Daley Wins Fifth Term As Chicago Mayor In Tight Race
Daley secures about 68 percent of votes from 1,053,846 counted to win a fifth term in Chicago. Friedman challenges him, while Latting becomes America's largest city with a woman mayor after decisive returns in Oklahoma City. Berkeley radicals struggle as 18 year old voting amendment advances elsewhere.
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Arote
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San Fran
Chicago
Daley
GOP
Richard E. Friedman
Chicago Democratic Party
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Berkeley
Calif
Rads
Icotinn
Kansas
Necy
Patience Latting
Oklahoma City
America
Saigon Revisions Claim No Resistance In Laos Raid
Saigon reports by government spokesmen revise earlier claims of 15 Communist deaths after the Hac Bao Black Panther unit struck a suspected North Vietnamese command post in Laos with U S helicopters. Spokesmen say enemy resistance was not encountered and bodies were found.
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UPI
South Vietnam
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Black Panther
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Black Panthers
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Tan Canh
Vietnam
Trouble Shooting Team Selected for Plymouth Contest Near Fenner Tubbs Co
Two Lubbock High School students, Weldon Coffman and Jay Kirk, were chosen to represent their school in the Plymouth Trouble Shooting Contest on May 4 at Fenner Tubbs Co. The winning team advances to the National Championship Finals June 16 and 17 in Indianapolis, with over 125000 dollars in scholarships and awards at stake. A written exam accounts for 3 percent of the final score while 70 percent comes from locating and repairing auto engine malfunctions.
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Lubbock High School
Plymouth
Fenner Tubbs Co
Weldon Coffman
Jack Coffman
25Th
Jay Kirk
J. C. Kirk
Indianapolis
Ind
Appeal Dropped Lets Bond Sale Move Ahead for City
The city won a court ruling on March 24 1971 allowing a 7 million bond issue to proceed as Rose withdraws his appeal. Mayor Granberry Councilman Baker praised the decision noting delivery and approval hurdles remain with the state attorney general and bank purchasers awaiting final action.
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Denton Rigsby
Lubbock
Jack Baker
First National Bank of
Dallas
Baker
Blackwell
Atty
Crawford Martin
Nixon plan aims to broaden aid to private schools and districts
Washington and Texas officials discuss a $3 billion education aid expansion for 1971-72. The plan would include private and parochial school support, vocational training, handicapped services, and aid for districts with special needs, allowing states flexibility in fund use while facing concerns from the U.S. Catholic Conference.
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Civic Center
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Newland Senate
Gorles
Federa Nixon
Washington
UPI
Nixon
U.S. Catholic Conference
Imonev
Lubbock School Bond Plan Wins Wide Support in 1968 Vote
The 8,265 ballots in favor exceed 20 percent of eligible voters as property owners and non owners vote separately per a Supreme Court ruling. The $5.6 million program by September 1974 funds relocatable classrooms and new facilities at multiple schools, including Estacado High and Avenue U, with additions to Bean Wilson Dunbar Mackenzie and others and several playgrounds, libraries, and athletic upgrades.
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Dunbar
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Lubbock
Eon Mare
Materials Target Of City Thieves
Thieves lifted about 85 long heavy Texas size boards and 50 pounds of nails from Jeho vah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall at 5218 18th St, valued around 150 dollars. In a separate theft Mrs. J W Elrod reported two purses searched in her 5419 26th St yard with over 300 dollars missing from one, four dollars in the other. Douglas Browning spoke of a transmission and driveshaft stolen from an auto at his service station in the 3600 block of 50th Street.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom
18Th St
J. W. Elrod
Woman Dies After Car Spins and Hits Pole
Miss Yeary perished in a collision after her car spun 180 degrees and struck a hitchline pole. Rescuers freed her from the wreckage with a wrecker aiding at the scene. This marks the seventh traffic fatality in Lubbock this year and the fifth in Lubbock County.
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South Plains
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Funeral arrangements announced for Miss Yeary at Resthaven
A four week and seventh on the Su Punis within the san tino Services for Miss Yeary are pending with Resthaven inghton-WW Ison Funeral Tome.
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Nixon Seeks 97.3 Million for SST Cleanup Costs
President Nixon asked Congress to appropriate 97.3 million dollars to cover cleanup costs of winding down the supersonic transport program. Of this, 52.1 million would go to Boeing in Seattle and 33.3 million to General Electric for engine work.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Boeing Company of
Seattle
General Electric Co
Letter From Daniel Rebukes Calley Verdict
The text presents a letter by Daniel from April 3 criticizing presidential intervention in the My Lai case. He regrets civilian deaths on March 16 1968, defends lawful action, urges moral leadership, and questions political influence on the trial. He cites six servicemen and addresses senators and President Johnson, urging adherence to law and condemning expediency.
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Danie
My Lai
Daniel
United States
Calley
Harry F. Byrden
Willam
Spong Jr
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
George McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Robert Taft Jr
Robie Daniel
Lt. Calley
Vietnam
Amarillo City Returns Officials as Runoff Set
Ballots show ACA backed candidates leading in Amarillo races. Lewis Griffin finished second, Pace 2 winner Taiww 749 led Raymond Berslin. Place 3 incumbent Houston Deer Deford won with 11 892 votes. Goff second at 5.29 percent. Runoff planned for Place 4 with Clay Briggs leading 9 469 to Dr. Taylor 6 024. Voters also weighed economic themes and city water policy amid mayoral race slogans.
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Lewis Griffin
Edward W. Gill
John Mo Heket
Raymond Berslin
Houston Deer Deford
EE. Goff
W. Ss. Mays
Clay Briggs
ACA
Dr. Taylor
Allan Wo Hicks
Wahue
Stroud
Canadian River
Amarillo
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