McGovern After Double Victory in Mass and Pa
Sen George McGovern predicts victory next Tuesday in Massachusetts and strong showings in Pennsylvania while planning an all out bid in Ohio May 2. At a Columbus news conference he stresses blue collar appeal and says Vietnam war may eclipse the economy as top issue.
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Carl P, Leabsdorf
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
George McGovern
Ohio
South Dakota
Columbus
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bob McGovern
Pittsburgh
Erie
Hubert H. Humphrey
Milton J. Shapp
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Boston
Muskie
Wisconsin
Humphrey
McGovern
Wallace
Henry M
Jackson
Casualties Rise in Vietnam War Toll
In the latest weekly tally, North Viet Nam's offensive drives Viet Namese deaths to the highest since Tet. American losses reach the six month peak with 12 US dead in action and 63 missing. Total war casualties exceed one million when combining American, South Vietnamese, and enemy deaths since 1961.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
7Th Fleet
Apollo 16 Sailors Descend to Descartes Plateau on Moon
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. will descend from lunar orbit to explore the Descartes Mountains. Orion touch down is scheduled for 3 41 p m EST with Mattingly remaining in orbit, first excursion set for 7 18 p m EST. They aim to seek evidence of ancient volcanic activity and source of lunar rock.
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Space Center
Houston
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Lunar
Descartes Mountains
Orion
Thomas K. Mattingly
Young
Duke
Republicans May Switch Convention
Top Republicans say the 1972 GOP National Convention in San Diego faces higher costs and major problems and may be moved to Miami Beach. Sen. Robert Dole said a decision will come soon, with a Friday ruling possible. GOP aides cited arena modifications and ITT controversy as key obstacles.
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Washington
White House
Peter M. Flanigan
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
San Diego
Richard G. Kleindienst
ITT
Flanigan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Robert Dole
Kansas
Republican National Committee
New Orleans
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Miami Herald
R.L. Herman
Peter Graham
Arena
The
San Diego Union
Graham
California
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Chuck Hall
Chicago
Man Opens Fire In Police Station East St Louis
A man walked into the East St. Louis police station and opened fire wounding Patrolman Robert Cole and a jailer trainee before he was shot and killed. Cole, 28, was in serious condition after being hit in the face, thigh and wrist. the dead suspect was identified as 31 year old Charles Buchanan, a car wash garage operator.
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ST. Louis
Ill
East St. Louis
Robert Cole
Cole
St. Mary’s Hospital
Congressman's FBI Plot Claim Sparks House Speech
Rep. Cornelius Gallagher accuses the FBI of feeding Life magazine a false tale to ruin his career and alleges J. Edgar Hoover targeted him for refusing to assist in a feud with Robert Kennedy. He cites a 1967 Life article about Barney O'Brien’s death as part of the smear and says DeLoach and Roy Cohn pressured him to resign.
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Washington
Cornelius &. Gallagher
FBI
Life Magazine
J. Edgar Hoover
Robert F. Kennedy
New Jersey
House
Gallagher
Hoover
Cartha ‘Deke” DeLoach
DeLoach
Pepsico Inc
Justice Department
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Roy Cohn
Cohn
Senate Investigations Committee
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Life
Barney O’brien
Harold “Kaye
Konigsberg
O’brien
Congress
Life Writers
Barney O'Brien
Bureau
Judge questions marijuana as narcotic under Virginia law
U S District Judge Robert Merhige Jr ruled Virginia’s common nuisance statute vague and overbroad for labeling marijuana a narcotic. He rejected the narcotic definition while upholding state power to regulate sale and use, with a key injunction freeing John Carl English who was jailed under the statute.
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Richmond
U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Merhige
Virginia
General Assembly
John Carl English
Virginia Beach
Cantrell to Speak at Audrain Democratic Club Meeting
Rep. E J Cantrell candidate for state treasurer will headline the Audrain County Democratic Club Friday. The program starts at 7 30 p m with a covered dish supper and an 8 p m business session at the Show Me Room First National Bank Lewis Brooks Jr club president invites all interested residents to attend.
Meany Faults Nixon Controls and Wage Policy
CIO President George Meany in testimony to the Joint Economic Committee accused the Nixon administration of distorting wage and price data to claim success of controls. He said wages stay within the 5.5 percent limit and charged price promises are empty as food prices rise and profits grow for banks and large corporations.
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Washington
Aficio
George Many
Nixon
Congress
Meany
George Meany
Pay Board
Administration
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Herbert Stein
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Stein
Pay
George Boldt
Price Commission
C. Jackson Grayson
Mexico Hedger publication pricing and hours notice
Mexico Hedger shows publication details including daily except Sundays and holidays at 300 N Washington St Mexico Mo. It lists postal rates for various regions, carrier and mail prices, and membership options. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturdays.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
Maryland clashes reopen Route 1 amid antiwar protests
Demonstrators at the University of Maryland clashed with police as rocks, fireworks, and firebombs were used and tear gas fired. Nineteen people were arrested as authorities reopened U.S. Route 1 near College Park with state and county officers, armored cars, Jeeps, and a helicopter. Earlier, at Columbia University, windows were broken and teach-ins planned at several campuses as major Northeastern universities condemned the Vietnam bombing.
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Tors
U.S
North Vietnam
Bor Monroe
Associated Press
University of Maryland
U.S. Route 1
College Park
Columbia University
New York City
School For International Affairs
Maryland
ROTC
Columbia
Department of Defense
University of Wisconsin
Madison
State
Patrick J. Lucey
Leonardo
Nal
U.S. Navy
Newark
Rutgers University
Prudential Insurance Co
Prudential
New Jersey
Iowa State University
Ames
North Hollywood
Calif
Naval Reserve Training Center
Mexico Page Thursday April 20 1972
Local page from the Mexico Missouri LFOGER presents the Thursday edition dated April 20 1972. Contains regional briefs, notices, and community items likely including school sports updates church events and civic notices pertinent to readers in Mexico Missouri.
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Mexico
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American Society of Newspaper Hositors
Paul N
Pete” McCloskey
New Hampshire
Sen. McGovern
McCloskey
New York
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Federal Communications Commission
Democratic National Committee
CBS
NBC
Vietnam War
Congressman
Lawity Grenucud
Bob George
Ontiac
LDS
Parson
S. Jefferson
Liberty
Walter
Kotch” A
Hollywood
Bobby Joe
Paul Joanne Newman
Woodward
Tina Fabrics
W. Monroe
the Shell Store
Mexico, Mo
Wyatt Electric
Wyatt’s
Whirlpool
Westinghouse & Amana
Racio
Wyatt’s Electric Inc
Montgomery City
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