Muskie Homecoming Delights Maine Delegation at Jetport
Nearly 300 well wishers greeted Senator Muskie as he arrived with the Maine delegation at Portland Jetport. He thanked supporters, spoke of Come Home to Maine, and mingled with people including his son Steve. Governor Curtis attended in the background as reporters prepared to cover the event.
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Ed Muskie
Miami
Maine
Portland
America
Comets
Norway
Paris
Steve
Alexis
Portland International Jetport
Maryline White
Jury Still Not Selected For Ellsberg Trial
Los Angeles AP says defense counsel decried the jury process as a court martial as 16 potential jurors faced questioning. By Friday's end no jurors were seated amid protests over government related panelists and security backgrounds. Ellsberg and Russo, former Rand Corp. employees, face espionage conspiracy and theft charges for leaking secret Vietnam documents.
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Los Angeles
Leonard Boudin
Boudin
Daniel Elisberg
Anthony Russo
Rand Corp
U.S
Fierce Battle Expands Around Quang Tri City
AP reports major US air power and South Vietnamese forces driving a widening battle around Quang Tri City with B52 strikes across four regions. North Vietnamese casualties rise as paratroopers and Marines advance near the city amid shelling near Hue.
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Quang Tri City
Saigon
U.S
North Quang Tri
Thua Thien
South Vietnam
North
Quang Tri Province
Quang Tri
Saeetummans
U.S. 7Th Fleet
America
Hue
Death Toll Reads 440 In Irish War
Renewed gun and bomb attacks in Northern Ireland leave four dead with heavy fighting in Belfast and Londonderry. British soldiers clash with the Irish Republican Army as violence escalates after the cease-fire collapse. A bomb disposal expert dies near the border, and civilians flee to fortified areas amid fears of a new peak in violence.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Irish Republican Army
Ireand
Asan Army
Lenadoon Avenue
Ligoniel
Royal Marine
McGovern Faces Uphill Campaign After Cold Welcome
Senator George McGovern faces a difficult path as he kicks off his presidential bid. He landed at Andrews with a wary sense of the uphill effort ahead and noted he has a long way to go before using the two presidential jets. His running mate Senator Thomas Eagleton greeted supporters in Kansas City, where Eagleton urged stamina. The DNC named Mrs. Jean Westwood as national chair, becoming the first woman to head a major party committee, while Basil Paterson won the vice chair nomination après a tense vote. McGovern plans a quiet weekend at home in Washington.
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Kennebunk Beach
Muskie
Washington
George S. McGovern
Andrews Air Force Base
McGovern
MacGovern
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
Kansas City
Miami Beach
National Audio-Visual Association
Washington Press Corps
District of Columbia
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Jean Westwood
West Jordan
Utah
Pierre Salinger
White House
Basil Paterson
New York
Salinger
Paterson
Westwood
Len
Wash
Democrats Unveil Coalition for McGovern Eagleton Campaign
A new Democratic coalition centers on McGovern and Eagleton with four months to build a winning fall campaign. The plan emphasizes industrial East and Midwest, the Pacific coast, and a massive voter registration push aiming to add about 17 million new voters by November, prioritizing youth, poor, and minority groups.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Miami Beach, Fla
Democratic Party
George McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
Pacific Coast
McGovern
Men Seek Affection Admiration Encouragement From Wives
A humorous observation notes that many men desire affection admiration encouragement and the ability to live grandly on a tight income from their spouses. The quip highlights domestic expectations with a playful tone.
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Jetport
Secret Service
Senator Muskie
Charles Micoleau
Washington, D.C
Gov
Kenneth Curtis
Edmund S. Muskie
Jane
Ellsberg
Canera
Basil Patterson
Patterson
Sen. McGovern
Sylvan Lake
Custop
Ter
S.D
Wayne Gilbert
Old Orchard Beach
George Bartlett
Cedar Ave
Ocean Park
Donald Roy
Steve Gaumont
Saco
Carmen Granger
Jean Lacroix
Orchard Beach
Bartlett
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Maine Medical Center
Roy
Edward Townsend
Townsend
Chard Beach
John Tilton
Tilton
Webber al
Robert Maguire
Deck Danforth
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