Muskie's Kennebunk enclave drew busy week for candidate
In Kennebunk Beach Senator Muskie kept a low profile amid Secret Service guards. He golfed at Webhonnet and swam alone, while aides worked to arrange interviews. His wife Alexis tended wicker furniture on the driveway as security routines and social events shaped a tense week.
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Supreme Court Won't Rule on Delegate Seating Fight
The Supreme Court blocked a lower court order restoring 151 California delegates to McGovern at the Democratic National Convention. The 6-3 decision left delegate seating to party and convention processes, with dissenting Justice Marshall warning of constitutional questions and potential voiding of the convention.
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Poor Will Gate Crash at Democratic Convention
Black leaders outline a plan to seat 750 poor delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach. Wilbur Colom of the United Poor People's Front says inside access will be by surprise, with NWRO SCLC and NT O leaders contributing. About 100 poor guests gained entry earlier with Rev. Abernathy and Dr. Wiley leading the march.
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Convention Scramble Over Delegates Heats Up McGovern Bid
McGovern's push for California delegates grows after the Supreme Court upholds the Credentials Committee ruling. Humphrey Muskie Jackson Mills and others converge in Miami ahead of the convention as leaders dispute California’s delegation allocation.
McGovern Still Far From Nomination Lead in Delegates
AP tally shows George McGovern at about 1,307 delegates, well ahead of Hubert Humphrey with 508 and Edmund Muskie with 237. Alabama Governor George Wallace holds 387 with 4,104.65 uncommitted delegates and 1,509 needed to capture the nomination.
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Noted Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani killed in car bombing
Beiruts Ghassan Kanafani 36 a prominent Palestinian writer and spokesman for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine was killed when a bomb exploded in his car as he drove to work. In Salt Lake City Harold B Lee 73 was named president of the Mormon church succeeding Joseph Fielding Smith who died of a heart attack. Detroit NAACP chief Roy Wilkins said the civil rights group no longer opposes President Nixon over school busing while criticizing White House policy.
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Downed B52 Crewmen Seek Rescue Amid Pacific Typhoon
A Japanese merchant vessel races toward the crash site 300 miles west of Agana Guam as Typhoon Rita nears the area. Four B52 crewmen were spotted in yellow life rafts after the bomber crashed while on a mission to Vietnam. Two others remain missing as aircraft circle the scene.
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Big Man Is Big Job For Police
Winslow police faced a 400 pound arrest subject after a chaotic pursuit on Friday night. Officers from Winslow and Waterville struggled to place Lowell Thomas of Palermo into a cruiser, finally tying him to a pickup bed and towing the vehicle to Waterville station. Thomas was charged with drunken driving and disorderly conduct and released on $500 bail for a District Court appearance Tuesday.
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Ellsberg Trial Set to Begin Pending Ruling
U S District Judge William Byrne denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo. The ruling kept the Pentagon Papers case moving toward trial with proceedings on surveillance and juror material to be reviewed Monday.
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Chuckle: payday quip on how two weeks pay buys little
A light humorous note observes that getting paid every two weeks is fortunate because one week’s pay cannot buy much, highlighting common wage frustration with pay cycles.
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