Muskie Withholds Endorsement Ahead Of Convention
National political report shows Senator Edmund Muskie delaying endorsement of Senator George McGovern to avoid splitting the Democratic party. McGovern campaign notes Muskie may still back him at the convention, while McGovern accepts the decision as proper. A separate report covers a bomb threat aboard McGovern’s New York to Pittsburgh flight injuring three journalists.
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Washington
Edmund Muskie
George McGovern
McGovern
Muskie
National Press Club
South Dakota
New York
George S. McGovern
Pittsburgh
United Air Lines
Roanoke Caucus Tests Black Delegate Power in Virginia Dems
Four white candidates for top Virginia Democratic posts appeal to about 700 black delegates who could be kingmakers at the state convention. The Pittston Co plans investigations after a February disaster left 118 dead and over 4,000 homeless near Buffalo mining facilities.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Democratic Party
Charleston
Pittston Co
Buffalo Mining Co
Markets slip as stocks drop in fifth straight loss
Wet eStats notes a sharp Friday decline in stock prices marking the fifth consecutive loss for the market. Trading slowed to its weakest pace in a month with low volume and cautious sentiment across major indexes.
Top U.S. adviser in Vietnam John Paul Vann killed in crash
John Paul Vann, 47, senior U.S. adviser in the central highlands, died when his light observation helicopter crashed near Kontum during a night flight from Pleiku to Kon Tum. Rescue crews recovered Vann and two companions. cause under investigation. Vann, a civilian with AID, held major general rank-equivalent status and had predicted a major attack on Kontum days earlier.
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Saigon
John Paul Vann
U. S
Vietnam
Vann
U.S. Tral Highlands
South Vietnam
Pleiku
Kontum
U.S
Central Highlands
U.S. Aid Agency
Muskie withholds endorsement as McGovern bid lingers
Washington AP Sen. Muskie refuses to hand George McGovern the Democratic nomination yet citing the need for party reform and open convention debate. He warns unity cannot be bought and urges McGovern to seek broader party counsel before the Miami Beach convention.
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Washington
Edmund Muskie
Sen
George McGovern
McGovern
Muskie
National Press Club
South Dakota
Democratic Party
Miami Beach
Mine Exec To Meet Miners To Halt Wildcat Walkout
Logan West Virginia AP Buffalo Mining President Le Spotte will meet with striking miners Saturday to halt a county wide wildcat strike that shut down most Logan coal mines. Talks unlikely to include back pay for time lost since the Buffalo Creek flood disaster. Pickets spread to 27 of 33 county mines affecting about 3 000 workers. Amherst Coal and Island Creek Coal secured temporary restraining orders against picketing. Railroads report temporary layoffs due to reduced coal production.
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W. Va
LE. Spotte
Buffalo Mining Co
Logan County
Spotte
Charleston
Buffalo Creek Hollow
Amherst Coal Co
Island Creek Coal Co
U.S. District Court
Dennis Knapp
Ulster Faces a Delicate Peace at Crossroads
Belfast reports a rising Catholic peace drive and a growing Protestant backlash as William Whitelaw negotiates a fragile balance. Since 1969 violence has claimed over 300 lives with widespread bomb damage in Belfast and Londonderry, complicating efforts toward peace.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
William Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Irish Republic
Marshall Stratton’s Struggle for Freedom in Sunday Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph profiles Marshall Stratton an ex convict and recovering alcoholic who narrates his journey toward self discovery with the help of a young priest and peers. He describes confronting life beyond confinement and reclaiming his identity as a legal secretary and human being.
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Marshall
Marshall Stratton
Stratton
Daily Telegraph
Kindergarten Plan funds Okayed By West Virginia Legislature
The West Virginia Legislature ended its special session with approval of a 3.5 million dollar increase to fund public kindergarten for all five year olds this fall. The session also advanced higher education budgets and funds for mental institutions, public institutions, and state employment salary adjustments. An apportionment constitutional amendment failed in conference committee. Adjournment came sine die at 7 10 p.m. in the Senate and 7 15 p.m. in the House.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Senate
Senate
House
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
Russell G. Beall
Public Institutions Commissioner
Huttonsville Correctional Center
Hopemont State Hospital
Camp Anthony
Greenbrier County
Industrial School For Boys
U S Jets Hit North Vietnam in Largest Strikes in Four Years
U S warplanes bombed Hanoi Haiphong edges with laser bombs and saturation raids. Nearly 400 strikes hit South Vietnam with B52s supporting ground troops while An Loc evacuation continues amid heavy fighting. Targets included a barracks complex near Hanoi a Haiphong fuel depot and Cai Bi airfield.
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Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
U. S
Panhandle
Air Force
Lyndon B. Johnson
South Vietnam
An Loc
Demilitarized Zone
Byrd Warns of Democratic Loss if Ticket Fails
Senator Robert Byrd expressed concern that Democrats could lose control of Congress this fall without a strong presidential ticket. He suggested a Humphrey Wallace ticket might appeal nationwide and help safeguard Democratic Senate seats, while noting Wallace’s image reduces chances of official nomination. Byrd pressed for a ticket to win independents and party members alike amid Nixon’s strong re election prospects.
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Richard Wesley
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Congress
Byrd
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Wallace
Bluefield
Beckley
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Miami
Senate
Humphrey Wallace
City Youth Sentenced For Inside Hold Up
Ricky Ray Snider of Bluefield was sentenced to seven days in jail and fined 100 dollars for filing a false police report about an armed robbery at Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken on Cumberland Road. Police later found the account unsubstantiated and Snider admitted fabricating the incident.
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Dee Wilson
Bluefield
Colonel Sander
Cumberland Road
Ricky Ray Snider
Edgemont Drive
Robert E. Lee
Monte Wall
Lee
Ricky Snider
Snider
Wall
Jim Dent
Dent
Sgt. Dent
Mariner 9 Sends First Mars Pictures in Months
Pasadena based NASA project team reports Mariner 9 transmitted the first Mars images in two months. The 12 000 mile distant rugged cratered region near the south pole appeared clear on the monitor as Ted Pounder praised the data while scientists awaited closer views of the north polar region. Survival mode measures included twice daily power cycling from solar to battery to conserve the craft’s limited energy.
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Calif
Mariner 9
Mars
Jet Propulsion Lab
South Pole
Ted Pounder
Martian
North Pole
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