CANDIDATES DEBATE KEY ISSUES IN CALIFORNIA RACE
A multipart exchange among Humphrey McGovern Chisholm Yorty and Hardin covered prisoner releases, Middle East policy, and defense spending. McGovern favored prisoner exchange leverage while Humphrey urged caution. Chisholm pressed independence from any blank check. A new California poll showed Nixon and Humphrey tied and McGovern gaining delegates toward the Democratic nomination.
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Chisholm
Yorty
Hardin
Humphrey
McGovern
Hanoi
U. S
Israel
Middle East
South Dakota
United States
U.S
Vietnam
California
Nixon
Gibt
Trenton
N.J
UPI
George McGovern
New Jersey
Humbert H. Humphrey
Voters Split on War and Economy Across California
In Newport Beach and Beverly Hills residents weigh Vietnam, economy, and party lines. A Vietnam veteran at GM says he may vote McGovern despite war concerns while others favor ending the conflict, and a Newport Beach parent questions shifting wealth. a marketing consultant and wife attend a misdirected McGovern fundraiser.
Transportation hazards in early days recount by Hupmobiles elder
An older resident recalls how without roads and with wild machines, transport brought danger and humor. He describes being trapped under three vehicles, surviving World War I and a tornado, and jokes about motorcycles. Tales include a Lubbock attorney’s recollection of Phelps White's reckless ranch travel and a 1905 bull wreck during a Municipal Band trip. The veteran now trains oxen teams in retirement.
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Rhea
France
Owen McWhorter
Labboeck
Phelps White
Yellowhouse
Lubbock
Nicolett Hotel
White
HS McWhorter
Phelps
Reule Cea
Guthrie
Doughty Ald Cowman
Ife
Train crash kills 12 in central Poland near Bydgoszcz
A passenger train derailed near Bydgoszcz in central Poland killing 12 people and wounding nine, according to PAP.
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Warsaw
Poland
Bydgoszcz
Ofce News Agenncy
Angela Davis acquitted in Marin County shootout case
The all white jury found Angela Davis not guilty on all charges after 13 hours of deliberation. Supporters gathered outside the courthouse celebrated as bail was returned and Davis spoke of freedom for political prisoners. The acquittal followed testimony that contradicted prosecution claims she was present at key locations.
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George
Soledad
Superior Court
Warold Haley
Richard E. Arnason
Angela
Miss Davis
UCLA
Board of Regents
Albert W. Harris Jr
Leo A. Branton
Ruchell
Ruchel
Ruchell Magee
Marin County
San Quentin
Marin County Civic Center
Reunion Happy Event Held Here
Williams age 82 Mrs. W. J. Spikes 80 Mrs. Walter Smith 72 Mrs. Carl Northern 69 and Mrs. Robert L. Burns 69 attended a reunion here The Tennessee branch of the family will begin the trip home today by way of Fort Worth and Dallas according to Owens.
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John Rhea
Lubbock
Tennessee
Murray Owens
Q. E. Owens
Sparta
Tenn
R. D. Williams
W. J. Spikes
Taylor Rhea
Cookville
Three Accidents Reported Here
Lub bock Police report three separate injuries Friday night into Sunday afternoon. A motorcycle crash at Loop 28 and 4th Street left Mrs. Geraldine Graves of Lubbock injured and hospitalized for observation. A two car collision at 42nd Street and Quaker Avenue injured four people treated and released at St Mary of the Plains Hospital. A minute later a second two car crash on Amherst Street sent Margaret Cavazos and Concepcion Gomez to Methodist Hospital for treatment and release.
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Lubbock
42Nd Street
Quaker Avenue
Lynnder Fred
24Th St
Mickey Patterson
Gregg Wright
43Rd St
Robert Hopson
University Ave
St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
Amherst Street
Margaret Cavazos
Amherst St
Concepcion Gomez
Ave
Methodist Hospital
Mae Simmons honored in Lubbock for education work
Mrs. Mae Simmons receives tribute from the public school system as Mayor Morris Turner proclaims Mae Simmons Day in City Council chambers. Joan Ervin served as narrator for This Is Your Life program honoring her dedication to the district.
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Joan Ervin
Lubbock
Jury Selection Set In Midland for 1970 Coed Murder
Jurors will be chosen in the 2nd District Court murder case of Stephen Max Combs 28 accused of stabbing 20 year old Vicki Bernathy at his home in Midland County Her body was found in a closet by her father A grand jury indicted Combs August 14 1970 for murder with malice A sanity hearing was sought and he was found insane and unable to stand trial He later was deemed sane and fit for trial as of May 1 By order of the court the trial proceeds in Midland.
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Midland Specials
Stephen Max Combs
North Texas State University
Combs
Rush State Hospital
New Mexico Faces Crowded Senate and House Primary
The state pools a crowded Senate and House ballot with Democratic contenders in District 1 including a Santa Fe lawyer Eugene Gallegos and former Mayor George Gonzales alongside State Sen. Mike Alarid. In the GOP, Manuel Lujan Jr. faces Richard Martinez, while Rep. Harold Runnels runs unopposed in District 2. Presidents hopefuls are on the ballot with McGovern visiting Albuquerque briefly.
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Congress
Santa Fe
George Gonzales
Mike Alarid
Albuquerque
Eugene Gallegos
Manuel Lujan Jr
Richard Martinez
Republican Priimary
Harold Runnels
Sierra County
Reuben Pankey
Silver City
George Presson
Senate
House
New Mexico
George McGovern
George Wallace
Alabama
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Shirley Chishilm
New York
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Nixon
Paul McCloskey Jr
California
South Dakota Senate vote rivalry heats crowded GOP primary
In South Dakota a four-way to five-way Senate field heats a presidential primary scene with Karl Mundt absenting due to a stroke. Hirach Lion Mudland lead the GOP race while Abourezk Blue lead Democrats. McGovern Nixon unopposed in the presidential race.
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Tom Reardon
Sioux Falls
Kenneth Stolferahn
Humboldt Area
National Farmers
South Dakota
James Abourezk
George Blue
Huron
Abourezk
Texas runoff shifts power as reform tide reshapes state leaders
In the May 6 runoff, Gov. Preston Smith Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes and Attorney General Crawford Martin were ousted. Incumbents tainted by a stock fraud scandal and fund misuse were defeated. Calvert retained the comptroller post as the lone non tainted incumbent. Briscoe and Hobby promised a responsive government as Sanders edged Yarborough in a conservative shift.
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Farenthold
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Crawford Martin
Treasury
John B. Connally
Hobby
Connally
Robert 8. Calvert
Calvert
James Wilson
Briscoe
GOP
Sen
Henry Grover
Annd
Texas
Sanders
Lyndon B. Johnson
Yarborough
Thhough
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Miami Beach
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Oklahoma
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Simmons
Katherine Bell
Houston
Veterans of Foreign Wars Relief Fund
Mark Holocker
Rift Holocker
65Th St
Bennie Ussery
59Th St
Ellen Payne
Laura Payne
72Nd St
William Belton
Mike Ripley
Tisten
Gale’ Layman
Attourney
Orange County
Newport Beach
Mumphrey
Layman
Beverly Hills
Bel Air
Randolph Stone
Anita
Brian
Stance
Erich Segal
Stone
McCiavern
Oldtimer
Angela Free
Mrs. Simmons
Midland
The
Yankton
Robert Hirach
Rapid City
Charles Lion
Gordon Mudland
Joseph C. Gannon
State Democratic Committee
Daniel Horgan
James Delaney
Delaney
Bergen County
Hudson River
New York City
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