Muskie may skip Indiana in presidential bid
Maine Senator Edmund S. Muskie, a front runner, considers skipping the Indiana primary May 2 as his campaign faces financial strains and weak showings in Florida and Wisconsin. A decision will be made over the weekend, with supporters told not to spend more money in Indianapolis.
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Robert L. Campbell
Associated Press
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Indiana
Muskie
Indianapolis
Florida
Wisconsin
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Ohio
Humphrey
Alabama
George Wallace
George McGovern
South Dakota
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Wallace
Baltimore
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Cleveland
Columbus
Democratic Party
Jackson
US And Saigon Push Against Viet Cong Offensive
The Communist drive in South Vietnam slowed in some areas but surged in the Mekong Delta with increased rocket mortar and ground assaults. The U.S. ferried more planes and ships to Indochina to join airstrikes on targets in North Vietnam as An Loc defense held. A 2,500-strong South Vietnamese paratroop brigade moved toward An Loc from Lai Khe to bolster the besieged provincial capital.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
United States
Indochina
North Vietnam
An Loc
Lai Khe
Highway 13
Central Highlands
Tran Ai Quoc
Chon Thanh
Route 13
U.S
Hanoi
da Nang
1St Marine Air Wing
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
Washington
Demilitarized Zone
North
Johnson suffers serious heart attack in Virginia
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson is hospitalized after a myocardial infarction. Dr. John Willis Hurst says recovery odds are about eight in ten, with Johnson likely needing several days to weeks of care. Lady Bird Johnson remains by his side at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville.
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Charlottesville, Va
Lyndon B. Johnson
John Willis Hurst
University of Virginia Hospital
Lady Bird Johnson
Hurst
Johnson
Weather Forecast Summary for County
Partly sunny and cool tonight with a low around 30. Sunday, partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the 60s. Precipitation chances near zero. Friday high near 60 and today’s low around 29. Record high 91 in 1905 and record low 25. Hourly temps end at 8 am. Barometer readings not available.
Provo Search Sweeps Metal With Parachute Hijacker
A ground and air posse of over 200 searched for a young hijacker who parachuted from a United Airlines 747 near Provo Utah after forcing the flight to divert from Denver to San Francisco. Officials said the hijacker allegedly took 500000 dollars in ransom.
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Provo
Utah
FBI
Jesse Evans
Utah City
United Airlines
Evans
Utah Highway Patrol
Utah Lake
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Dick McLennan
Newark
N.J
San Francisco International Airport
Air Force
Hamilton Air Force Base
Nevada
Wilson Creek
Nev
Violent Attacks Rock Belfast Amid Northern Ireland Crisis
BELFAST AP Terrorists bombers wrecked parts of Belfast’s 13 story Europa Hotel and damaged the grand opera house in an upsurge of violence against British rule. Police blamed the IRA for the blasts as Protestant militants warned of further action. Internment releases by William Whitelaw sparked threats from Belfast Protestants.
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Belfast
Europa
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Irish Republic
Britain
Shankill Road
William Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Linfield
Dungannon
County Tyrone
College Square
William Craig
Ulster Vanguard
Craig
British Press Association
London
Docking’s long odds and credit claims in Kansas politics
Kansas correspondent examines Gov. Robert Docking amid a column on political credit. The piece analyzes his self‑promotion of 28 claimed accomplishments over five and a half years, noting many were authored or shaped by others, including open meetings, consumer protection, housing, and tax reform efforts driven by lawmakers and interest‑rate reforms for inactive state funds.
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Leroy Towns
Kansas
Harris Enterprises
Topeka
Robert Docking
Docking
Jack Janssen
D-Lyons
Jerry Harper
Richita
House
Wichita
Kansas Press Association
University of Kansas
Frank Hodge
Hutchinson
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National Press Club
Harrisburg
Vietnam
Milton J. Shapp
John Gilligan
Pat
Phoenix
LBJ
Dmz
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Oklahoma City
Chicago
7Th Fleet
McConnell Air Force Base
CBS
Jim Kilpatrick
Sandy Wilkinson
N. Ireland
Cliftonville
Capitol
James P. Davis
Kansas City
Congress
Glee Smith
R-Larned
Senate
Pro Tem
Legislative
Smith
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