Hoff Labors To Bring Agreement On Party's Position
Five for mer backers of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy decide their stance as Vermont delegates split between McCarthy McGovern and Humphrey. Hoff works through Sunday night with the Democratic platform committee to shape the party position before the convention opens in Chicago.
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Hoff
Chicago
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Vermont
Sens
Eugene McCarthy
George &. McGovern
McGovern
McCarthy
Sen
Edward) Kennedy
Philip Hoff
Minnesota
Humphrey
Democratic Platform Committee
Beatrice Schuman
Platform Committee
Vietnam
George McGovern
Johnson
7 900 Troops Stand Ready For Trouble
CHICAGO UPD reports 7 500 U S Army soldiers manning bases around Chicago as security for the Democratic National Convention opens. Overall 26 000 forces mobilized for four days of protests. National Guardsmen, federal agents and city police on extended shifts amid threats by Yippies and antiwar groups.
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International Amphitheatre
Chicago
UPD
City
Humphrey Endorses LBJ Viet Policy at Convention
In Chicago sources report that Democratic platform drafters fail to bridge their Vietnam split. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey endorsed Johnsons conduct of the war and peace talks, signaling no compromise on Hanoi policy as the convention nears.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Chicago
VPI
Vietnam
Hubert H
Humphrey
Johnson
Hanoi
Lion creates unexpected ride for New York troopers
A 300 pound lion named Simba escaped from a Dutchess County Fair exhibit and rode in a sport car with a frightened couple before being safely removed by state troopers in Rhinebeck New York. The owner later claimed the animal, tethered by a chain, was a tame escapee.
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Simba
Dutchess County Fair
Schmidt
Allies Lift Siege of Green Beret Camp
U S B52 bombers and 1,500 South Vietnamese reinforcements lifted the siege of Duc Lap Green Beret camp held by North Vietnamese forces. About 628 enemy dead and 242 weapons found. 83 allied dead or wounded reported. North Vietnamese divisions, including the 325C, were blamed for the assault, with fighting continuing nearby on the northern coast.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Khe Sanh
Duc Lap
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Tam Ky
da Nang
Inside Columnist Gerald Raftery on Wheaton Congdon Page 4
Gerald Raftery praises Herbert Wheaton Congdon in an Inside column on page 4. The column offers a concise tribute to Congdon’s work and impact within his field.
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Gerald Raftery
Herbert Wheaton Congdon
Accord Reached On Czech Crisis
Moscow reports say Soviet and Czechoslovak leaders reached agreement on a gradual Soviet troop withdrawal from Czechoslovakia. Dubcek reluctantly backed a plan while Svoboda and Cernik aligned with Moscow. Diplomatic sources noted potential censorship and tighter non Communist activity controls as conditions. See CZECHOSLOVAKIA Page 12.
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Moscow
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek
Communist Party
Kremlin
Ludvik Svoboda
Oldrich Cernik
Dubcek
Svoboda
Cernik
Prague
Belgrade
Tanjug
Cierna Nad
Cierna Nad Tison
Soviet Union
Radio Free Prague
Freedom
West Germany
Thieves Target Manchester Stores For Cash And Narcotics
Two burglaries in Manchester over the weekend yielded about $1,500 in cash from a state liquor store and about $500 in narcotics at Whipple's Pharmacy. The liquor store break occurred through a rear service passage and ceiling panels, while Center Hill Pharmacy was entered via a rear door. radios were taken at Center Hill. Whipple's theft involved prying open a locked narcotics drawer and caused a total loss described as thousands of tablets and many vials, with only tincture of opium remaining. An attempted cash-register breach at Whipple's triggered a $700 addition on the total. The cases were discovered overnight by local authorities.
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Manchester
Whipple’s
Center Hill Pharmacy
Jesse Torregrossa
Charles Stannard
Whipple
Phar
Macy
Manchester Center
Morris A. Beauregard
Jimmy Marks
Eugene V. Kayatta
Kayatta
Aba Deserted as Biafran Capital in Civil War Near End
Nigerian patrols report Aba, capital of Biafra, deserted on Sunday as the 14 month civil war nears its conclusion. Reliable reports describe the strategic city devoid of visible defense and inhabitants, signaling a turning point in the conflict.
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Lagos
Nigeria
UPD
Aba
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Washington
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Eisenhower
The
Delega
Tion
Conrad Hilton
Milwaukee
Wis
Thomas Peter Laine
Youth International Party
National Mobilization Committee
Lincoln Park
Park
Michigan Avenue
Hilton
Michigan Avenue Bridge
United Press International
LBJ
N.Y
John Schmidt
Green Beret
Ameri
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Tison
Manchester Shopping Center
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