Lurleen Wallace Dies In Sleep At 41
Gov Lurleen B Wallace of Alabama died in her sleep after a two year cancer battle. Her husband George and her four children were at her bedside in the executive mansion when she passed at 12 34 a m Lt Gov Albert Brewer became governor by Alabama law of succession Funeral services were set for St James Methodist Church in Montgomery and details noted voting patterns in Vigo County described as spotty with crossovers reported in several precincts in the day’s early hours
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Montgomery
Ala
Lurleen B. Wallace
George
Executive
Albert Brewer
Decatur
Alabama
St. James Methodist Church
Montgom
High Hope Held To Rescue Miners
Recending water level aided efforts to free 25 miners trapped in three groups inside Gauley Coal and Coke No 8 mine in Hominy Falls West Virginia. Pumps advanced 30 feet toward 880 feet inside the mountain as divers from Philadelphia prepared to assist.
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Hominy Falls
W.va
West Virginia
Gauley Coal and Coke Co
Gauley
Frank Davis
Edward Rudd
Philadelphia
Sally Simmons Crowned Miss Armed Forces
Indiana State University sophomore Sally Diane Simmons, 19, of Plainfield, was crowned Miss Armed Forces 1968 Monday night in Terre Haute. The event followed a banquet at the ayflower Room of the Terre Haute House and a downtown parade.
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Indiana State University
Sally Diane Simmons
Plainfield
Simmons
Cheryl Hahn
Mayflower Room
Terre Haute House
Martin
Humphrey Favored in D C Primary Tests
In the 1968 primaries Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey face key early tests. Indiana GOP rivals Senator Eugene J. McCarthy and Governor Roger D. Branigin challenge Kennedy while in Washington DC Humphrey competes for 23 delegate votes at the Democratic National Convention. Nixon for Nebraska calls for new diplomacy to meet future Communist aggression.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
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Ohio
Alabama
Florida
District of Columbia
Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Roger D. Branigin
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Nebraska
Omaha
Weather map and forecast for Terre Haute area
The bulletin shows 6 am readings and a river stage of 3.3 ft falling. It forecasts mostly cloudy warm conditions with showers and thunderstorms likely tonight and Wednesday, with highs in the mid to upper 60s and lows in the 50s across Indiana and Illinois. Precipitation probability runs around 50 percent.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Lever
U S Won’t Quit Saigon Averell Harriman Says
U S special envoy Averell Harriman told a New York dinner that the United States cannot abandon South Vietnam and must honor its commitment. He spoke as negotiations with North Vietnam were poised to begin in Paris at the Majestic Hotel with potential protests from French students if held there.
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W. Averell Harriman
Paris
United States
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
South Vietnam
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Hitler
Gestapo
Unesco
U.N Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization
U.S
Harriman
White House
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Woodruff Wallner
Sonvoy Mai van Bo
Allied armor blocks Viet Cong attack near Saigon
American tanks and armored personnel carriers joined the battle outside Saigon to seal off a Viet Cong assault from the southwest. U.S. units reported 35 enemy killed and five Americans wounded as Viet Cong fighters were driven toward a factory and canal bridge.
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Saigon
U.S
South
Hue
Dong Ha
Kinh Doi Canal
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9Th Division
Most Popes Named Saints in Early 506 Years
All but two of the fifty popes who ruled in the first 506 years of the church are recognized as saints by the Catholic Church. The statement notes the high sainthood rate among early papal leaders.
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Branigin Confident Of Success In Indiana Primary
Voters in Indiana faced a high turnout for a three way presidential Democratic primary with Kennedy leading polls. Reports showed varied turnout across cities and weather cool with a chance of showers. An incident at an Indianapolis polling place involved a Kennedy supporter unable to pull his lever.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
Hammond
Gary
Muncie
Terre Haute
Elkhart
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Greencastle
Eugene J. McCarthy
DePauw University
Political at a Glance: Primary developments across states
The Indiana primary features Kennedy McCarthy and Branigin. Nixon unopposed. DC primary sees Kennedy Humphrey slates, GOP delegates split among Nixon Rockefeller Reagan. Ohio focuses on Lausche Gilligan and delegates. Alabama primary favors Wallace with 32 delegates. Florida primary pits Collins Faircloth Gurney Goldner for Senate and House seats.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Rogier D. Branigin
Richard M. Nixon
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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New York
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California
Ronald Reagan
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
John J. Gilligan
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Senate
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Leroy Collins
Earl Faircloth
U.S
Edward Gurney
St. Petersburg
Herman Goldner
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