IRA Guerrillas Regroup After Belfast Death Toll Near 500
In Northern Ireland violence rises as the IRA regroups after a British Army sweep. Two British soldiers and a youth die. total Ulster fatalities reach 492 with 283 this year. IRA militants warn of renewed operations as refugees return to Londonderry.
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McGovern Leads Nixon With Labor Endorsements
A.P. survey shows McGovern backed by leaders of unions representing about 6 million workers while Nixon counts endorsements from chiefs representing 2.4 million. AFL CIO and Meany sit on the fence as experts debate labor bloc voting power.
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Senate Debates Handgun Sales Ban and Registration
The Senate opens discussion on a bill to halt sale of easily concealable handguns known as Saturday night specials. Sen. Bayh promotes a ban while Hart seeks total private ownership prohibition and government buyout of 25 million in circulation. Kennedy urges universal gun owner licensing and registration.
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Mass
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Soviet Tanks Destroyed In Cambodia By U S Air Strikes
US air and marine jets targeted Cambodia's Sai gon Phnom Penh corridor destroying 14 Soviet T54 tanks inside Cambodian territory as North Vietnamese forces attempted to encircle Kompong Trabek. The clash marked a major tank engagement amid ongoing Mekong Delta operations and broader raids near Haiphong and Hanoi.
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Daley Faction Faces Seating Challenges At DNC Meeting
The Democratic National Committee opens a three day session to pick a running mate for George McGovern while addressing seating disputes including a key Illinois battle led by Chicago Alderman William S Singer. Wisconsin New Jersey Ohio Virginia and New York challengers loom as Daley's power base in Illinois contends with reformists. The committee also must replace Sen. Eagleton after his July departure.
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McGovern coaches Shriver for running mate role
Washington AP reports Senator George McGovern trains Sargent Shriver for the vice presidential slot as Shriver commits to campaigning directly to voters to reshape Americas image after years of Republican rule. Boston AP notes a Roxbury fire kills five children and three women with two more hospitalized and cause undetermined. Saigon AP cites U S air actions aiding Cambodian forces as tanks face North Vietnamese units with tanks destroyed along the Saigon Phnom Penh route and a Haiphong depot strike.
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K Port Clam Flats Reopened After Oil Ban Lifted
Harbor master Hale Whitehouse announced Batson's River at Goose Rocks Beach is free of oil pollution and the clam digging ban is lifted. Officials from the Sea and Shore Fisheries Department made the opening decision yesterday in Kennebunkport.
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Shriver Chosen as Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee
Washington AP says Senator Shriver, poised for confirmation as Democratic VP candidate, brings Kennedy era credentials though this would be his first bid for elected office. A liberal with roles in Kennedy and Johnson administrations, he led Peace Corps work and poverty programs, and campaigned for Democrats in 1970.
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Bremer Father Claims Son Crucified by Maryland Case
William Bremer, father of Arthur Bremer, denounces Maryland authorities as having crucified his son after a 63 year sentence for the May shooting of Alabama Gov. George Wallace. He says his son needs mental treatment, plans an appeal, and seeks donations, noting he would have testified to his son's condition if asked.
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Spassky Wins Latest Chess Match
Spassky secures another victory in the ongoing chess match. In related notes, Saco adopts the same tax rate as last year. A new chaplain is named at St. Francis.
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