Disenchanted Democrats seek overhaul of party chair
Disenchanted Democrats discuss reviving reform to move the party toward the center after McGovern's landslide loss. They call for replacing national chair Jean Westwood, with figures like Joseph Crangle or Warren Hearnes discussed as possible successors. O'Brien warns against party turmoil as Nixon defeats loom over 1976 prospects.
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Nationwide referenda highlight voter passions beyond the presidential race
Voters in multiple states weighed far reaching measures on taxes abortion and aging laws while California joined in on anti-busing reform and a statewide lottery was approved in Maryland. In Ohio the state income tax remained after a public repeal effort failed. Colorado rejected hosting the 1976 Winter Olympics. Michigan kept its abortion ban and rejected extending abortion rights to the 20th week. California also faced issues on liquor by the drink and porn consumer access amid a crowded ballot.
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Kennedy sees Massachusetts ahead of the nation in vote trends
U.S. Senator Kennedy notes Massachusetts four years ahead of the country after Nixon’s win and McGovern’s plurality in the state. Rhode Island voters supported dog racing and voting rights for felons while backing an 18 year voting age referendum. New Mexico and Hawaii backed equal rights for women. New York approved a 1.15 billion environmental bond.
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Trail of Broken Treaties ends as Indians leave BIA building
Protesters who occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs for six days amid calls for justice departed after the election, taking $40,000 in travel aid. Russell Means led efforts with up to 1,000 participants, demanding an end to bureaucracy and treaty-right abuses. The group left damaged facilities and claimed the BIA no longer exists as a new agency is hoped.
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Skull in Africa Pushes Human Origin Back 2.5 Million Years
Washington based UPI reports Richard Leakey announced the discovery of a fossil skull in East Africa suggesting modern humans Homo sapiens lived at least 2.5 million years ago, about a half million years earlier than previously believed.
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Angels informer uses pencils in attempt to blind himself
George Baby Huey Wethern a former Hells Angel who agreed to turn informer jabbed pencils into his eyes in a failed attempt to blind himself. Police freed his wife Helen 24 and Wethern was jailed with eye injuries but no permanent damage. Wethern leading a crackdown on the Angels linked to murders on his ranch near Aldah as four members were arrested and three sought. In Oakland jury selection continues in the bathtub murder case against Hells Angels leader Ralph Sonny Barger and three others as defense questions potential jurors about the Ukiah burial grounds and the Altamont era.
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New Centurions on screen with Scott Jach star pair
In Williams town cinemas Joseph Warbaughs The New Centurions becomes a film starring George C. Scott and Stacy Jach. Patty Duke appears in Youll Like My Mother paired with Frenzy. Slaughterhouse Five reviews mix with some calling it engrossing and depressing. Time clocks show showings at 7 and 9 in Cinema I and 7:30 and 9:30 in Cinema II at 8 p.m.
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