New York mayoral primaries swing to law and order foes
In a backlash against crime and labor troubles, Republican John J. Marchi defeated Mayor Lindsay in the GOP primary while Democrat Mario Procaccino bested Wagner in the Democratic primary. Lindsay remains on the November ballot as the liberal candidate. Norman Mailer failed to win the Democratic nomination. Final tallies across all precincts show Marchi 111,725 to Lindsay 106,358. Procaccino 252,283, Wagner 221,605, Mailer 41,136.
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New York
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Robert Wagner
Lindsay
John J. Marchi
Mario A. Procaccino
Wagner
U. S
Spain
Johnson
U. S. Senate
Norman Mailer
Mailer
Marchi
Procacccino
Bronx
Herman Badillo
TWA Jetliner With 80 Aboard Forced to Cuba
An armed man hijacked a Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 with 7 crew and 80 passengers on a Oakland to New York flight, demanding to go to Havana. The hijacker described himself as a desperate man seeking Havana, carrying a copy of Eldridge Cleaver's Black Panther book. He remained unidentified. passenger Lynn Bell filmed him before FBI agents took the film in Miami.
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New York
Tueday
Wilson Creek
Nev
Havana
Eldridge Cleaver
U. S
Cleaver
Lynn Bell
Piedmont
Calif
Bell
FBI
Black Panthers Organization
Weather Summary For Terre Haute Illinois Indiana And Illinois
The report notes cloudy conditions with rain probable tonight and Thursday over Terre Haute and vicinity. Indiana sees showers and thundershowers with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Illinois expects showers and thunderstorms today with highs 76 to 82 and mild tonight and Thursday. Precipitation chances 40 percent tonight and 30 percent Thursday. Dirt dust count 118 micrograms per cubic meter.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
B52s Mark Fourth Vietnam Anniversary Amid Fresh Attacks
North Vietnamese forces stepped up assaults on U.S. bases near Laos and Cambodia as B52 bombers marked four years since entering Vietnam. In two major clashes, 13 Americans were killed and 28 wounded, with 35 enemy dead.
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Cambodia
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
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Guam
Mekong Delta
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North Vietnam
Panhandle
Okinawa
Thailand
U. S
Central Highlands
Demo Chief Details Survival Tools for Parties
Democratic chairman Gordon St Angelo told about 35 people at Indiana State University that salesmanship persuasion dialogue and communication are essential for party survival. He warned discipline may fade as techniques take over and noted campaign finance as a major current problem for parties.
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Gordon St. Angelo
Robert A. Taft Institute of Government
Indiana State University
St. Angelo
Frederick T. Bauer
Terre Haute
House
Terre Haute council split on veto override for police fire pay
The Terre Haute City Council will decide Wednesday night whether to override Mayor Larrison’s veto of an amended ordinance granting a $425 pay raise and fringe benefits for police and firefighters. Six votes are needed to override, the same number that approved the measure before the veto. The Police and Fire Wage Committee praised the six supporters and urged them to vote to override. The panel noted Terre Haute ranks 17th in police and fire pay among 18 Indiana cities. The mayor supports a $200 annual increase instead.
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Terre Haute
Leland Larrison
Larrison
William Ennis
John Napier
James Cook
Warren Henderson
Eugene Chernay
Leonard Kirchner
Lawrence Jones
Kenneth Mier
Clyde Nattkemper
Police and Fire Department
Harlem Origin Named by Dutch Settlers
The New York City community of Harlem derives its name from Haarlem the capital of North Holland as chosen by early Dutch settlers.
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New York City
Harlem
Netherlands Haarlem
Province of
North Holland
Conservative trend shakes New York mayoral race
In New York City the Republican nomination appears set by big city voters in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, undermining Mayor John Lindsay and hindering Robert F. Wagner's bid. Other items note Saigon bombers' anniversary strikes, Black Panthers links probe in Washington, Nixon tax extension progress, and a Florida airbase cost report.
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New York
Big City
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
John Lindsay
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
IVTech Budget Shifts Restore $6.3 Million in 1969 Funds
The U S Office of Education approved retroactive actions by the new SBVTE restoring a $6.3 million letter of credit for 1969 funds while cutting and reallocating 1968 IVTech aid. Terre Haute lost $525,000. Anderson and St Joseph Valley institutes were among the losers.
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U. S. Office of Education
State Board of Vocational and Technical Education
SBVTE
Richard D. Wells
Wells
Terre Haute
Walter Penrod
Anderson Public Schools
Wabash Valley Regional Institute
St. Joseph Valley Institute
South Bend
Indiana Vocational Technical College
Purdue
Indiana
Indiana State
Ball State
Vincennes
Sbvtfe
Penrod
Tam
Indiana State University
Ivtech
Vtech
New State Board
Anderson
U. S. Office
Oil slick harms wildlife on upper Mississippi River
An oil spill from a wrecked barge extends about 25 miles along the Mississippi from Alma Wisconsin into Minnesota waters. The barge carried 567000 gallons of diesel oil, with about 400000 gallons released, prompting concern from conservationists over wildlife and water quality.
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Wis
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Wisconsin
James Everson
Mississippi
Wing Dam
Chester Forkum
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