom Joyce
Rusty Thompson
Don L. Thompson
46Th St
Paul West
Bill West
36Th St
Indian Guides
Longhouse
John R. Crews
Ottawa Tribe
Bill Herron
Running Water Tribe
Bill Kershner
February 1971 Sets Cadillacs Production Record at GM
The Detroit plant produced 27 783 Cadillacs in February 1971, surpassing the prior monthly high of 27 559 set in October 1969, marking a new record in General Motors division history. Bullfights in Mexico City are noted for exact starting times.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors’ Division
Mexico City
Reluctant to Talk Calley Jurors Stay Out of Limelight
Military jurors in the Calley court martial shield emotions and seek normal life after conviction. Maj. Harvey G. Brown reports harassment, seeks restraint on public reaction, and emphasizes duty over passion while defending the verdict’s impact on national unity.
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Calley
FT. Benning
William L. Calley Jr
Walter Kinard
Harvey G. Brown
My Lai
Brown
Columbus
Kinard
Ronald Salem
Clifford Ford
Carl Bierbaum
Charles C. McIntosh
Scouts raise funds to honor Vietnam serviceman
Boy Scouts of Wyatt Park Baptist church Troop 4 raised enough money to bring a Vietnam era serviceman home for Easter but learned the intended soldier was not eligible under leave regulations requiring four to eight months in Vietnam. The troop now offers to cover round trip travel for any local eligible service member with a relative on home leave.
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ST. Joseph
Boy Scouts
Wyatt Park Baptist Church
Vietnam
Bill Camp
Boy Scout
San Quentin Lockdown Follows Prison Brawl And Tensions
About half of San Quentin's 3,000 inmates were confined to cells after a Saturday night brawl that injured two white prisoners. Officer John Apostle said the incident may reflect racial tensions that recently coincided with 13 stabbings, two fatal. One inmate, Robert Kent, was treated for neck and shoulder injuries. another, Charles Beckas, had a minor hand cut.
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San Quentin
Calif
San Quentin Prison
John Apostle
Robert Kent
San Bernardino County
Charles J. Beckas
Sonoma County
Apostle
Kent
East
Korea to Begin Color TV Transmission in 1974
Korea Broadcasting System officials say color television equipment installation will start next year with plans to launch color transmission in 1974. The state run network aims to upgrade broadcasting capacity and improve program quality.
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Color IN
Korea
Seoul
UPI
Korea Broadcasting System
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