Muskie Extends Lead In Illinois Primary Victory
In Chicago AP dispatch, Senator Edmund S. Muskie leads Senator George McGovern as ballots are tallied in the Illinois presidential primary. Muskie captures about 63 percent of the vote against Eugene J. McCarthy, with delegate selections still counting long ballots and final Illinois delegation results unsure.
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Chicago
Edmund S. Muskie
George McGovern
Illinois
Maine
McGovern
Muskie
Jed
Richard J. Daley
Democrats
Miami Beach
Fla
New Hampshire
Florida
Minnesota
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Meany Says Fed Up With Nixon Wage-Price Controls
AFL-CIO President George Meany cites frustration with Nixon wage-price controls and weighs a walkout from the Pay Board. Floyd Smith of the Machinists backs action. unity among unions is uncertain with Woodcock and Fitzsimmons not fully aligned. Contingent talks surround potential concessions to deter a strike.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Nixon
Organized Labor
Floyd Smith
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Meany
Smith
I.W. Abel
United Steelworkers
Teamsters
Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Woodcock
Fitzsimmons
Building and Construction Trades Department
George Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
White House
Bomb blast rocks Belfast Europa Hotel injuring dozens
A car bomb exploded beside Belfast's Europa Hotel injuring at least 40. Police said many victims were hotel kitchen staff and youths. The blast damaged Great Victoria Street Station and nearby premises, as authorities warn of renewed sectarian violence amid political talks in London and Belfast.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Europa
Irish Republican Army
Great Victoria Street
Dublin
National Policy Proposed on Marijuana Decriminalization
The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse urges decriminalizing private possession of marijuana while keeping penalties for cultivation and sale. It backs persuasion over prosecution, stops short of legalization, and deems marijuana less dangerous than perceived though long term adolescent use may lower motivation.
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Washington
National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse Today
Congress
Tim Lee Carter
R-Ky
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
Illinois
Mitchell Ware
South Vietnamese End First Phase Drive Into Eastern Cambodia
Saigon reports 12 days of fighting netted 743 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed with 23 captured. Equipment goods seized include 38 heavy weapons 1 109 rifles 544 tons of rice and 4 trucks. Eight South Vietnamese soldiers died 65 wounded. A second phase begins with a 2 000 man task force crossing toward Krek amid ongoing mobile operations across Cambodia and eastern base areas.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Krek
Neighbors Helped Evacuate Elderly Resident After Gas Explosion
Firemen credited quick-acting neighbors for limiting damage at Ollie Jenkins home on Old Rt. 50 West after a gas range appliance short circuited and ignited leaking gas. Ninety approx year old Jenkins woman was asleep in bed and unhurt. Alarm sounded at 8 37 p m and crews remained two and a half hours. Fire damage confined to one corner of the residence and a portion of the ceiling.
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Round Hill
Ollie Jenkins
Jenkins
Old
Rt. 50 West
Nixon Sends Bill To Devalue Dollar
Congress passed a bill to devalue the dollar by 7.89 percent by raising gold price from 35 to 38 dollars an ounce. The House approved 342 to 43 and sent it to President Nixon for signing as part of measures to curb the economy. The bill formalizes prior steps by the United States and trading partners in devaluing the dollar against other currencies.
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Washington
Congress
House
Nixon
Affiliation Approved By C S Shareholders
Shareholders of the Commercial and Savings Bank voted to affiliate with Valley of Virginia Bankshares Inc. A total of 59 460 of 80 351 shares voted in favor. Rockingham National Bank also approved affiliation. A new interim bank named Commercial Bank was formed pending federal approvals.
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Commercial and Savings Bank
Valley of Virginia Bankshares, Inc
C&S’s
Rockingham National Bank of Harrisonburg
C&s
Commissioner of Banking For
Virginia
Federal Reserve Board
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
H. Robert Edwards
Commercial Bank
Edwards
FDI
Interim Commercial Bank
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Orville Clowser
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Crowser
Hank Leland
E. Piccadilly
Sherwin Williams Co
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Norodom Sihanouk
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Sihanouk
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