Shriver Nominated as Democratic VP Pick
Washington AP reports Democrats expected to nominate Sargent Shriver as running mate for George McGovern amid hopes he can unite the party against Nixon. DNC credentials fights loom for five states before the 7:30 p.m. meeting and Shriver’s formal acceptance follows Mansfield’s nomination and Eagleton’s exit.
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Ohio
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Morris Jackson
King
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Jackson
Illinois
Virginia
Wisconsin
Chicago
Richard Daley
William Singer
Daley
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
Eagleton
McGovern
Proram
FBI details Piper ransom drop route in Minneapolis
The FBI disclosed the elaborate plan used to deliver Virginia Piper’s million dollar ransom. Richard Held said Harry C. Piper transferred 115,000 $20 bills into a Monte Carlo behind an ice cream store, then drove to Sportsman’s Bar in Minneapolis. He was directed to a pay phone, then to a Bloomington service station before taking a taxi to Wayzata.
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FBI
Virginia Piper
Richard Held
Harry C. Piper
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Orono
Held
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Bloomington
Wayzata
Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul
McGovern Gains Union Backing As He Attacks Nixon
George McGovern heads to Miami to attack Nixon’s labor record and accept another union endorsement amid AFL-CIO split over backing a candidate. He cites Republican economics in a speech to the AFL-CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers union, contrasting with past Labor Day launches.
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Detroit
Communists strike near Saigon amid heavy fighting
Reports from Saigon say 30-40 South Vietnamese troops were killed and as many wounded in a major clash 17 miles east of Saigon along the highway to Vung Tau. U.S. air power supported Cambodian forces on the eastern front with tank losses blamed on North Vietnamese and Cambodian units, as raids and shelling continued around Hue, Da Nang, and Quang Tri in a broad Southeast Asia engagement.
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Vung Tau
Cambodia
Mekong Delta
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Prek Trabek
Phnom Penh
Kompong Trabek
Svay Rieng
Prey Veng
U.S
North Vietnam
Quang Tri
Hue
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
Bastogne
Checkmate
Que Son Valley
da Nang
North
South Vietnam
U.S. 7Th Air Force
Quang Tri City
Council rejects all bids for arena construction in Austin
Austin City Council rejected all bids for a multi purpose arena after costs exceeded their $1 million cap by more than $175000. The move follows an AG ruling that bid renegotiation is not legal and directs redesign with Architect Ross Graves. The plan relies on $600000 of gross revenue bonds plus $430000 in pledges from the Youth Hockey Association and $93000 from Austin Utilities for lighting and land costs.
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Youth Hockey Assn
Ross Graves
Meetie
Austin Utilities
Arthur Vogel
Hockey Assn
William Deblon
Graves
Hormel Engineering Dept
Batman
Oakland Pl. NE
Abduction Reported in Fridley Minnesota July 27
Police hunt two men accused of abducting Francis J. Pasiewicz Jr. after a bar meeting with accusers of a 1969 burglary. He was forced into a car and held at a house, then taken to a Minneapolis residence, kept overnight, and returned to a savings and loan where part of $18 000 was deposited. The money was reportedly held in escrow. Pasiewicz delayed reporting due to fear.
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Fridley, Minn
Fridley
Francis J. Pasiewicz Jr
Pasiewicz
Minneapolis
Savings and Loan Association
Soviets and China clash over centuries-old border dispute
Moscow and Peking renew a public feud over their Asian border after a new Chinese atlas. Izvestia accuses Beijing of claiming 12 million square kilometers of Soviet land. The piece recalls 1969 clashes at Damansky Island and notes ongoing border talks with no progress. An MIT expert cites more than one million Russian troops on the frontier.
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China
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Peking
Izvestia
Siberia
Soviet Far East
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Damasky Island
Ussuri
Far
Jesser
Alexei N. Kosygin
Lucian Pye
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bill limits courts power in school desegregation cases
The House Education and Labor Committee approved a bill to sharply restrict courts from ordering busing in school desegregation. The measure aims to curb federal court authority and shape desegregation remedies nationwide.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
For Sale Hog Pigs in Hurry Advert
Advertisement notes a farmer selling 60 cross bred feeder pigs vaccinated and castrated. The Herald want ads offer low cost and a large audience of over 13,000 subscribers with daily exposure. Caller instructed to phone a listed number for sale and scheduling details.
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