McGovern Opens VP Run List After Kennedy Rejection
At the Miami Beach Democratic Convention McGovern courted a broad VP list after Kennedy declined the No 2 spot. He spoke with Kennedy, Askew and others as five senators and two governors were named as possible running mates. McGovern clinched the nomination with 1,864.95 votes and faced mixed labor and delegate reactions as Wallace’s supporters watched.
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Ohio Democrats Split Over McGovern Nomination Fight
Ohio's 153 delegate group gave McGovern 77 votes amid anger and division. Jackson led with 39 votes, Chisholm 23, Humphrey 4, Hays 5, and Sanford, Kennedy, and others receiving scattered ballots as intra party tensions rose over credentials, conventions and leadership.
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Ross Convicted In May 1971 Linden-Mckinley Disturbance
Ohio State University professor Charles O Ross 38 was found guilty on three misdemeanors for interfering at the scene of an emergency failing to depart and assaulting a police officer during a Linden-McKinley High School disturbance in May 1971. Sentencing set for July 31 with fines up to 100 and up to six months’ jail.
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McGovern Faces Protesting Crowd at Miami Headquarters
Senator McGovern affirmed his positions amid 300 noisy demonstrators at a Miami Beach hotel lobby before the Democratic nomination victory. He pledged all U S troops home within 90 days of inauguration and supported amnesty for draft resisters while opposing life imprisonment for police who kill minorities.
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Vietnam
Hijackers Surrender on One Flight as Planes Halt
One hijacker surrendered after taking $550,000 ransom and a parachute aboard an American Airlines jet from Oklahoma City to Dallas. Two other hijackers on a National Airlines craft with four stewardess hostages were en route to an unknown destination. FBI later landed the National plane in Philadelphia with passengers freed after nine hours.
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Eight Die as Troubles Erupt on Glorious Twelfth in Belfast
In Northern Ireland eight people were killed amid Protestant and Catholic tensions around the Glorious Twelfth parades. IRA leaders demanded British guarantees for cease-fire terms while gun battles and bombings disrupted the day. A Protestant teenager and a Catholic widow’s son were among the victims amid widespread clashes.
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