Rizzo Wins Philadelphia Mayor Primary With Law-and-Order Push
Former Police Commissioner Frank L. Rizzo defeated U.S. Rep. William J. Green in a Democratic mayoral primary. Gov. Milton Shapp sought to derail Rizzo, while Hardy Williams ran as the only black candidate. Voter turnout hit a record level for a Philadelphia primary.
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Pennsylvania
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Rizzo
U.S
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Shapp
Hardy Williams
W. Thacher Longstreth
Chamber of Commerce
Canoeists Clean Trash From Monocacy Banks Near Frederick
In Earth Week cleanup 85 people in 40 canoes from the Canoe Cruisers Association collected four large trucks of debris along an eight mile stretch of the Monocacy River near Frederick. Volunteers included Monocacy Canoe Club members and Maryland Fish and Wildlife staff aided by local officials. Despite thousands of items hauled away some trash remained and organizers urged permanent waste solutions and reduced disposable containers to protect the river.
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Baltimore
David Woronecki
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Paul Brown
Melvin Garber
Frederick County
Wally Foster
Monocacy Canoe Club
William Fout
Kosygin Seeks European Security Talks
Soviet Premier Kosygin signals a push for a European security conference tied to troop reductions in Europe. He and Brezhnev link talks to possible Western troop withdrawals while stressing the conference as a propagandist tool to rally support against imperialism and advance long term aims within NATO.
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World Peace Council
Budapest
YMCA Plans Counseling For Mothers
Mrs. Margery C. Cook will lead a new group counseling course for mothers at the YMCA starting May 24 at 7 p.m. The ten session program runs Mondays and Thursdays from 7 to 8 30 p.m. and is limited to fifteen registrants. Cook, a Middletown High School counseling aide and former Brunswick English teacher, will earn a Master of Education degree in June from Shippensburg State College.
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Shippensburg State College
Manpower Bill Wins House Test
Nixon's manpower bill gains life as House Republicans and Southern Democrats form a coalition to force the measure onto the floor in a surprise rule change. The move, seen as trading votes for later GOP help against a civil rights bill, overrides Democratic leadership and pits a $4 billion public service jobs plan against the administration proposal.
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Nixon
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Senate
South
William D. Ford
D- Mich
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nocturna Moths Use Moon as Beacon Says National Geographic
Nocturna moths navigate by keeping the Moon’s image at a fixed retinal angle guiding a steady, straight course, according to National Geographic. The mechanism supports their reliance on celestial cues for orientation in nocturnal flight.
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National Geographic
Peace groups and Henderson probe mix at Washington
The House Internal Security Committee, led by Richard Ichord, announces forthcoming disclosures from bank records in its probe of NPAC and PCPJ. In Maryland, Col. Henderson seeks ruling on AR 156 compliance amid Peers inquiry into the My Lai case. Lard onions paprika and flour are noted as Hungarian base ingredients.
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National Peace Action Coalition
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NPAC
Socialist Workers Party
People's Coalition For Peace and Justice
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Turks Seize 400 Suspects In Kidnaping
In Istanbul police arrested more than 400 people across Turkey in the hunt for the Israeli Consul General Ephraim Elrom’s kidnappers. The government refused to bargain as the student suspect was seized and the search extended through Istanbul and surrounding areas. The abductors threatened to shoot Elrom if political prisoners were not released by Thursday. The government warned of possible executions if Elrom is harmed.
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Turkey
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Turkish People’s Liberation Army
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