Senate reacts to weekend explosion across nation
United States senators and presidential contenders, including Sarah E Hughes and Peter H Dominick, denounced the act as dangerous and barbaric. They condemned the violence and stressed the need for vigilance as investigations proceed. Other lawmakers echoed shock and urged restraint while the country reels from the blast.
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Sarah E. Hughes
Lowa
Hughes
Chicago
Den
Peter H. Dominick
Fe Cotp
Dominick
Sen
Jah Stennis
D-Misa
George
McGovern
George D
Lha
U.S and World News Briefs Highlight Military Shifts and Voter Issues
U S forces plan phased withdrawal reducing strength by about 3 260 troops with units from the 1st Air Cavalry Division among those withdrawn. Violence flares at India's national election as casualties rise near eastern Alhar State while voting centers suspend operations. A Newport News raid nets 50 000 dollars in war relics including guns uniforms and insignia from the Virginia War Museum. The Supreme Court agrees to hear cases on residency voting requirements and Idaho estate administration where gender based rules are questioned.
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Newport News
War Methodial Museum of Virginia
Polite
Smokes Increase in Sales Despite Antismoking Campaigns
Tobacco firms report rising sales and profits amid intense antismoking efforts. Liggett & Myers posts a $9.2 million loss after closing a Richmond plant. Reynolds increases cigarette sales about 24 percent. Marketing groups note price increases lift margins while overall smoking rates edge lower. The federal government and American Cancer Society push anti-smoking campaigns as tobacco demand grows abroad and with population gains.
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Durham
Forbes
Tarron's
Liggett & Myers
Richmond
B. Reynolds Industries
Yeenrsed
Conpanies
Markeling Communications
American Cancer Society
Cancer Society
Scott predicts Muskie win over Nixon in North Carolina
Governor Bob Scott of North Carolina, a Muskie supporter, says Nixon cannot carry the state in 1972 due to issues over Japan textile competition and school desegregation. He notes Muskie’s calm temperament and cautions against anti-busing pitches to win the South.
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Washington
Narih Cerolina
Bob Scott
Edmund Muskie
U.S
Maine
Nixon
Scott
North Carolina
Democratc
Hubert Munphrey
George Wallace
Hienphrey
Wile
South
Muskie
Humphres
Humphrey
Oon
Japan
Wilson
N.C
Metromedia
Ilo
Pat Helpate
Conter
North Carolina Weather Warns of Rain and Warmer Days
The Associated Press reports a slow moving storm bringing rain across the southeast then northeast into North Carolina with more showers and possible thunder. Temperatures will crest in the 60s to near 70s with cooler nights, and an extended outlook calls for lingering showers through midweek across the state and coastal areas.
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Charlotte
Fargotevie
New Bern
North Carolina
Carolin
Fairy
Wisday
Souwik
Coralina
Wriday
Piedmont
Triad
Shawere
Coastal Plain
Piediout
Top SST guns hauled out for bitter plane hearings
Secretary Volpe defends SST program amid sharp opposition as Congress weighs full funding. He cites $1 billion invested and two prototypes slated to fly in 1978 while warning against abandoning SSTs, arguing 50,000 U.S. jobs and a $22 billion pay balance impact depend on continued development and test flights despite environmental concerns. Opponents plan hearings to press hazards claims.
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Volpe
America
Ameen Vo
Maleh
Tate Lis
Yeti
Senate
Congress
Wed
Multiple Death Notices In Gaston Area Prompt Funeral Plans
A long string of obituaries and death notices from Gastonia and surrounding towns lists Frannie L Lomax Pontoon, Eva King, Thomas L Brooks, Thomas J Shuford, infant Thacker, Mary Staton, Myrtle Poate, and Valda Bryson among the deceased. Surviving family members are named, funeral homes are cited, and arrangements are described as incomplete or forthcoming, with Castner and Silk Funeral Homes repeatedly noted.
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Eva AL King Ira
Eva Magsey King
All
W. Sinan Ave
Marning
Mey
Mason
Joyce Youngblood
Gaslomla
Betty Sue King
Nvoller
Bessie Massey
Labrothus
Hayward
Robert
Path
Gastonia
Georgianna Ledbeller
Staten Island
N.Y
Peartie Campbell
Charlotte
Castner
Howes
Thomas L. Brooks
Thomas Lester Brooks
Essex St
Miami
Fla
Roby Fink Brooks
Mes
Taylor Stalch
Alys
Atey Hogue
Edward Buchanan
Lowell
Raymond P
Mike Dillon
Charlie
Walter
J. C
Verley
Vol
Silk Funeral Tlome
Bessemer City
Frontline Push Expands as U S Reinforcements Reach Laos
American transports and helicopters reinforce Saigon and South Vietnamese units along the Laos frontier to cut North Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Trail. The clash, now in its fourth week, sees heavy enemy losses and mounting casualties on both sides as allied forces push to control routes through southern Laos.
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SMGON
U.S
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Saigon
Teate van An
Santees
Seuway
North Wiet
Gardner
James W. Sutherstand
Sathertanel
Hill 31
Noolly
Highway 9
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Couet
Idaho
Ada County
Cueller. Reed
Lilly
M. Reed
Richard Gynn Heer
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Hoa
Sat
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Midwest
Sevday
Rockies
Triangle Area
Jim Adams
Weller Waslington
Svcretary of Transportation
John A. Valpo
Volpe Fokl
Vane
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Gaston
MUS
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Frannie Link Lomax
Edith
Tour Hs Fred
City
Wihism
Monessen
John
Newal N.S
James
Bonar Pa
Tessie Li
Tandleman
Transiition
Costner Funeral Home
Thomas J. Sinford
Thomas Jacob Shuford
Howard Lawing
Dallas
Wilkinson Blvd
OLUME
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Pau
St. Mattthens United Church
Thackeh
Harold Thacker
Fairview
Mountain Rest Cemetery
Spurgeon Scruggs
Satunday
Kings Mountainy Hospital
Tracy
Kelly
Bott
Yents
Ruth Brazel
Kings Mountain
Mir
Wassell Thacker
Ally. Huckis Faneral Lane
M. Staton
Re B. Moding
Tarboro
Tareborg
Silk Funeral Home Tax Burial
Myrtle NM
Mesdenville Arts
Myrtle Miller Poate
Oak Dr
Caruthers, Funeral Home
Valda G. Bryson
Valda Garrison Bryson
Levey Ave
Parkwood Baptist
C. Owens Jr
J. T. Cashel
Gasfan Memorial Park
Bryson
Edgar Lonnie
Vaugh Douging
Tyros
Mechs
Thomas W. Garvison
Alexis
Airs
Ladd Maxwell
Rita Dixon
Hunley
A. W. Garrison Jr
Carothers
Wome
Marry Dukoff
S. Marietta
Gaston County
Gaston College
Credit Counses
Bat Vetier
Dixie Village Cafeteria
Isunday Buffet
NSM
Tim
Jtuly
McHraw & Sore Funeral Directors
South Broad
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