Labor dispute flares over Ohio DNC picks in Columbus
Ohio Democrats brace for a meeting of 153 delegates to resolve a clash between state chairman William Lavelle and AFL-CIO President Frank King over who should sit on Ohio’s national committee. King accuses Lavelle of interference while Lavelle defends his actions as serving the party. King notes seven Ohio seats under the new structure and says the national committee’s actions affect the party long term.
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Columbus
Ohio
Afl-Cio
Frank King
Democratic National Committee
DNC
King
Hubert Humphrey
Miami Beach
William Lavelle
Athens
Lavelle
Ohio Afl-Cio
Carol McClendon
Joseph T. Cole
Cleveland
Miami
Dorothy Bush
Bush
Ester May
Dayton
Mays
George Meany
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Guyahoga County
Nixon
U.S
George McGovern
McGovern
the Plain Dealer
Thomas Eagleton
Democratic Party
Eagleton
Senate ratifies treaty limiting antiballistic missiles in SALT step
The Senate approved a historic treaty limiting ABMs to 200 per side and two sites, clearing the path for later debate on a five year offensive weapons agreement. Nixon hailed the vote as progress toward curbing the arms race amid warnings of unequal ceilings for both nations.
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Washington
Senate
James B. Allen D-Ala
James Buckley
Con
Rn.y
United States
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
Soviet Union
Administration
Fulbright
Candidacy Held Valid for Gus Hall on Ohio Ballot
Ohio Secretary of State Ted W. Brown ruled Gus Hall of the Communist Party USA qualified for the November ballot as an independent with Jarvis Tyner as running mate. He sustained more than 5 000 valid signatures despite disqualifying over 1 000 for irregularities. The hearing found 12 petition circulators did not witness signatures.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Communist Party
U.S.A
Gus Hall
Hall
Brown
Jarvis Tyner
Nixon's armored presidential limousine rolls out
Dearborn Michigan AP reports Nixon's new five-ton armored Lincoln Continental is prepared for delivery to Washington. The $500000 vehicle features armor plating bulletproof glass reinforced tires a hydraulically raised plexiglass bubble and extensive communications gear. Secret Service and Ford kept details confidential while production notes describe a hand crafted craft process and a long term contract to supply presidential limousines.
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Dearborn
Mich
Nixon
Washington
Secret Service
Three Senators Decline McGovern Vice Presidential Bid
McGovern says he has many applicants for running mate as three senators Humphrey Ribicoff and Kennedy refuse anew. He will announce a replacement for Eagleton by Monday with Muskie among rumored options.
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Washington
George McGovern
South Dakota
Missouri
Thomas F. Eagleton
McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Draft Effort Alive in American Party Despite Wallace Draft Push
Louisville AP report says the American party planned to nominate John Schmitz for president while a Wallace draft moved forward. Coleman Andrews urged delegates to respect Wallace’s wishes though no commitment existed. Turnipseed held a Wallace draft event near the state fairgrounds and Peter Beter claimed a telephone option for Wallace to accept or reject.
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Louisville
John Schmitz
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Coleman Andrews
Tom Turnipseed
Columbia
S. C
Peter Beter
Cape Cod
Mass
Chinese Report Success In Eliminating Disease
Peking reports that cholera smallpox plague and venereal disease have been wiped out in China. Tuberculosis typhoid measles chickenpox malaria and snail fever are controlled. Dr Chen Hai-feng describes a four point health program emphasizing mass outreach vaccines water sanitation and education.
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Peking
Department of Health
Chen Hai-feng
China
Fischer Victory Likely In 10th World Chess Game
Reykjavik Iceland AP experts predict Bobby Fischer will win the 10th game vs Boris Spassky, widening his lead to 6 4 2 to 3 4 2 as play resumes. Grandmasters Bent Larsen and Svetozar Gligoric back the American, Gligoric calling Spassky’s chances massacred and noting the champion cannot draw.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Bent Larsen
Denmark
Svetozar Gligoric
Yugoslavia
Final arguments set in Bremer wallace shooting trial
Arthur H. Bremer faces final arguments as the jury near trial on 13 counts from the May 15 shooting at a Laurel Maryland shopping center. Four assault with intent to maim charges were dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Bremer
Upper Marlboro
Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Ralph W. Powers
Wallace
Laurel
Flash Flood Strikes Morehead Ky City Center
Water stood one to one and a half feet deep in the city center after 5.1 inches of rain fell in under four hours. Firemen evacuated about eight residents from low-lying areas and portions of the city lost power for hours.
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Morehead
Harry Hosack
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D-Tenn
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R-Tenn
AYP
Tennessee
Blanton
West Tennessee
Baker
East Tennessee
Detroit Free Press
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Ford
U.S. Senate
Frank Mankiewicz
United Steelworkers of America
I.W. Abel
Center
Pittsburgh
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Jeffery Brown
Pueblo
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Freedom Hall
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Sylvia Brown
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