Humphrey Faces Revolt Over Vietnam Policies at Convention
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey neared the Democratic nomination as McCarthy and McGovern backers merged to delay a key Vietnam policy vote. Delegates shouted as the platform favored continuing Johnson-Humphrey policies, with Humphrey holding about 1,165 pledged delegates to 490 for McCarthy and 52 for McGovern.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Eugene J. McCarthy
George S. McGovern
Johnson
Humphrey
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Tennessee
South Carolina
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Perthene
Associated Press
Licly
McCarthy
McGovern
Ugandan Youth Joins Thornton Academy High School
David Wagabaza 17, Ugandan student, arrives in Saco to attend Thornton Academy as a half year guest. Sponsored by the International Student Placement bureau, he stays with the Charest family at Kinney Shores then the Robert Andersons in Hollis Center for the second semester. He plays football and excels in soccer, previously starring at Addison High School in New York. He notes freedom in the United States and contrasts parental respect and private schooling in Uganda.
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David Wagabaza
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Africa
Thornton Academy
Alan Polackwich
Peg Hendrick
David
Saco
International
J.K .Wagabaza
United Nations
Leandre Charest
Kinney Shores
Charest
Jim
United States
Biddeford Post Office Bid Awarded
Congressmen Kyros announced a contract for the Biddeford Maine post office project. Fransway Realty Co. of Boston won a 20 year lease with renewal options and a federal purchase option, with an estimated cost of 367000 and a 15829 square foot interior and 30284 square foot parking area. Construction should begin soon and finish within 305 to 365 days.
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Peter N. Kyros
Biddeford
Maine
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Washington Streets
Fransway Realty Co
Newbury St
Boston
Mass
Kyros
Czechoslovakia Assembly Rejects Moscow Accord Pace
The National Assembly in Prague demanded a firm Moscow troop withdrawal deadline and condemned the occupation as illegal. It said it cannot ratify the Moscow agreement, citing coercion, while reformist leaders face internal party tension and possible dual central committees amid growing opposition and protests. Soviet tanks loom over Prague as youths protest the pact.
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Czechoslovak National Assembly
National Assembly
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Communist Party Central Committee
Alexander Dubcek
Ludvik Svoboda
Dubcek
Maddox Quits His Brief Bid For Democratic Nomination
Gov. Les ter Maddox of Georgia ended his short bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago and said he would campaign against the party’s nominee. He left open support for third party candidate George C. Wallace in November after a telephone talk with Wallace. Maddox, who closed his Atlanta restaurant rather than serve Black patrons, told reporters his conscience would not permit further candidacy.
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McCarthy
Knight Newspapers
Humphrey
Minnesota
Richard M. Goodwin
Kennedy
California Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
McGovern
Unruh
California
Johnson
Vietnam
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Chicago
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Maddox
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Atlanta
Army M16 procurement questioned by Senate panel
Senate investigator Sen. Howard Cannon charged the Army used questionable procedures in awarding stepped up M16 rifle contracts. Testimony disclosed plans moved to emergency provisions waiving competitive bidding for 240000 rifles each to General Motors and Harrington & Richardson amid Vietnam demands.
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Senate
Howard M. Cannon
Cannon
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Robert A. Books
Army For Logistics
General Motors
Harrington & Richardson
Worcester
Mass
Cadillac Gage
New England
Maremont Corp
Vietnam
Brooks
Eisenhower Shows Further Heart Irritability Decline
Washington AP report: former President Dwight D. Eisenhower has had another comfortable night at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Doctors note some further decrease in cardiac irritability since yesterday and say he is enjoying light background music, with spirits good despite the ongoing critical condition after his seventh heart attack.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
North Vietnam Accused of Meddling in U.S. Politics
In Paris at the 19th session of the peace talks, North Vietnam is accused by the United States of meddling in American politics. Ha Noi envoy Thuy rebuffed the U.S. demand, while Harriman urged an end to interference and a serious move toward peacemaking amid stalled bombing policy talks.
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Xuan Thu
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Harriman
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Vietnam
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