Wallace Wins In Tennessee Primary Vote
Wallace captures 68 percent of Tennessee's Democratic primary and 49 delegates amid very low turnout. Humphrey, McGovern, Chisholm follow. Nixon dominates Republican side with 96 percent. Busing referendum passes 80 percent. Voter apathy noted across the state.
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Wallace Third Rises in Delegates After Tennessee Victory
Wallace climbs to third in Democratic National Convention delegate count after winning 9 delegates in Tennessee. Muskie, long out of the race, falls to below Wallace. McGovern leads with 267 delegates, Humphrey second, trailing Wallace by 48 after Ohio results.
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Battle for Highway 14 Flare Near Kontum
Heavy fighting erupted over Highway 14 in the central highlands near Kontum as 75 North Vietnamese troops were reported killed along Chu Pao pass. South Vietnamese forces, backed by allied aircraft, fought to hold the vital supply route while refugees were turned back and the frontlines shifted to light contact by dusk.
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Louisiana Governor Earl Long backs constitutional convention
A Monroe News-Star World report recalls Gov. Earl Long in 1957 urging a constitutional convention. Long warned Louisiana’s 1921 constitution is the nation’s longest and has been amended about 1,200 times, calling for a complete revision.
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Science Fair Showcases Unusual Teenage Exhibits
New Orleans hosts the 23rd Annual International Science and Engineering Fair with 378 exhibits from teens aged 14 to 19, including grasshopper cookie samples and a nervy jar of geraniums. Judges tally 450 score cards while Clarissa Giegel from Puerto Rico sells edible grasshopper cookies. John Gow of Ardmore, Oklahoma demonstrates a geranium reacting to danger via polygraph readings.
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Jet Hijacker Gets Ransom Six Parachutes
A light skinned hijacker claimed explosives and seized Eastern Airlines Flight 175 from Allentown to Washington. He received a $300,000 ransom and six parachutes at Dulles, while 56 aboard were partly allowed to disembark. The FAA offered no suspect details or destination.
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GOP Convention Moves to Miami Beach from San Diego
The Republican National Committee unanimously approved switching the 1972 convention site to Miami Beach due to rising costs and labor problems in San Diego. The Aug. 21-23 dates stay intact, with Robert Dole commenting on the move and Richard Herman detailing arena construction cost disputes.
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Warm Afternoons Expected Here
A ridge of high pressure from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico will keep Louisiana weather mild with partly cloudy skies through Saturday. Highs in the low 80s and nights in the 60s, east to southeast winds 6 to 16 mph shifting to southerly Saturday. FAA Monroe reported a Thursday high of 80, low 51 at 6 am with no rain. a Sunday shower chance exists, otherwise mild through Tuesday with similar temperatures.
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Deadly Smoke Halts Sunshine Mine Rescue Efforts
Kellogg Idaho AP report says smoke seeping through makeshift bulkheads blocked rescue teams seeking 50 missing miners after a fiery blast at Sunshine silver mine. Ventilation efforts and air supply were critical as federal and state officials prepared a formal investigation.
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News-Star page snapshot with sections and features
Classifieds Radio TV Comics Sports Crossword Theater Editorial Van Dellen Horoscope Women Jumble Weather and more fill the page. Abby Lowman Broadway Popenoe are listed among bylines and briefs in a four section newspaper layout containing 36 pages.
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Pakistan Charges Indian Forces Cross Cease Fire in Kashmir
Pakistan claims Indian troops crossed the cease-fire line in Kashmir and engages in heavy artillery and mortar bombardments. It says two Indian battalions are involved and reinforcements arrived by helicopter, with fighting centering in Lipa Valley and extending toward Skardu and Gilgit.
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U S Reports Food Price Drop Spurs April Decline
The government reports April wholesale food prices fell by 0.7 percent led by a 2.9 percent drop in meats poultry and fish. Employment and unemployment held steady with 80.6 million employed and 4.7 million unemployed while earnings rose to 3.59 per hour and 132.83 per week.
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Advisory Group Sets LSU Presidency Candidate List
Baton Rouge based advisory panel names three or more recommendations for LSU system president. Committee chair Richard Chappins says Gov. John McKeithen is not among the finalists. The group reviewed about 30 applicants and will present the list to the LSU Board screening committee likely this weekend.
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Scout Big Show Slated Saturday at Monroe Civic Center
The Boy Scout Big Show comes Saturday at the Monroe Civic Center at 2 p.m. with astronaut Richard Gordon as a guest. Scouts from 15 parishes will display booths and events for visitors. Gordon, Apollo 12 command module pilot, will join a NASA lunar module display. tickets are $1 for adults, free for under 17.
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Dick” Gordon
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River Stage Change Report Noted Amid Flood Conditions
A river stage reading shows a rise of 1.2 units with the present stage listed as 4142 and a 40 percent change. No further locations or dates are provided in the text.
Needles Reports Highest Temperature 100 Degrees in U.S.
The National Weather Service recorded the day's highest among contiguous states as 100 degrees in Needles California. The warm spell contrasts with a chilly low of 21 degrees at Land O Lakes Wisconsin.
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GOAL Formed To Promote Leisure Activities Nationwide
A new GOAL organization is formed to guide vocations and hobbies and encourage wholesome leisure. The News- Star-World Classified Ads offer daily sales in hobbies and sporting goods including a 14 ft ski boat with trailer and 40 hp motor for 700 dollars, plus a 2 wheel trailer camper at 450 dollars and a 10 day rate with cancellation privileges.
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