Hoosier Law Puts No Ban On Crossovers
Indiana Republicans debate crossover voting in the Democratic primary. GOP chairman Buena Chaney urges loyalty as Nixon appeals loom. Some Republicans acknowledge crossing over to vote for Branigin while others warn of violating the law and the party’s spirit.
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Hoosier
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Indiana
Branigin
Gene Parker
Kendallville
Noble County
GOP
Roger Branigin
Buena Chaney
Kennedy
McCarthy
Chaney
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Congress
Richard Nixon
Rocky Wins Mass Primary In A Stunning Upset
In Massachusetts a decisive upset shifted the outcome with 92 percent of precincts reporting. Rockefeller led with 29,003 votes, Volpe 27,717, Nixon 24,739, McCarthy 8,875, Reagan 1,756, and Kennedy among the totals.
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Rocky
Mass
Rockefeller
Volpe
Nixon
McCarthy
Ronald Reagan
Kennedy
Watson’s Lion Grotto Rescue Sparks Sobriety Talk
Amos Watson, 59, a repeat offender with 177 arrests for drunkenness, fell into the lion grotto at the San Francisco Zoo. A keeper shot the animal to save him. In a hospital interview, Watson said his stunt shows it’s time to quit drinking.
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San Francisco
UPI
Amos Watson
Watson
Zoo
Howard Johnson’s
Minnesota Delegation Backing McCarthy On First Ballot
Returns from 1,596 precincts show McCarthy leading with 105,898 votes to Kennedy 58,646 Humphrey 38,291 and Johnson 6,052 on the Democratic prefer ential ballot. The 72 vote delegation is pledged to the first round winner at the Democratic National Convention per state law.
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McCarthy
Kennedy
Humphrey
Johnson
Minnesota
Schulte Band Booster Dinner at Schulte High School
The Schulte Band Booster Club hosts a roast beef and fried chicken dinner at Schulte High School Cafeteria on Sunday May 5. Meals served 12:00–2:30 PM and 3:30–6:30 PM with a free band concert 2:30–3:30 PM in the gym. Admission 1.75 for adults 0.90 for children. Reservations to Mrs Herman Maurer 234 9773 or Mrs Norman Tucker 234 5764. Co chairs are Mr and Mrs Gilbert Walker. Public invited.
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Schulte Band Booster Club
Schulte High School
Herman Maurer
Norman Tucker
Gilbert Walker
Raccoon Valley Singing Convention Set in Fontanet
The Raccoon Valley Singing convention will be held Sunday May 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the EUB Church Fontanet Indiana. Mrs. Carrie Scott of Bellmore Indiana serves as secretary of the group.
Hartke Sees Administration Repudiated in Indiana Primary
Senator Vance Hartke predicted a repudiation of the Vietnam policies in Indiana's Democratic presidential primary. He cited Kennedy leading McCarthy with Branigin as a stand-in and argued private defections from Branigin to Kennedy signal a shift against the administration.
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Washington
Indiana
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Hartke
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Roger D. Branigin
Kennedy
McCarthy
Branigin
Johnson
United States
Humphrey
Brooks Attends Editors Meeting in New York City
Michael L. Brooks, director of public relations for Eastern Express in Terre Haute, joins 400 industrial editors at the American Association of Industrial Editors conference in New York. The 30th annual gathering opened April 29 at the Waldorf Astoria with Hill & Knowlton president Richard W. Darrow speaking on the theme The Communicator In a Changing Society.
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Michael L .Brooks
Eastern Express, Inc
Terre Haute
American Association of Industrial Editors
New York City
Waldorf Astoria
Richard W. Darrow
Hill & Knowlton, Inc
TV Stolen From Albert Pick Motel Room
A spokesman for the Albert Pick Motel on Dixie Bee Road reported to police that a console television valued at 350 was stolen from a room there last weekend.
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Albert Pick
Dixie Bee Rd
Viet Leaders Vow to Fight Reds in Saigon Addresses
In Da Nang President Thieu pledged South Vietnam will not surrender any territory and will reject talks with the Viet Cong, aiming to quash rumors of ceding northern provinces. In Saigon Ky mocked withdrawal campaigns and said Kennedy and McCarthy would likely change their views if they visited Vietnam.
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Thieu
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Saigon
Kennedy
McCarthy
Third Day Of Fighting In S. Vietnam In A Shau Valley
Units report 92 enemy killed from fortified bunkers on the third day of fighting in South Vietnam. U S B52s bomb North Vietnamese truck parks and gun positions in the A Shau Valley while Da Nang hosts May Day rallies. President Thieu vows to protect northern provinces and reject concessions to the Viet Cong. Vice President Ky criticizes foreign critics in Saigon stadium.
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U.S
A Shau
Hue
da Nang
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
North Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
United States
Viet leader Truong Dinh Dzu arrested over coalition stance
Truong Dinh Dzu, South Vietnam’s presidential election runnerup, was taken from a Saigon hospital and arrested for advocating a coalition government including the National Liberation Front. His wife questioned the arrest and noted doctors had signed statements supporting his release. Dzu, who polled 17 percent, has a history of imprisonment and brief releases since September.
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South Vietnam
Truong Dinh Dzu
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Robert Kennedy
United States
Dzu
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Interior Ministry
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