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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1968

Page

7

Minnesota Democrats Brace for McCarthy Challenge on Johnson Humphrey Home Ground

Rebel Democrats in Minnesota back Eugene McCarthy to challenge Vice President Hubert Humphrey, aiming to swing Minneapolis and St Paul delegates in the March 5 precinct caucuses and complicate the New Hampshire primary. Observers note a split within the DFL with rival campaigns, party officials fearing a packed caucus turnout of antiwar voters.

Minneapolis Eugene McCarthy Johnson Humphrey Richard Moe Democratic Farmer Labor McCarthy St. Paul Earty McCartnhy Johnson-Humphrey New Hampshire Minnesota Hubert Humphrey National Committee Geri Joseph John Wright University of Minnesota Democrats Gene McCarthy Statehouse Joseph Fraser DFL Forrest Harris Harris Saigon Richard Franson Vietnam Franson Democratic Party John Connolly Connolly

Rumor Sparks Sellout At Birmingham University Show

A leaked hint that a four-girl striptease act would appear at a Humphrey forces variety show caused a rapid surge in ticket sales at Birmingham University. University officials declined to comment while organizers noted the increase followed the leak and attendance rose quickly after the news spread.

Birmingham England UPI Birmingham University Humphrey Forces DFL St. Paul

Parliament Brawl Over Red Poet Sparks Injuries in Ankara

In Ankara, deputies from Turkey's ruling Conservative Justice party and the Marxist Turkish Labor party clashed in the assembly. Two deputies were injured, an official had a heart attack, and lawmakers were hospitalized as security forced a recess after a melee tied to Nazim Hikmet and Moscow ties.

Ankara Justice Party Turkish Labor Party Farouk Sultan Labor Party Moscow Nazim Hikmet Sukan Cellin Alfan Interior Ministry Altan Ismail Dokuzoglu

Parents Dispute Soldier Identity At Funeral

In Roduco North Carolina the funeral for a Vietnam soldier was halted when the parents Mr and Mrs Walter Boone said the body was not their son Spec 4 Randolph Boone. The army identified the remains by fingerprints used in 1966 and the widow accepted the ID. The parents planned burial in a national cemetery despite the army’s identification.

Roduco N.C Loney Branch Vietnam Walter Boone Army Randolph Boone National Boone U.S Saigon FBI Iigzerprinigen

Beaver Name To Become Official State Animal

Oregon lawmakers and officials plan to seek an official state animal designation. Gov. Tom McCall and Secretary of State Clay Myers say they will ask the 1969 legislature to address the oversight and establish a Beaver as the state symbol.

Salem Ore Oregon Tom McCall Clay Myers

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