Carter, Wallace Lead Massachusetts Democratic Primary Watch
Georgia’s Jimmy Carter and Alabama’s George Wallace top the Democratic field in Massachusetts as voters weigh delegate allocation and Florida prospects. President Ford faces a split GOP with Ronald Reagan on the ballot, while contenders Udall Bayh Shriver and Harris vie for liberal and regional support ahead of New York and Wisconsin contests.
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Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Massachusetts
New England
Alabama
George C. Wallace
New York
Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Carter
New Hampshire
Vermont
Florida
Wallace
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Morris K. Udall
Udall
Wisconsin
Sen
Birch Bayh
Bayh
Indiana
Sargent Shriver
Edward M. Kennedy
Shriver
Pennsylvania
Reagan
GOP
Looks Like Big Year For Mardi Gras Celebrators
New Orleans faces a bustling Mardi Gras as festivities spread from the French Quarter to suburban neighborhoods like Metairie. Krewes multiply, parades begin with Zulu and Rex, and crowds exceed a million in good weather. Cleanup after the revelry measures Carnival debris, with a historic 1871 tonnage record of 1814 tons.
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New Orleans
Rex
Regulation of Health Care Costs Urged
Dr. Charles C. Edwards, former FDA commissioner and assistant secretary for health, calls in American Medical News for a National Health Authority modeled on the Federal Reserve to regulate the $135 billion health industry. He warns current regulation trends threaten economic collapse and rising premiums for employers and workers.
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Washington
Charles C. Edwards
The
American Medical News
Federal Reserve System
Edwards
American Medical Association
Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
New York City
Pork And Beef Both Cheaper At Markets
Missouri shoppers see lower meat and dairy prices this week with pork cuts down from 12 to 2 cents per pound in places, T bone and ground beef easing, chicken prices sliding, milk inching higher, eggs up, and bread steady as potatoes and sugar fall in the Farm Bureau Shopper's Guide report.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Farm Bureau
Lobbies Busy Opposing Bill On Gun Control
Washington AP reports two lobbying efforts oppose a gun control bill nearing a House Judiciary vote. NRA and Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute push different strategies to defeat or delay the measure amid claims of misrepresentation by proponents. Concurrently, Ginger Rogers opens a New York nightclub act at the Waldorf Astoria Empire Room, her first return to New York since Hello Dolly.
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House
Judiciary Committee
National Rifle Association
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Donald Santarelli
Manufacturer
Santarelli
Richard Corrigan
NRA
Martin Russo
D-Ill
Russo
House Judiciary Committee
Steve Symms
Idaho
Symms
Mike Parker
America
New York
Ginger Rogers
Waldorf-Astoria
Empire Room
Surprise Witness To Tell Of Party And Bullets At Holdup
In San Francisco AP report a surprise prosecution witness testifies he saw Patricia Hearst carrying bullets during an SLA bank robbery. Hearst, claiming duress, had said she did not know if a carbine was loaded and had no ammunition. Zig Berzins, a stereo shop owner near the bank, identified Hearst taking bullets and clips after a bump entering the bank. The case heads to potential jury verdicts as defense accuses prosecution of misconduct over a film and photo evidence.
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Patricia Hearst
Hibernia Bank
22Nd
Noriega
The
Chronicle
Berzins
Miss Hearst
U.S
James L. Browning Jr
F. Lee Bailey
Albert Johnson
Browning
U.S. District Court
Oliver J. Carter
Bailey
Whaich
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
FBI
Camilla Hall
Johnson
Miss Hall
Vernon L. Kipping
Kipping
Donald “Cinque” DeFreeze
DeFreeze
U.S. Supreme Court
Purses Snatching Witnesses Sought At Highlander Center
Police seek witnesses from the Highlander Center on West Monroe Street between 10 30 and 11 30 a m Monday to aid a purse snatching investigation. Claudine O fool of West Des Moines reported her purse, containing a 75 dollar Bertek check about 40 dollars cash cards and checks, was taken during laundry. A red alert was issued by the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce. Police ask anyone with information to contact Lt. Frank Cason or Sgt. Richard Duffner.
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Mexico
Highlander Center
W. Monroe Street
Claudine O'fool
West Des Moines
Iowa
Bertek Corp
Mexico Area
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Cason
Richard Duffner
Public Safety Department
Injured lineman James Meritt hurt on Highway 61 job
James C. Meritt of Mexico was admitted to Levering Hospital in Hannibal with bruises to his left hip and right forearm after an accident south of New London on Highway 61 at 1 30 p m Monday. He works for Missouri Power and Light Co. and was in a cherry picker when a sleeve holding wires fell before a northbound tractor trailer. Donald R. Bell of Des Moines Iowa drove the truck. the clamp struck Meritt but did not throw him from the bucket. Minor damage to the truck was reported.
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James C. Meritt
Mexico
Levering Hospital
Hannibal
New London
Mr. Meritt
Missouri Power and Light Co
Highway Patrol
Donald R. Bell
Des Moines
Iowa
After Seven Years He Presumed Dead in SSA Claim
Seventeen-year-old Genevieve A. Young wins a Social Security benefits battle after seven years with no contact from her father Walter H. Young. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Bogue ruled it unreasonable to assume he was alive, despite the government. Relatives and agencies failed to locate him since his disappearance in 1964.
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S.D
Genevieve A. Young
U.S. District Court
Andrew Bogue
Walter H. Young
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