Muskie Edges McGovern Narrowly In New Hampshire Primary
In Manchester New Hampshire Sen Edmund S Muskie led the Democratic presidential preference with 48 percent while Sen George S McGovern trailed at 37 percent. Final delegate splits remained uncertain as ballots tabulation continued hinting at a possible split delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
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Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
New Hampshire
Manchester
N.N
George S. McGovern
Muskie
McGovern
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Vote Totals In Primary Contest In New Hampshire
In Manchester the 98 percent of expected votes counted show Democrats led by Nixon and McGovern. Muskie with about 40,006 votes equals 48 percent, McGovern 31,285 at 37 percent, Nixon 75,907 at 00 percent with write-ins and smaller totals for Hartke Yorty and others.
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Manchester
N.H
New Hampshire
Muske
McGovern
Yorty
Hartke
W-Mills
W-Kennedy
W.humphrey
Jackson
McCarthy
Nixon
Twin Cities Junior Strings Festival at Centenary College
Lee Junior High and Neville High music students joined the first annual Junior String Festival held at Centenary College in Shreveport last weekend. Guest conductor John V. Tellaisaha from Interlochen led the festival orchestra. attendees included Sabrina Long, Mary Webb, David Southern, Stuart Sherman, Christian Kirkpatrick, Lisa Watkins, Linda Nordyke, Tamra Boggs, Susan Belgard, Annette Horton, Susie Hickman, Lisa Lee, Penny Henry, Mark McCleery, and Scott Wexler.
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Lee
Neville High
Centenary College
Shreveport
John V. Tellaisha
Mich
Sabrina Long
Mary Webb
David Southern
Stuart Sherman
Christian Kirkpatrick
Lisa Watkins
Linda Nordyke
Tamra Boggs
Susan Belgard
Annette Horton
Susie Hickman
Lisa Lee
Penny Henry
Mark McCleery
Scott Wexler
Agnew Endorsed In Republican Primary Amid Peabody Push
In New Hampshire a GOP write in campaign backs Vice President Spiro Agnew with 71 percent of 81 percent counted and Austin Burton 17 percent. Democratic votes favor Endicott Peabody with 95 percent of 82 percent counted. Agnew adds 5 percent write ins. Peabody cites openness of vice presidency to the people.
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Manchester
N.H
Spiro T. Agnew
Massachusetts
Endicott Peabody
Peabody
Agnew
Edward W. Brooke
Austin Burton
Burning Wood
Harvard
Granite State
Tte
Jpeople
New Hampshire
Five Qualify In Municipal Races In Monroe
Five candidates qualified this morning with the City of Monroe Democratic Executive Committee for city elections. Incumbents filed by W McSherry will run for council seats, with one position left open due to retirement. Veteran committeeman H Austin Miller and former member Anthony Tony Anzaha aid applicants. Qualification fees noted and ends 5 p.m. March 14 with primaries April 29 and June 10, general July 19.
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City of Monroe Democratic Executive Committee
Webb Niponare
W. McSherry
Pee
H. Austin Miller
Rete Ber
Anthony E
Tony” Anzaah Aiaed
Wihing
Eecas
Bank Trust Committee
Diehimann C. Bern
Sil Ave
Miller
George Snellings III
N. 19Th
Tower Drive
Eleven Dozen Nabbed In Drugs Sweep In Leesville
In Leesville Louisiana AP reports twenty two persons are arrested including twenty Ft Polk soldiers in a drug sweep. Local authorities and military police conducted the operation targeting narcotics distribution with multiple charges expected and cases pending.
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Leesville, la
Ft. Polk
New Orleans Dock Workers Vote On Pact
The International Longshoremen's Association members in New Orleans will vote on a three year contract after ILA leaders recommended approval. The agreement raises wages 70 cents first year and 40 cents in years two and three, retroactive to Nov 14.
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New Orleans
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
New Orleans Steamship Association
New York
Clarence Henry
Henry
Alfred A. Chittenden
Nixon
Chittenden
James Howell
The
Steamship Association
Louisiana
Bombs Hit Belfast and Derry Sparking evacuations
A 120 pound bomb in a stolen taxi damaged Londonderry post office hotel and two other buildings. A second blast in Belfast wrecked a fire depot and unexploded devices were found at an auto shop and a real estate office. No casualties reported. IRA blamed. Prime Minister Faulkner pushes security checks in public buildings and bag searches.
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Belfast
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Brian Faulkner
Clearing Skies Follow Storms Over Twin Cities
Severe thunderstorms with gusty winds drenched the Twin Cities late Tuesday, dropping .64 inches of rain. Tornado warnings were issued in Ouachita Parish around 7 10 p m, with an all clear at 12 30 a m. Geenen officials reported wind damage to a broadcasting station in Monroe and expected to restore service.
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Twin Cities
Quachita Parish
FAA
Geenen
Monroe
W. A
Universities and colleges press for larger budgets
Louisiana’s nine colleges and universities asked the Budget Committee for about 107.9 million dollars for 1972-73, 42.5 million more than current funding, while revenue growth slows and a state deficit looms. President F Jay Taylor of Louisiana Tech urged action to keep southern competition.
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F. Jay Taylor
Louisiana Tech University
Taylor
Louisiana
South
Bomb explodes in vacant TWA jetliner at Las Vegas
An unoccupied Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 at McCarran International Airport was destroyed by a bomb amid extortion claims. Authorities said the blast occurred at 3:55 p.m. after a New York to Los Angeles flight earlier arrived with ten passengers and seven crew. Guards and dogs searched nearby planes. no other bombs found.
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TWA
McCarran International Airport
Las Vegas
Nev
Trans World Airlines
New York
Lomb
1WA
Los Angeles
Reapportionment Plan OKayed For 3 PSC Districts
A legislative committee approved a plan to reapportion Louisiana's Public Service Commission districts shifting Pointe Coupe West Baton Rouge Evangline St Landry Avoyelles to the third district and Lafourche to the first. The panel postponed a final vote on a congressional district plan as two alternate proposals were considered.
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Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana
Public Service Commission
Pointe Coupe
West Baton Rouge
Evangeline
St. Landry
Avoyelles
Lafourche Parish
Library and Cooley taxes pass in Ouachita Parish election
Ouachita Parish voters approve tax renewals for the Ouachita Parish Public Library and for G. B. Cooley Hospital for the Mentally Retarded. Library maintenance tax of 1.5 mills passes 8376 to 480 with 11 percent turnout. hospital tax of 1 mill passes 8146 to 450.
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Ouachita Parish
G. B. Cooley Hospital
Library tax renewals pass by wide margin in Ouachita Parish
In Ouachita Parish the two library tax renewals easily won with about 95 percent of ballots. Administrators heard the light turnout concern from Franklin Parish last spring and thanked voters, staff, and supporters. Frances Flanders, director of libraries, praised the community and affirmed continued service from the four branches and bookmobile to all residents. About 77,000 parish residents hold library cards.
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Franklin Parish
Cooley
Miss Flanders
Ouachita Parish
Ous Ichita Parish
Nixon tightens rules for top secret documents nationwide
President Nixon ordered new limits on top secret classifications and a review of 460 million pages dating to World War II. The change reduces officials authorized to classify, automates declassification after set years, and bans using secrecy to hide inefficiency while preserving national security.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
House
Government Information Subcommittee
William Morehead
D-Pa
Congress
State Department
Pentagon
Central Intelligence Agency
Chuckle Happy Pokes Fun at Blonde With Light Hair Past Dark
A joke about a blonde keeps her hair light and her past dark. The line reflects playful stereotype humor and lighthearted storytelling common in humorous columns.
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Arkansas
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