Fauntroy Wins DC Democratic Nomination for Nonvoting Seat
Washington AP Fauntroy, a Baptist pastor allied with Martin Luther King, wins the Democratic nomination for DC’s first nonvoting House delegate in a century. He led with 41,470 votes as 100 percent of precincts reported, ahead of Joseph Yeldell and Rev. Channing Phillips. Turnout was 47 percent of 200,327 registered voters. The party race now sets a March 23 general election.
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Walter E. Fauntroy
Martin Luther King
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
John A. Nevins
Fauntroy
Joseph Yeldell
IBM
Channing Phillips
Blount Predicts Early Postal Hike
Postmaster General Winton M Blount says postage rates will rise before June as the postal service shifts toward semi autonomy. He spoke at a news conference introducing seven of nine governors who will take over by August 12, with the board expected to assume control earlier on some functions.
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Winton M Blount
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Board of Governors
Court Given Panther Link In Cop Death
In Baltimore AP report a surprise witness testified a Black Panther on a mission to fill a police man helped ambush Patrolman Donald W. Sager last April 24. Charles Reynolds 35 testified against former cellmate Marshall Conway 25 as a third man could not be forced to testify. New York attorney William Kunstler sought federal intervention as the case resumes. Reynolds said he hoped parole consideration for his testimony. Jack I. Johnson 23 was offered immunity but refused to testify citing self-incrimination.
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Donald W. Sager
Charles Reynolds
Marshall Conway
Charles D. Harris
New York
Reynolds
Jack I. Johnson
Moon soil antiseptic shows promise against tough bacteria
Houston AP reports biologist Dr. Gerald Taylor described moon dust from Apollo 11 core samples as containing a toxic ingredient that killed bacteria including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in incubated tests. The antiseptic formed by mixing moon soil with a protein solution killed all three bacteria in 10 hours.
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Pollo 11
Gerald Taylor
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Manned Spacecraft Center
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Nixon Warns Steel Firms Of Foreign Import Peril
President Nixon warned U S steel producers against steep price hikes fearing foreign competition, after Bethlehem Steel announced an 11 to 13 percent increase by March 1. Ziegler said imports from Japan and Western Europe could rise, while Lukens Steel raised carbon steel plate prices. The White House ordered a review of the increases for possible countermeasures.
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United States
Lukens Steel Co
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