Walker Wins Illinois Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination Upset
Walker, after a 1,200 mile statewide walk, defeats Simon for the Democratic nomination and topples Daley influence. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Walker leads 724,133 to 678,965, citing crossovers helped his upstate and Chicago suburb gains, while Simon campaigns on tax contrasts and Daley ties.
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Chicago
Daniel J. Walker
Paul Simon
Richard J. Daley
Walker
Simon
Carbondale
Neal Eckert
Neil Hartigan
Hartigan
Daley
Cook County
Ilmois
Commission urges repeal of marijuana possession fines
The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse urges decriminalizing private possession and smoking of marijuana, calling for persuasion over prosecution. It stops short of legalization while retaining penalties for growing or selling. The panel cites health risks and public safety concerns but favors removing jail terms and fines for private use.
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National Commission On
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Congress
Orj
Romain
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District of Columbia
Tim Lee Carter
R-Ky
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
Illinois
Mitchell Ware
Jacob K. Javits
R.N.Y
Harold Hughes
Dyona
58th chooses House nominees Holloway West vs Springer Dunn
In the 58th district Democratic nominees are incumbent James Holloway from Sparta and E W West from Tamaroa, while Republicans back Dr Norbert Springer of Chester and Ralph Dunn of Du Quoin in a three man race. Buzbee and Williams win uncontested Senate seats. totals by county show Holloway and West leading in multiple counties with Springer and Dunn also strong in others.
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Holloway, West Vs. Springer
Dunn
James Holloway
Sparta
E. W. “Barney
West
Tamaroa
Norbert Springer
Chester
Ralph Dumin
du Quoin
Kenneth Buzbee
Carbondale
Gale Williams
Murphysboro
Buzbee
Williams
Jackson
Perry
Randolph
Monroe
St. Clair
Washington
Williamson
Holloway
Fred Richert
Waterloo
Willard Pugh
Pinckneyville
Dr. Springer
Wayne Alstat
Vergennes
State General Assembly
Egyptian Electric Cooperative
Perry County
Constitutional Convention
General Assembly
Buzbeg
Richert
Pugh
Springer
Alstat
Halloway
Hichert
Muskie dominates Illinois primary in delegate tally
Senator Edmund Muskie swept Illinois, winning 63 percent of the presidential preference vote and 59 national convention delegates to McGovern's 14, with 97 percent of precincts counted. McCarthy trails, receiving 37 percent. Daley faction suffers losses in state races as Walker edges Simon for governor. Hanrahan and Pucinski win re nominations in a night of shifts toward uncommitted delegates.
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Jev
Richard B. Ogilvie
John Mathis
Ogilvie
Walker
Raymond Berg
Edward V. Hanrahan
Cook County
Daley
Hanrahan
Chicago
Simon
General Assembly
GOP
Nixon
Muskie
McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George McGovern
Illinois
McCovern
Miami Beach
Eugene J. McCarthy
White House
Richard J. Daley
Democratic
McCarthy
New Hampshire
Florida
Tlinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Jave
Ilinois
Daniel J. Walker
Paul Simon
Black Panther
Roman C. Pucinski
Charles H. Percy
AFL-CIO Leaders Quit Nixon Price Board Move
Three top AFL-CIO officials including President George Meany United Steelworkers chief L W Abel and Machinists President Floyd Smith quit Nixon’s Fay Board today. They said they could not cooperate with a program they view as anti worker and gouge the public under anti inflation rhetoric.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Nixon
Fay
George Meany
United Steelworkers
L W. Abel
Floyd Smith
Partly cloudy and colder with scattered wind tonight
Partly cloudy, windy and colder tonight with a low around 32 to 38 degrees. Thursday remains unseasonably cool with a high near 44 to 49 and a chance of precipitation. Chance of warmer conditions by Saturday, plus brief weather notes and page references for further details.
Democratic Regulars Sweep 24th District Delegate Race
In the 24th Congressional District uncommitted Democratic candidates won all seven delegate spots and three alternate posts. Top vote getter Rep. Kenneth Gray led with 42,183, followed by Raymond Hale 24,118, Gerald Sinclair 23,775, Kenneth Hubler 23,271, Glenn Moore 23,106, Bennie Cherry 22,749, and James Knott 22,056. Hale and Sanders led the two Republican delegates, while Muskie pledged candidates trailed. Official results from 19 of 22 counties show continued party trends toward uncommitted delegates.
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Joseph R. Hale
Shawnestown
James W. Sanders
Marion
Frank H. Walker
Mt. Vernon J
Hale
Sanders
Walker
Edmund Muskie
George McGovern
Shirley Chisholm
Kenneth Gray
West Frankfort
Gray
Raymond Hale
Grand. Chain
Gerald Sinclair
Salem
Kenneth Hubler
Glenn E. Moore
Mt. Vernon
Bennie Cherry
Zeiger
Jaffies
Knott
Evansville
Delates
Thomas M. Vaught
Carms
Muskie
McGovern
John
S Jackson
Carbondale
Michell Hadler
Jeanie A. Cochran
Wiliam P. Sundermeyer
Ben J. Brinkley
Harrisburg
Rosa M. Kerrens
Murphysboro
Don Scott
Thomas Miller
jDan Quoin
McGovern Drew
Gerald Owens
Benton
Lillian K. Adams
Geroge McClure
Ethel Buchanan
George Camille Carbondale
Rosemary Hawkes
Clinton
Perry
Johnson
24Th
Dwayne Linton
Her- Tin
Robert E. Knapp
Pinckneyville
Archie Henderson
David Adams
Terry Senitchlow
William G. George
Cobden
Wilma Jackson
McLeansboro
Andrea Batinski
GOP
Nixon
Bernard Buenenmeyer
Germantown
Rose Vieth
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