McGovern weighs running mates as convention closes
McGovern, assured of the nomination after a long convention, weighs possible vice presidential partners including Edward Kennedy. aides say Kennedy remains top pick though unavailable, with others like Leonard Woodcock and Abraham Ribicoff also considered.
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Miami Beach
Fla
George McGovern
Edward M. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund
Muskie
McGovern
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Florida
Reubin Askew
Intercepted Letter Warning on Benefit Spelling Debate
An intercepted letter warns that delaying a correction to the phrase “‘bene fit” could invite federal intervention and additional controls. It urges quick action to add the missing letter and avoid government overreach.
Political Boss Still Boasts about Power
Kansas City boss Alex Presta brags of machine strength as 1960s precincts deliver 22,065 votes in 10 wards for Kennedy. He vows to stay active, predicting more turnout with police allies and warning McGovern era top-down politics will fall.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Alex Presta
John F. Kennedy
Kansas City
Ivanhoe Hotel
George McGovern
Presta
Millie
Missouri
McGovern
Kennedy
Five Constitutional Amendments Face Kansans in Aug. 1 Primary
Five amendments to the Kansas constitution will be on the August 1 primary ballot. State Rep. Fred Harris calls the measures a housecleaning and notes they aim to remove outdated provisions and reorganize state government. The proposals include repealing a duel ban, revising Article 7 on public welfare, repealing land purchase funds for agriculture, ending the ten year census, and adjusting legislative apportionment.
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Fred Harris
Harris
McGovern Nomination Sparks Mixed Reactions at Flamingo Park
Protesters at Flamingo Park in Miami Beach largely ignored McGovern's Democratic nomination with pot and swimming in full swing. Some praised him as the best option to end the war while others worried he would compromise on abortion and drug laws.
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John V. Tunney
California
Hyannis Pot
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Beach
Fla
George McGovern
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David Cohen
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South Dakota
Nixon
Kenneth Grogan
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Bill Kohler
Ti Culver
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Orlando
Tricky Dick
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Kansas treasurer mails net liquor enforcement tax checks
Topeka Kansas Treasurer Walter H Peery said he mailed checks totaling 503268.32 to 105 counties for the quarter ending June 15. County shares ranged from 892.32 for Wallace to 65899.29 for Sedgwick with Neosho at 3812.03.
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Kansas
Walter H. Peery
Wallace County
Sedgwick
Neosho County
Free the Miami Beach 3 016 Sign Appears at Convention Hall
At about 6 a.m. a sign appeared in a Convention Hall window where Democrats had met for 11 hours. The message read Free the Miami Beach 3 016, signaling a plea related to detainees or a protest.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Miami diners say Democrats spend less than Republicans
Miami Beach cabbies and bellhops say Republicans are bigger spenders with tips, while Democrats are not high rollers and fall short on generous tipping. Two veteran Bellhops at Democratic HQ note doctors tip worst and teachers second, contrasting with GOP generosity.
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Miami Beach
Fla
William Previs
Fountainbleau Hotel
Crime rise slows to 1 percent in first quarter
Justice Department cites FBI figures showing serious crime up 1 percent January to March 1972, the smallest rise in 11 years. Atty. Gen. Kleindienst notes 80 of the nation's largest cities reported declines in that period, with 59 cities down in 1971 and 22 in 1970.
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Washington
Justice Department
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
FBI
U S Returns to Vietnam Peace Talks Amid Cautious Hopes
Secretary of State William P. Rogers arriving from Rome expresses cautious optimism that the Paris talks could yield movement from Hanoi toward ending the war while the U S expects only modest near term settlement prospects.
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United States
Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Rome
Paris
Hanoi
North Vietnamese Assaults Press City of Quang Tri
In Quang Tri City on six straight days heavy fighting between tank backed North Vietnamese units and government forces continued with Hanoi reporting 198 enemy KIA and 4 tanks destroyed in five battles. South Vietnamese losses were 29 KIA and 69 WIA. In California Nixon plans informal talks with Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin on the eve of Paris peace talks.
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Quang Tri City
San Clemente
Calif
Vietnam
Paris
Nixon
Anatoly Dobrynin
Dobrynin
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Gunmen kill three as NI Protestants prepare march
Gunmen kill three in Belfast as 100 000 Orange Order Protestants gear up for the summer march. British government deploys 32 000 troops to separate warring factions in streets. In Washington Shultz and officials meet with 12 meat exporting nations to push expanded U S imports amid Nixon lifted restraints.
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