Prime Demo Targets: Industrial Belt Coast in 1972 Campaign
Carl Leubndart and I W Abel report the AFL CIO backed drive to unite labor behind McGovern. The Democratic team aims broad voter registration and an eight teen year old vote strategy, focusing on the industrial East and Midwest and the Pacific Coast, with heavy funding and a female cochair. Big labor remains divided, while the United Auto Workers Electrical Workers and Government Employees embrace McGovern, straining ties with other unions.
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Concession Fails to End Fischer Spassky Chess Feud
In Reykjavik Iceland organizers concede to Bobby Fischer by removing hidden cameras from the Reykjavik sports hall but the world title match remains unsettled. Thorarinsson says Fischer forfeited the second game by not appearing due to the cameras, with the third game set for Sunday.
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Two Sides in Quang Tri City Bombed by U S B52s
Saigon AP reports U S B52 bombers killed nearly 300 North Vietnamese troops and destroyed equipment in massive strikes on two sectors near Quang Tri City. Over 100 strikes across South Vietnam dropped more than 2 500 tons of explosives.
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Connally Attacks McGovern On White House Lawn
John B. Connally, a Democrat and former Nixon treasury secretary, launched a sharp campaign attack on George McGovern from the West Executive Lawn, saying he will not support McGovern and will rally Democrats behind Nixon. He argued McGovern cannot bring home POWs in 90 days and questioned his plans and loyalty to the party.
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Westwood Named Democratic National Chairman
Miami Beach AP report notes Jean Westwood of West Jordan Utah was chosen as Democratic national chairman, becoming the first woman to hold the top post in either party. Basil Patterson was named No 2 vice chairman though McGovern wanted him on the floor, and Lawrence O'Brien declined to remain. The selection signals a reshaping of party machinery as McGovern strategizes against Nixon and takes leave in the Black Hills.
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Four More Ulster Dead in Belfast and Londonderry
Renewed gun and bomb attacks killed four people in Northern Ireland on Saturday. Three died in street clashes between British troops and IRA members, the fourth was a bomb disposal expert killed during a bomb dismantling. The crisis drives Catholics toward the Republic and families from Belfast seek refuge in fortified no-go areas.
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Pakistan Ratifies Peace Agreement
RAWALPINDI Pakistan The Pakistan national assembly has ratified the peace agreement between President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. MANILA Philippine forces stormed a Maoist New People’s Army stronghold in Isabela province, seizing large quantities of arms and ammunition.
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Judge rules wage controls exceed authority in $1.90 case
Federal Judge William Jones granted summary judgment for unions led by AFL-CIO, ruling the Cost of Living Council exceeded authority by tying exemptions to a $1.90 per hour wage. He cited a $3.30 an hour figure from a Bureau of Labor Statistics study as a more realistic threshold for a four‑person urban family.
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Trevino Beats Nicklaus by One at Muirfield Open
Lee Trevino edged Jack Nicklaus by one stroke to win the British Open at Muirfield. Trevino carded a final round 71 for a 278 total while Nicklaus fired a course record 66 to climb close, but fell short by a single shot in Scotland.
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South Viet Kills Yank Report Probed Near Quang Tri
U S military investigates reports that a disgruntled South Vietnamese marine shot and killed an American helicopter crewman near Quang Tri City during a war evacuation. An earlier takeoff crash killed one crew member. another rescue helicopter evacuated the downed crew. Names withheld.
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Hanoi Envoy Open to Kissinger Meetings
Le Duc Tho a Hanoi envoy and senior peace negotiator returned to Paris after a month absence and said he was available for future talks with Henry Kissinger. He indicated no new American proposals and did not commit to immediate meetings, noting only that conditions could change with time.
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Carrier America joins attack near Quang Tri City
The carrier America, on its third tour, contributed air power to the battle for Quang Tri City. U S sources say marginal weather limited air strikes over North Vietnam for a second day, yet fighter bombers conducted over 200 strikes Friday inside North Vietnam.
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Three Spies Get Death in Seoul Case
A Seoul court sentenced three North Korean spies to death for espionage and subversive missions in Seoul Pusan and other cities since 1959. Two others received life terms and 25 South Koreans were given up to 15 years as collaborators. Prosecutors said the ring fed North Korea and sought to revive the United Revolutionary party. The group was caught last winter while preparing to send an envoy to Pyongyang for Kim Il Sung's birthday.
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