McGovern Narrows Nomination Gap at Democratic Convention
McGovern surged toward the Democratic presidential nomination after recapturing 151 California delegates in a dramatic opening session. The race shifted as Daley’s Illinois supporters failed to force a compromise, boosting McGovern’s delegate tally to within about 25 votes of the first ballot.
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McGovern
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South Dakota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
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Associated Press
Credentials Committee
Daley
Frank Morrison
Nebraska
Jessie Jackson
Humphrey
Frank W. King
Hays
McGovern gains six to nine Ohio delegates at convention
Ohio's old guard faltered as six to nine delegates defected to George McGovern over credentials. The fight centered on California's delegation and O'Brien ruling, with McGovern supporters securing a majority amid chaotic counting and shifting loyalties at the national convention.
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Miami Beach
Fla
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Wayne L. Hays
Tal
California
King
South Dakota
O'Brien
Howard Fink
Militant Protestants Promise Offensive in Northern Ireland
In Bel fast, _easterly violence rises as the Ulster Defence Association threatens an offensive against the IRA amid 232 shooting incidents since the IRA cease-fire collapsed. British reinforcements raise troops to 16,800 as Belfast sees another murder tied to three years of sectarian warfare.
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Northern Ireland
Ulster Defense Association
Irish Republican Army
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Army
Belfast
Eclipse chase yields new sun data from airborne team
Scientists led by Dr. Arthur Cox toasted the successful airborne eclipse chase from a converted Air Force jet over the Arctic Circle. The Los Alamos group logged 3 minutes 45 seconds of totality to study the corona and sun earth interactions, observers noting dramatic views and valuable data.
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Wash
Arthur Cox
Air Force
Los Alamos
N.M.) Scientific Laboratory
Arctic Circle
Hudson Bay
Canada
Northwest Territories
Marines Land Near Quang Tri In Northern Engagement
U.S. helicopter squads landed hundreds of South Vietnamese marines 22 miles north-northwest of Quang Tri City on the eastern Thach Han River side. They faced heavy anti aircraft fire with at least two helicopters shot down but crews were rescued. North Vietnamese forces stalled the drive to retake the provincial capital as battles occurred at multiple outskirts with 104 enemy troops killed and eight tanks destroyed by U S naval gunfire and South Vietnamese artillery.
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U.S
Quang Tri City
Thach Han River
Quang Tri
Saigon Command
Committee Asks Delay In Law Suit
The Committee for the Re election of the President urged a postponement of a $1 million damage suit hearing against the committee until after the November 7 election to avoid potentially calc ulable damage to President Nixon's campaign.
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Committee For
Nixon
U.S. District Court
Vatican Aids POWs But Vktion Yet To Advise
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said the Vatican has made several attempts to aid American prisoners of war in North Vietnam including direct or indirect prisoner exchange mail for POWs and a report on missing Americans, but so far to no avail after a private audience with Pope Paul VI.
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