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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1973

Page

5

Ford leads Kennedy in first heats for 1976 race

Harris Survey shows Ford ahead of Kennedy 48 to 44 and ahead of Jackson 43 to 41 among 1,103 likely voters. Ford leads in the South and Midwest while trailing Kennedy and Jackson in the East and West. Union members favor Ford less but remain strong overall.

Ford Kennedy Chicago Tribune Gerald Ford Edward Kennedy Henry Jackson Harris Jackson South Midwest East West Nixon Tually George McGovern Sen. Jackson

Watergate Tops AP News Story Poll of 1973

The Associated Press editors and broadcasters named Watergate the top news story of 1973, followed by Agnew, the end of the Vietnam War and POW releases, the economy, Middle East war, energy crisis, the Texas killing of 27 boys, Johnson’s death, Skylab missions, and Chile’s revolution. The poll was completed before the later energy crisis deepened.

Associated Press Spiro T. Agnew Vietnam Middle East Texas Lyndon B. Johnson Chile

Gurney to Stay on Senate Watergate Committee

Senator Edward J. Gurney says he will remain a member of the Senate Watergate committee despite missing eight public sessions between Oct 31 and Nov 15. An aide noted reports of reduced activity while records show the Florida grand jury probe into builder contributions to Gurney over FHA favors was ongoing.

Edward J. Gurney Rlla Senate Watergate Committee Gurney Florida Federal Housing Administration

Outhouses Fuel Crisis Hits Wake Forest Firms

Portable outhouses used at construction sites have become victims of the energy shortage. Industrial Plastics Co. halted production because styrene plastic is hard to obtain. President George Mackie Jr. says several other manufacturers have also stopped making them.

Industrial Plastics Co George Mackie Jr

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