Quang Tri Offensive Stalls as U S Bombs North Vietnam Fuel Depots
In a major air strike the United States hit Hanoi Haiphong area fuel depots and port facilities with over 340 strikes. Ground fighting around Quang Tri City stalls the South Vietnamese push amid heavy casualties.
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Quang Tri
U.S
Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S. Command
Hai
Robinson
Hamner
Dong Hoi
Hon la
Quang Tri City
Hue
Quang Tri Province
McGovern clinches Democratic nomination after long roll call
McGovern's last states push him over the top with 1,864.95 votes as supporters cheer in the convention hall. Jackson pledges support, Chisholm vows coast-to-coast campaign, and Wallace contemplates a third-party bid amid labor opposition and party unity push.
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O’brien
McGovern
Ribicoff
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Humphrey
Wallace
Shirley Chisholm
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Muskie
Kennedy
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Eugene J
McCarthy
Minnesota
Walter F. Mondale
Jackson
Chisholm
Nixon
Charles Snider
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Organized Labor
I. W. Abel
United Steel Workers Union
Democratic Party
Senator
Illinois
Convention Briefs: Pease Seeks Voting Seat at National Committee
Vn Pease of Hollis, Maine, attends night sessions as a delegate and vice-chair of the Maine State Democratic Party. She and Chairman Severin Beliveau press for voting membership on the National Committee, while also participating in multiple caucuses and workshops. Maine’s roll-call votes are read each night by Rep. William Hathaway.
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Hollis
Miami
Maine
Democratic Party
Severin Beliveau
Rumford
Rules Committee
Beliveau
National Committee
Jackson
Pacific Northwest
Swanee
Shirley Chisholm
U.S
William Hathaway
Agents Face Delays Outside Convention Hall
The scene outside Convention Hall shows riot police and protesters on opposite sides of a six foot fence. Jesus people and ice cream vendors move through the crowd while delegates, upset, must walk a half mile to reach an open gate.
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Convention Hall
Convention Center
China Sizing Up Nixon Kissinger Talks With Tho
Peace Tho met in Peking with Premier Chou En-Lai in a cordial session as Kissinger and Tho continued secret talks without yielding major shifts. Washington favors private talks while Hanoi demands weekly sessions remain. Porter warned negotiations resume only if the other side shows serious interest. Nixon said Porter would return assuming North Vietnam will negotiate constructively. State Department denied a Peking report of possible concessions.
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Peking
Chou En-Lai
Radio Peking
Kissinger
Washington
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
William J. Porter
Nixon
Porter
State Department
Charles W. Bray
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