McGovern Starts Unity Talks With Shriver Backing
Democratic nominee George McGovern began unity meetings after naming Sargent Shriver as running mate. He met mayors at the Capitol and planned talks with senators congressmen governors and women and Spanish speaking Democrats. The DNC endorsed Shriver for the ticket and McGovern praised him after his acceptance speech.
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Washington
George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
McGovern
Shriver
Capitol
Kenneth Gibson
Newark
Senate
Democratic Unity
Sheraton Park Hotel
Democratic National Committee
Eleanor
Joe Purcell
Arkansas
George
R. Sargent Shriver
Kennedy Sues Over Nixon Pocket Veto of Health Bill
Sen Edward Kennedy files suit in U S district court challenging President Nixon pocket veto during a four day Christmas recess in December 1970. He seeks invalidation of the veto and orders for GSA head Arthur Sampson and White House records chief Thomas Jones to publish the Family Practice of Medicine Act as part of federal law.
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Washington
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
U.S. District Court
Nixon
Congress
Arthur F. Sampson
General Services Administration
Thomas M. Jones
White House
United States
Protests Mark Anniversary in Northern Ireland Violence
Violent protests erupt in Northern Ireland as Catholics bang trashcan lids and attack army posts to mark the first anniversary of internment without trial. In Belfast, about 100 youths hijack and burn two buses near an army post, while a crowd attacks the Springield Road police station with rubber bullets fired to disperse them. Nearby, gunfire wounds two soldiers as bombs and explosions occur across districts. A 15 year old, Joseph Connolly, becomes the 501st fatality in three years of sectarian violence.
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Belfast
VPI
Northern Ireland
Lower Falls Road
Springfield Road
Joseph Connolly
Londonderry
Claudy
Chuckle Preview: Afternoon Rush Slows, Hitchhikers Call You
A humorous line notes how city traffic slows in the afternoon and pedestrians, including hitchhikers, react. The quip suggests the pace allows audible reactions from those on the street.
Council Rejects Gas Station Beer Permit Challenge
The Cedar Rapids city council unanimously denied a class C beer permit for a local gas station. The vote opposed a state ruling allowing gas stations that sell any food or beverages to qualify for class C permits, prompting safety commissioner concerns about enforcement and policy changes.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Iowa
Public Safety
John Oberthien
Senate moves toward ban on Saturday night specials
In Washington the Senate advances a bill to outlaw cheap concealable handguns known as Saturday night specials after Gov. George Wallace shooting memory. Sen. Birch Bayh fears an amendment by Sen. Roman Hruska would gut the measure by limiting the ban to manufacturers only.
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Hruska
Bayh
Secretary of the Treasury
Ranger Units Press Guerrillas East of Saigon Battle
South Vietnamese rangers with U S jets counterattacked a communist battalion 17 miles east of Saigon marking the closest ground fighting to the capital in the current North Vietnamese offensive. Two days of clashes left 42 dead and 80 wounded with 60 missing amid heavy fighting and reports of possible tanks near Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
U. S
Vietnam
Cambodia
Long Thanh
UPI
Ted Kurrus
Kompong Trabek
Fischer Draws After Long 56 Move Chess Battle
In Reykjavik the 12th world championship game between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky ended in a draw after 56 moves. Fellow grandmasters and arbiter Lothar Schmid weighed in while observers noted Fischer played cautiously following a prior defeat.
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Fischer
Reykjavik
UPI
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Isaac Boleslavsky
Denmark
Bent Larsen
Bobby
Svetozar Gligoric
Dragoljub Janosevik
Lothard Schmid
U.S
Robert Byrne
Move To Vote on Aid Bill Intensifies End-The-War Clash
Washington AP reports rising pressure as the House nears a vote on a foreign military aid bill tied to end-the-war mandates. The fate of the $2.1 billion package hinges on an amendment demanding U.S. forces withdraw from Indo China by year’s end in exchange for prisoners’ release and a cease-fire.
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Washington
House
Senate
Carl Albert
U.S
Indo-China
Congress
Thailand
Hanoi
Pentagon
House-Senate
No-Fault Auto Insurance Bill Fails in Senate
Federal no-fault auto insurance died for this year after a 49 to 46 senate vote to send the measure to the judiciary committee. Backers argued it would cut legal fees and speed compensation, while opponents warned of constitutional questions and reduced sue rights.
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Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Surance
White House
Judiciary Committee
City road widening denied NEPA review in Cedar Rapids
U.S. District Judge Edward J. McManus dismissed a NEPA challenge to Cedar Rapids Mt. Vernon road widening, ruling the project is not a major federal action. The plan enlarges Mt. Vernon road to four lanes from Nineteenth Street to Eighth Avenue and to Memorial Drive. Plaintiffs included local residents and Iowa Citizens for Environmental Quality. The ruling notes Mt. Vernon road has long served as a major artery and aims to relieve bottlenecks. The decision pauses further action in the suit with no immediate appeal planned.
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Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon Road
U.S
Edward J. McManus
McManus
Nineteenth Street
Eighth Avenue
Memorial Drive
Richard E. Julis
Richard E. Anderson
George J. Kacere
Connie A. Peal
Karl W. Seelig
The
Iowa Citizens For Environmental Quality
the Gazette
S.T.O.P
Department of Defense
Mt. Vernon
Flood Forces Change In Site of Pow Wow
Flooding on the Mesquakie Indian settlement drives the annual Pow Wow to Arrowhead B campgrounds two miles east of the settlement. The event runs August 10 to 13 with 2 pm and 8 pm shows daily and a 1 30 pm Sunday show. State juvenile home crews provide and erect bleachers at Arrowhead. Access by old highway 30 west of Tama. An Iowa river flood crest nears Marshalltown.
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Mesquakie
Toledo
Tama
Iowa River
Marshalltown
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