Winter and Finch win runoff berths in Mississippi Dem primary
Lt Gov William Winter and attorney Cliff Finch led the Mississippi Democratic primary with broad statewide support. With 1,592 of 2,133 precincts reporting Winter held 37 percent, Finch 31.5, and Maurice Dantin 22.5. A runoff is set for Aug. 26 ahead of November's general election.
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Tokyo tries Libya landing for Japanese Red Army fugitives
Five armed Japanese Red Army members, holding the U S consul and 14 hostages, waited at Kuala Lumpur airport for a flight to a safe country. Libya hesitates to accept them amid crew and weapon concerns as Malaysia plans to ferry two officials as hostages. The group left the U S Embassy after severing ties with the remaining captives.
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Hobbs Wins Nomination For Harrison County Sheriff
Hobbs, 42, captured about 54 percent of the vote in a seven-candidate field to win the Democratic renomination for Harrison County Sheriff. He faces no Republican opposition and led with 17 303 votes. Luther R. Patton ran second with 6 940, J B Fallo third with 5 031. Other candidates: Albert Sidney Johnson Jr 1 399, William Braxton Dellenger 913, Donald R. Gandy 493, Shannon McKeown 249. Hobbs joined Gulfport Police in 1958 and became chief in 1963 and began a four year sheriff term in January 1972.
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William Braxton Dellenger
Donald R. Gandy
Shannon McKeown
Gulfport Police Department
R.B. Meadows Jr
Biloxians reject council pay hike by wide margin
Biloxians vote down mayor and council salaries, about 4,004 against to 2,345 for, in a turnout that mirrors earlier rejection. Officials note the public, as always, remains the boss as ballots were counted across ten precincts.
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Carl Ohr
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Gandy and Dye in tight race for Mississippi lieutenant governor
In a six candidate Democratic field, Miss Gandy leads early as Brad Dye closes the gap. With 1,327 of 2,133 precincts reporting, Gandy has 135,914 votes, Dye 122,742, and Herring 113,232, as others trail in the race to force a second primary.
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Canton
Bob Perry
Horn Lake
Karl Mertz
Gulfport
Paul Oliver
Clinton
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Hattiesburg
Theodore Bilbo
D-Miss
Forrest County
Pass Christian Crash Claims 19 Year Old Driver
A 19 year old Gretna Louisiana man died in a one car crash at the east end of Scenic Drive and U S 90 in Pass Christian at 6 10 a m Wednesday. The fatality marks the 35th traffic death in Harrison Jackson Hancock and Stone counties for the year with 39 deaths recorded in 1974 by this date. The full story is on page A 2.
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Hancock and Jackson County election charts delayed by late returns
The Daily Herald will publish precinct tables for Hancock County wide offices and Jackson County races including sheriff and county supervisors in Thursday editions. Late returns delayed chart construction. some precinct tallies remain blank though contest totals are correct. Cloudy with showers likely through Thursday. highs in the 80s and lows in the 70s.
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Hoffa foster son seen with union foe after disappearance
The St Louis Post Dispatch reports Jimmy Hoffa's foster son Charles O'Brien, a Hoffa bodyguard, was seen with a Fitzsimmons associate the morning after Hoffa vanished near the Machus Red Fox restaurant. FBI seeks O'Brien for questioning as family urges truth.
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