Reds Carry Out Show of Strength in Texas Campaign
U S Senator Tower predicts Nixon will focus on Texas in 1972 campaign and may visit the state multiple times. He sees Vietnam defused as a political issue by 1972 elections and voices concern over a six month Vietnam withdrawal amendment. Tower urges supporting South Vietnamese forces and questions a ceiling on interest rates. He notes Agnew’s popularity and expects no Nixon Connally ticket. Tower plans Texas stops in Dallas and El Paso en route to Washington.
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Niner
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Kissenger
Tre
Senate
Vietnam
Nixon P
Texas
Nally
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Lubbock
Dallas
el Paso
Washington
Thiet
American Forces Vietnam
South Vietnamese Vote Amid Attacks Shows Resolve
South Vietnamese and U.S. forces report continued polling despite attacks near the Cambodian border. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Minh says the drive aims to ease pressure on Saigon and Highway 22 bases, while North Vietnamese offensives and shelling test voter turnout and border defenses.
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Wagstaff
Ngon
U.S
Hecht
Ibase
Cam
Nguyen van Minh
Dent
Nsuyen van Thien
South Vietnam
Lalso
Lever
Highway 22
Pace
North Vietnam
Minh
Saigon
Bien Hoa
Tay Ninh
Can Tho
Neuyen van Minh
Sagon
Jexe
Viet Cong
Saisen
Cambodia
Wounder
U.S. Instanavons
1St Air Cavalry Division
Yenang
Jack J. Wagstaff
Saigon Faces Violence Amid Pre-Election Tension
Tear gas and riots punctuate Saigon as U S and South Vietnamese forces strike across Cambodia border towns. Bombers and rocket attacks target U S installations while officials say the North Vietnamese offensive is being checked. Soldiers patrol, civilians endure chaos, and villagers weigh voting amid risk.
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Richard Blystone
Saigon
Vietnam
Surface
Islabme
Cambrian
Cambodia
U.S
Navy Sealift Command
Weak Front Brings Scattered Showers Across Texas
A weak cold front crossed Texas on Saturday bringing little temp change and only light showers. Lubbock and the South Plains remained mild with temps near 50s, while Kingsville reached 93. Amarillo saw just over one third inch rainfall as the state stayed mostly dry.
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South Plains
Kingsville
Northcentral
Amarillo
Dakotas
Plains
Rockies
Midwest
Mercury
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Mich
Great Plains
Flagstaff
Ariz
Savannah
Georgia
Macon
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Ginger
Middle Atlantic
Texan Brucene Smith Crowned Miss World-USA in Hampton
Brucene Smith of Port Lavaca Texas won Miss World-USA at a three hour pageant in Hampton Virginia She competed as Miss Texas World and was crowned by Bob Hope among 48 entrants from 47 states and DC First runner up was Gwen Marie Humble Miss Michigan-World Second runner up Lindsay Diana Bloom Miss Arizona-World Third runner up Marian Ellen Alberici Miss Pennsylvania-World Fourth runner up Jane Moren Miss New Hampshire-World Colette Nourey Miss Massachusetts-World won Miss Congeniality
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Brucene Smith
Miss Smith
Port LaVaca
Bob Hope
States
District of Columbia
Gwen Marie Humble
St. Clair Shore
Lindsay
Diana Bloom
Scottsdale
Marian Ellen Alberici
Newtown Square
Jane Moren
Hampton Beach
Colette C. Nourey
Boston
Soldiers question democracy in South Vietnam one man election
At Da Nang airbase soldiers voiced confusion over a one man presidential election in South Vietnam. They argued the process contradicts their mission to defend democracy and questioned Thieu's unopposed reelection.
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DA Nang Air Base
Vietnam
UPI
Butch Davis
PLC
Everett
Butch” Davis
Portland
Ore
South Vietnam
Nguyen Vang Thieu
America
Davis
da Nang
Saigon
Steven Golden
Midwest City
Okla
Golden
Thieu
Set
Ardell Kindred
Philadelphia
Kindred
Docks Walkout Talks Move Forward Amid Ship Arrivals
Carib bean cruise ships arrived as West Coast talks show progress to end the docks strike. New Orleans, Seattle and New York ports report disrupted shipments, with wage guarantees and Taft Hartley law fears shaping union and shipper positions. Labor actions affect coal, grain, soybeans, and phosphate cargos nationwide.
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Caribbean
New Orleans
Arkansas
Mississippi
Florida
Tampa
Nixon John Gorman
Assn
Nixon
Gorman
New York
Charleston
S.C
Carolinas
Leslie Tindal
Greeleyville
Seattle
Vic Breindl
Asia
New York Shippers Association
Gulf Coast
Houston
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
United Mine Workers
Bomb Blast Hits Northern Ireland Government Offices
A bomb at government offices near British army headquarters in Lisburn killed what officials said was likely the bomber. In Belfast a sniper was wounded as troops fought rioters in Londonderry. violence left 54 dead over two months.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Lisburn
Guinan
Roslea
Royle Road
Poff Withdraws From Supreme Court Nomination List
Rep Richard H Poff of Virginia said he asked President Nixon not to consider him for the Supreme Court amid two vacancies and mounting Senate opposition over civil rights votes. The move comes as Poff faced criticism for supporting the Southern Manifesto opposing racial integration.
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Washington
Richard H. Poff
Supreme Court
Virginia Republican
Nixon
High Court
Luna 19 enters Moon orbit ready for soft landing
Soviet Luna 19 reaches lunar orbit after launch on September 28. Kaminski calls the orbit an excellent navigational achievement and says orbital measurements over the next 48 hours will prep for a soft landing.
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Germany
UPI
Bochum Space and Satellite Research Institute
Heiniz Kaminski
Kaminski
Earth
Tass
Moon
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