Humphrey Still Opposed to Vice Presidential Run
Washington AP report says Senator Hubert H. Humphrey remains opposed to a second-term vice presidency. President hopeful McGovern seeks a replacement for Eagleton, with Frank Mankiewicz noting an announcement by Friday. Attached meeting reports and quotes show continued caucus style vetting for a running mate.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Tunning
George McGovern
McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
Frank Mankiewicz
Eagleton
Linn Inmate and Cohort Accused in Jail Escape
Gary L. Lincoln twenty five of 2010 Glass road NJ and Frank Carter junior twenty nine of 500 First Avenue NE face charges over an escape from Linn county jail after an exercise period. Lincoln allegedly escaped due to a failing to count by a jailor and was recaptured with Carter after a car pursuit on Glass road NE. Lincoln awaits trial on a bad check charge.
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Cedar Rapids
Gary L. Lincoln
Glass Road
Linn County
Frank Carter, Jr
First Avenue NE
Walter Grant
Lincoln
Grant
Carter
Today's Chuckle Old-timers recall castor oil and camphor
A light humorous note recalls earlier medicines with castor oil and camphor as the wonder drugs of the day.
Conferees Face Silence on Antiwar Funding Rider
The Senate voted 49 to 47 to cut off funds for U S military operations in Southeast Asia as part of an amendment to a 20.6 billion arms procurement bill. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Edward Brooke, would halt funding within four months if Hanoi refuses to release American prisoners. The amendment faces conference committee scrutiny despite broader support for the procurement bill.
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Mikell Miller
T Humphrey
McGovern
Senate
Washington
UPI
U. S
Southeast Asia
House
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Congressional
Brooke
Hanoi
da Neng Quang Tri City
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Quang Tri
Jeguntry
Quang ‘I'l
Fischer trails in tenth world chess match in Reykjavik
The tenth game opened late as Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky started with a Ruy Lopez. Fischer, white, used pawn to king four as his unwinning move this game, continuing his characteristic approach after drawing earlier games. The brisk opening gave way to Spassky’s favored Breyer variation with rapid early moves.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Spassky
Fisetier
Breyer
Ruy Lopez
Bomb on Road Fatal to Young British Soldier
A bomb on a country road killed a young British soldier, the first British casualty since the IRA began strongholds attacks Monday. The toll rose to 487 dead in three years of sectarian fighting in Northern Ireland as the British army warned of possible IRA retaliation.
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Can
Claudy
Northern Ireland
Setview
Britain declares national emergency over port strikes and food
London moves to open strikebound ports using emergency powers as Queen Elizabeth II signs a proclamation aboard the Britannia. Edward Heath prepares to force port operations and import vital animal and human food amid dwindling stocks and looming rationing.
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London
Britannia
Scotland
Edward Heath
Paris Talks Still Fail to Break Vietnam Impasse
U S Ambassador Porter said the communist seven point peace plan is remote from reality and renewed the call for a Vietnam cease fire. North Vietnamese envoy Xuan Thuy maintained demands to end bombing, withdraw U S forces, and halt support for Thieu as Kissinger met officials in secret.
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Paris
U. S
William J. Porter
Vietnam
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
Japan May Quit Support Of Taiwan Chinese Regime
Tokyo says Japan may sever formal ties with Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist regime on Taiwan to pursue diplomatic relations with China. Prime Minister Tanaka slated for talks in Peking. policy shift ends decades of aligning with the Taiwan government and coordinating with the United States.
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Japan
Taiwan
Tokyo
UPI
Masayoshi Ohire
China
Liberal-Democratic Party
Alt ‘Hough
Foreign Ministry
Yokyo
Japan Broadcasting Corp
Isair
Kakuei Tanaka
Peking
Chou En-lai
Union of Egypt and Libya Threatens Oil Weathering Western Powers
The presidents of Egypt and Libya push toward a formal union and threaten Western economies with oil leverage. Kadafi and Sadat cite Arab unity and oil as a weapon, while doubts rise about practical impact and unity sustaining Western pressure.
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Israel
United States
Europe
Russia
Col. Kadafi
Egypt
Libya
Palestine
Sadat
United Arab Republic
Syria
Sudan
Tses
Bremer Says He Got Close Six Times To Nixon In Ottawa
Defense in Bremer murder plot trial presented a diary detailing his six near misses to assassinate President Nixon in Ottawa in April 1972. He described planning to reach Nixon at the airport and considering targets, including approaching Washington. Bremer wrote he preferred staying alive over an unsuccessful attempt and pondered harming Secret Service agents.
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Bulletin
Upper Marlboro, Md
Arthur IM. Bremer
Bremer
Nixon
Ottawa
Canada
Upper Marlboro. Md
UPI
Arthur Herman Bremer
Laurel
Alabama
George Wallace
Parliament House
Secret Service
Stocks Rally for Third Day Amid Peace Hopes and Earnings
New York stocks advanced for the third consecutive day as markets opened with Vietnam peace optimism and gained further strength from favorable quarterly earnings reports from major companies. Moderate trading kept gains steady through the session.
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Viettnam
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