Wisconsin Presidential Primary Voters Set for 1.5 Million Ballots
About 1.5 million Wisconsin voters were expected to cast ballots in the presidential primary. The slate included 12 Democrats and three Republicans with 67 Democratic delegates and 28 GOP delegates being allocated. Nixon was seen as the GOP favorite while candidates debated taxes and urban policy.
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George McGovern
D-S. Dak
Madison
Sen
McGovern
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
South Dakota
South
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Florida
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
New York
John V. Lindsay
Humphrey
Muskie
Nixon
Wallace
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Paul N. McCloskey
California
McCloskey
New Hampshire
Ashbrook
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Shirley Chisholm
Lindsay
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
South Vietnamese Bases Fall as U S Forces Hit Invasion
In northern Vietnam the South Vietnamese lose two more bases as U S air and naval power strike across the DMZ. General Lam claims the main invasion has been halted near Dong Ha but heavy fighting continues with thousands of enemy troops reported between the Dong Ha line and the DMZ.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Cua Viet River
Anne
Quang Tri City
Cua Viet
Dong Ha
Jensen
Lam
Dmz
North Vietnam
Laos
Dong Ha River
Harrisburg Seven jury reviews conspiracy case against Berrigan
The Harrisburg Seven jury remains deadlocked on charges accusing antiwar priest Philip Berrigan and six others of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger. After a long deliberation cycle, Judge Herman again explained the conspiracy definition amid defense objections as jurors log 43 hours in five days.
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Harrisburg
Harrisburg Seven
Philip Berrigan
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
District Court
R. Dixon Herman
Americans Reject Red Demand to Resume Paris Talks
In Paris North Vietnam and the Viet Cong urged a resumption of negotiations but the U S delegation signaled rejection citing the enemy offensive in Vietnam The Communists demanded the 148th Paris conference be held next Thursday ending a three week suspension The United States had suspended talks on March 23 over lack of serious negotiations and warned talks would not resume under military pressure.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
U.S
State Department
Nixon
Memphis to mark MLK death anniversary with march and service
In Memphis a student march and memorial service are planned tonight to observe the fourth anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. assassination on April 4 1968 as he stood on the Lorraine Motel balcony.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Martin Luther King Jr
Lorraine Motel
Winchester Board Proposes 3.29 Million School Budget
Winchester School Board recommends a 1972-73 school budget of 3,293,665 up 351,063 from this year's 2,942,602. The proposal includes 2,096,772 for city appropriation, an 14.8 percent rise, to fund 24 additional teachers and 300 extra pupils with new John Kerr School opening and expanded bus service.
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Pat Robinson
Winchester School Board
Jacob L. Johnson
Winchester
Johnson
John Kerr School
Two Convicts Escape From Road Gang Near Winchester
Two convicts from the State Correctional Unit 7 escaped yesterday afternoon near Winchester and remain at large. Authorities linked suspects to a stolen 1959 Chevrolet, with sightings near Wards Plaza Kernstown and a gun case at Montgomery Ward. Prisoner identities are James R. Ford 31 and Bobby Lee Carter with charges including grand larceny robbery and burglary.
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Star
State Correctional Unit 7
Double Tollgate
Rt. 522
Winchester
Wards Plaza
Kernstown
Montgomery Ward
Frederick County
Mr. Sendoya
Missing Man Found Dead on Clarke Farm
Richard M. Mason forty from Winchester was reported missing March fourteen and found dead yesterday on a Clarke County farm across the Opequon. State Police and Clarke County officials continued the investigation with medical examiner Dr. James York noting no conclusions yet. The body rests at Enders Funeral Home in Berryville.
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Richard M. Mason
E. Main St
Winchester
Clarke County
Opequon
James York
Enders Funeral Home
Berryville
Virginia Braces For Cold Front With Showers
A strong cold front moved east across Virginia bringing falling temperatures and scattered showers. The weather system prompted cooler conditions and unsettled skies through the day as residents faced brisk winds and damp surfaces.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Bobby
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