Nixon cuts TV budget to boost grass roots drive
The Nixon campaign trimmed radio and television spending by 3.5 million dollars to boost grass roots organizing and match George McGovern's volunteer effort. Officials say the shift aims to stress issues over personalities and prepare a more cooperative Congress for a second term. Clark MacGregor said over 300,000 volunteers have been recruited toward a goal of one million by Labor Day.
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Pea-Pealicious Jamboree Highlights East Texas Flavor
Athens hosts the second Black-Eyed Pea Jamboree with cook-off winners from Arlington Garland Murchison and Houston. Mrs Trena Robinson of Athens won a $5 prize for a lasagne using black eyed peas and took the vegetable division grand prize. Notables include former Sen Ralph Yarborough and Gov candidate Dolph Briscoe attending events on campus and at the Country Club amid a festive, newsperson filled gathering. Foreign workers in Switzerland earned about $2 billion in 1971 and sent roughly $540 million home. Political chatter notes McGovern precinct work and Republican hopes as strategists observe Democratic contender influence.
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Open Space Need By 1990 For North Texas
Arlington AP reports the North Texas Council of Governments warns open space demand will triple by 1990. A $130 million plan, led by Dallas Parks Director L. B. Houston, would expand 17,300 acres to 54,570 and launch 371 projects across 103 cities and 14 counties to serve four million residents. Dallas would undertake 191 projects costing about $35 million, with county expansions totaling $66 million.
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Burton Hurt in Film Role in Yugoslavia
Belgrade Yugoslav news agency reports Richard Burton was slightly injured on location in the Bosnian Mountains while filming a World War II scene as Marshal Tito. An explosion in a river during cold rain threw him onto a rock. a doctor says the leg is only slightly hurt and filming can continue for the movie Setjeska.
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Bremer awaits appeal decisions after Maryland trial
Arthur H. Bremer, in a one cell Maryland state penitentiary, awaits appeal ruling on his state conviction for attempting to kill the Alabama governor and for an upcoming federal trial tied to the George Wallace shooting. Bremer faces up to 63 years in state prison and possible parole after a quarter served, with federal charges pending and a potential date set for next week.
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Bulls Eye Strike Clears Path As An Loc Siege Persists
Allied chiefs gain cautious hope after a bulls-eye American bomb strike and a rare South Vietnamese night attack near An Loc. A South Vietnamese reconnaissance force from the 25th Division retook a key outpost south of a ruined bridge, killing 19 North Vietnamese soldiers and tightening supply lines as the siege continues with pockets of resistance remaining north of the outpost.
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Dear Abby letters reveal troubling family abuse and estate worries
A reader describes a six year abusive marriage to a man her father’s age, with child abuse and coercive arrangements. The second letter asks how to handle looming inheritance and a probing relative. A third prompts on restaurant waste and doggie bags, with Abby’s guidance promised.
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