Court battle over California delegates to McGovern and Daley
Democratic forces seek a rare Supreme Court session to decide which presidential delegates may be seated in California and Illinois. Appeals argue over due process and federal court role in party affairs as McGovern claims enough votes for nomination while Humphrey warns of court overreach.
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Democratic Party
Supreme Court
California
George McGovern
Warren E. Burger
U.S. Court of Appeals
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High Court
Vention
Daley
Court of Appeals
McGovern
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic National Committee
Joseph A. Califano
Miami Beach
Appeals-Court
Associated Press
Humphrey
Appeals Court
U S Fighter Bombers Hit Bunkers South of Quang Tri City
U S Navy planes blasted a line of North Vietnamese bunkers about 22 miles from Quang Tri City to clear a path for South Vietnamese paratroopers. Two companies of N Vietnam troops held the bunkers as air strikes continued and field reports tallied 180 enemy dead with 10 South Vietnamese killed and 90 wounded.
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Quang Tri City
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
FBI storm ends hijacking as two gunmen slain on Boeing 737
Federal agents rushed the Pacific Southwest Airlines jet after six hours aloft with two hijackers aboard. A passenger and two others were wounded. one passenger later died. Hijackers Dimitr Alexieff and Michael Armanoff were killed.
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Interstate Pacific Southwest
Gebhardt
Siberia
Dimitr Alexieff
Hayward
Calif
Michael Armanoff
Humphrey Signals Wallace Chance to Back President Bid
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey says Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace could be an active spokesman for the Democrats and might back Humphrey if he is the nominee. He predicts Wallace could support Jackson or Muskie, but not McGovern, and notes Wallace’s delegates could swing toward Humphrey if no nominee is chosen early.
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Wallace
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Jackson
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George McGovern
South Dakota
Keating to resign as U.S. ambassador to India
U S Ambassador Kenneth B. Keating announced he will resign before the Republican National Convention to work for President Nixon’s re election. His departure ends a three year assignment during which Nixon’s stance on Pakistan in the December war worsened Washington New Delhi ties to their lowest in 25 years of independence.
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India
New Delhi
U.S
Kenneth B. Keating
Nixon
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Washington
Militant Protestants Demand New Concession in Northern Ireland
In Belfast the Ulster Defense Association calls for another Protestant area barricade this weekend in exchange for 14 days of peace while British forces address the deteriorating situation. William Whitelaw warns no further no go areas will be tolerated as the UDA presses for concessions or risks an armed challenge to the army.
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Northern Ireland
Ulster Defense Association
Britain
William Whitelaw
UDA
Ohio House Aims Death Penalty Bill If Supreme Court Allows
House Minority Leader A. G. Lancione of Bellaire says an Ohio General Assembly bill would set the death penalty for certain crimes if the Supreme Court decision leaves any avenue available. He adds he would help draft the bill under the court guidelines.
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Ohio
House
A. G. Lancione
Ohio General Assembly
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Bellaire Democrat
GM Sets Vehicle Sales Record in First Half of Year
GM reports combined passenger car and commercial vehicle sales for the first six months hit an all time high, with June and April to June quarter records. GM forecasts 1972 as potentially the best year for the auto industry as Ford Chrysler and others prepare June figures. GM passenger car sales reach 2,375,482 in the first half, while a six month total of 561,481 tops last year’s mark.
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General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Ohioan Sisson sails solo across Atlantic to England
Vince Sisson 51 of Middletown Ohio completed a 25 day solo crossing from Mystic Seaport Connecticut to Falmouth England in his 35 foot masthead sloop Lydia. He beat British racer Geoffrey Williams by one day and arrived ahead of his wife who flew to England to greet him. Crewing were Bill Jellinek David Bell and Joe Berry.
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England
Vince Sisson
Middletown
Ohio
Atlantic
Connecticut
Lydia
Geoffrey Williams
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sisson
Frances
Santa Fe Road
Bill Jellinek
Lakeshore Boulevard
Willowick
Cleveland
David Bell
Lebanon Street
Monroe
Joe Berry
Austin Smith Drive
Robert Maury
Tomb for Unknown Vietnam Soldier Slated at Arlington
Arlington plans a $15 000 tomb for America's unknown Vietnam dead this fall despite no unidentified U S soldiers in the war. If no unknown is found the tomb will not be used. The grave sits with World War II Korea and World War I unknowns and near the amphitheatre. Congress approved $2 million for renovations of the site to improve access and viewing. Since 1961 45 791 GIs have been killed in action and 1 124 are missing in action, all identified.
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America
Arlington National Cemetery
U.S
Robbie R. Beller
Arlington
Beller
Army
Nixon
Eisenhower
Korea
Vietnam
Fischer Apology Clears Path to Sunday World Chess Start
Bobby Fischer issued a full apology to Boris Spassky and the two agreed to begin the world championship with the first game Sunday night in Reykjavik Iceland. Organizers planned a drawing to assign white pieces, while Fischer declined to forfeit the opening match despite Soviet Federation demands.
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Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Soviet Union
Fischer
Spassky
Soviet Chess Federation
Reds Demand Unconditional Withdrawal From Guantanamo Base
The Soviet Union and Cuba called for the complete U S naval base withdrawal at Guantanamo Bay in a 4000 word communique amid Castro’s return from an 11 day visit to the Soviet Union. The Kremlin pledged continued massive economic and military aid to Castro's regime.
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U.S
Guantanamo Bay
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