Judge Weighs Constitutionality Of California Delegates Action
Federal judge questioned whether a constitutional issue underpins the Democratic Credentials Committee move to strip California delegates. The panel ordered proportional division of California delegates among Humphrey Wallace and others after discarding the winner take all primary. Judge Hart said a ruling would come later as appeals were anticipated.
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Washington
Democratic Credentials Committee
George S. McGovern
Calfornia
California
Hubert H. Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Hart
Court of Appeals
Chief Urges Safe Fourth in Chanute
Chanute Police Chief Lige Matlock urged citizens to use extreme caution during the Fourth of July holiday. He highlighted Chanute’s good safety record and stressed careful use of fireworks and safe driving to maintain it.
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Lige Matlock
Chanute
Matlock
Flags delayed shipping for Main Street Fourth of July
Steve Kinney Chamber of Commerce manager said flags ordered by the Women's Division of the Chamber will fly on the first occasion after arrival. The flags were purchased with funds raised by the division.
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Main Street
Steve Kinney
Chamber of Commerce
Kinney
Petitions Seek State Probe of Erie City Government
Erie plans to investigate the city government as petitions signed by 223 residents are filed with the attorney general in Topeka. Mayor and a councilman cite a personality clash as motivation for pushing the inquiry.
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Erie City
Erie
Attorney General's Office
Topeka
Leroy Priess
Roger Kinsinger
Mormon Leader Joseph Fielding Smith Jr Dead at 95
AP report says Joseph Fielding Smith Jr. died from a heart attack at his daughter’s home in Salt Lake City. He would have turned 96 on July 19 and recently addressed the church’s general conference. Harold B. Lee is seen as likely successor pending final selection by The Twelve. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Salt Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
Joseph Fielding Smith Jr
Smith
Bruce R. McConkie
Harold B. Lee
New Owner of Zip Drugs
Jm Chappell bys purchased controlling interest in Zip Drug Store at 101 E Main. He begins as manager and pharmacist today after serving as pharmacist at Neosho Memorial Hospital for about two years. Store hours will be 9 am to 7 pm daily.
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Jm Chappell
Zip Drug Store
E. Main
Chappell
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Saigon Officials Pessimistic On Final Battle Outlook
South Vietnam’s ARVN and allied observers see gains against the Hanoi invasion but warn a conclusive end to fighting is unlikely. Analysts cite large areas under enemy control, 595000 refugees, and 1164 hamlets lost, with Viet Cong weakness in mobilization and younger, less prepared North Vietnamese troops facing heavy U.S. air and artillery losses.
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Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Nguyen van Thieu
Indochina
U.S
Offi
Magistrate Fines Dice Players. Tip Urges Alley Run
In Pittsburgh, Magistrate John Chapas fined three men ten dollars plus court costs each for street gambling after police spotted about 15 men at a South Side dice game. Chapas quipped that next time they should use an alley with more room to run.
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Pittsburgh
John Chapas
Chapas
Nixon Favored In Gallup Poll Over McGovern And Humphrey
Nixon leads McGovern 53 percent to 37 percent with 10 percent undecided in a Gallup Poll. Against Humphrey, Nixon has 55 percent to 33 percent with 12 percent undecided.
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Princeton, N.J
Nixon
Gallup
South Dakota
George McGovern
McGovern
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Truman Hospitalized for Routine Examination in Kansas City
Former President Harry S. Truman remained in satisfactory condition at Research Medical Center after a Sunday visit for a routine examination into a lower gastrointestinal problem. The trip marked his second hospital appearance in five days, described by a hospital spokesman as planned and routine.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Medical Center
Truman
Seven Die In Belfast Weekend Violence Amid Cease-Fire Threat
Seven men were shot in Belfast during a violence filled weekend that strained the cease fire in Northern Ireland. Some victims were bound and hooded, signaling IRA execution squad tactics in the Protestant Catholic gunman clashes.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Plot Revealed in Cuba Targeted Munitions Smuggling Ring
Nine people arrested in a $465000 munitions smuggling scheme linked to Cuba with operations spanning New York Louisiana Texas and Mexico. Federal agents say nearly seven tons of plastic explosives were seized in a DC4 at Shreveport Louisiana. U S Attorney Gerald Gallinghouse said authorities have no reason to think the munitions were headed elsewhere.
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New Orleans
U.S
Cuba
New York
Louisiana
Texas
Mexico
Shreveport
Gerald Gallinghouse
Indira Gandhi and Bhutto Reach First Indo Pakistan Peace Pact
In Simla India Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zulfika Ali Bhutto signed a first peace agreement after five days of talks. They pledged future negotiations on Kashmir and Pakistani POWs, with forces to withdraw from seized areas except along the cease fire line in Kashmir.
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Simla
India
Indira Gandhi
Zulfika Ali Bhutto
Kashmir
Himalayan
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