Humphrey challenges McGovern in California primary
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey says he is not beaten yet as George McGovern nears a first ballot nomination with nearly enough convention votes. Humphrey and allies attempt to deny McGovern the winner take all California primary votes, aiming to overturn 151 of his 217 California votes.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Humphrey
McGovern
California
South Dakota
Texas Rangers ruled to have stifled farm workers strike
A three judge federal court in Brownsville ruled five Texas laws unconstitutional and found Rangers and local lawmen used selective enforcement during the Starr County farm workers strike of 1966 67. The decision criticizes mass arrests and intimidation while upholding a road obstruction law.
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Gary Garrison
Associated Press
Brownsville, Tex
Texas
Texas Rangers
Starr County
U.S. Dist
John R. Brown
Woodrow Seals
Houston
Reynaldo Garza
Brownsville
Rangers
la Casita Farms
Rio Grande City
Farm Labor Union
A. Y. Allee
Rene A. Solis
B. S. Lopez
Meat Quotas and Mental Health Debate Stir Texas Legislature
Ranchers and meat packers doubt quota lifting will curb rising meat prices while Sen. Mike McKool filibusters the Texas Senate for mental health funding. He aims to add 17 million dollars to the mental health and mental retardation program, arguing the need to help the vulnerable.
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Associated Press
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Nixon
Association
John Trotman
McKool
Senate
House
House Appropriations Committee
Betty
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Miners Head Convicted Miners Head Convicted
United Mine Workers President W A Boyle was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 130000 for illegal political contributions with union funds. The judge ordered 130000 bond and that funds come from Boyle personally. He faced two five year terms to run concurrently.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony
Boyle
U. S
Charles Richey
Richey
Justice Department
Knife Fight Sends One To Hospital
An argument at a bus station led to a knife fight between two local men. Jack Albright, 34, was stabbed and admitted to Childress General Hospital in good condition. Mauriece Reed, 58, was treated and released. he was arrested for aggravated assault and public drunkenness. Police say charges will be filed against both men.
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Jack Albright
Childress General Hospital
Mauriece Reed
Alvis Maddox
Accidents Soar In County Areas
A May rash of rural highway crashes reported by Sgt. Jack Thornhanger shows 12 incidents, the year’s peak, with one death and eight injuries. Cottle County led with 11 crashes, followed by four in Hardeman and Collingsworth, five in Hall, and six in Collingsworth injuries overall. total rural crashes through May reach 33 in the county.
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Jack Thornhanger
Cottle County
Hardeman
Collingsworth
Hall
Dallas Strippers Stage Sidewalk Protest Against Club Owner
Eleven strippers paraded on a Dallas sidewalk to protest against The Spotlight owner George Charalamanbopolous over alleged offstage coercion for enticing patrons to buy drinks. The demonstration used homemade placards stating Strippers carry a heavy load and We make your money respect us.
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Dallas
George Charalambopolous
the Spotlight
Worst Flood Aftermath As Waters Recede Across the Northeast
The worst flooding from Tropical Storm Agnes recedes as thousands return home while Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and Big Flats New York face ongoing crises. The death toll reaches 123 with three newsmen among the victims in a helicopter crash. Water shortages persist despite purification units and federal rebuilding aid. Major Eugene Peters leads Scranton workers at Wilkes-Barre relief hub as aid flows in.
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Associated Press
Eastern Seaboard
Wilkes- Barre
Big Flats
N.Y
Agnes
Nixon
Pennsylvania
Eugene Peters
Scranton
Senate committee approves bill to outlaw small handguns
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12 to 2 to ban the commercial sale of small concealable handguns not fit for sporting use. The move follows the Wallace shooting and Kennedy assassination, with opponents arguing prohibitions won’t stop determined killers.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert F. Kennedy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
National Rifle Association
Skijacker’s Gun Found With Loot
Law enforcement located the submachine gun used in the hijacking of an American Airlines jet along with $500 000 in ransom. A man with pock marked face and sores is believed dead after parachuting from the jet over north central Indiana. David J. Hanley faces a federal charge of interfering with an aircraft. he is hospitalized in serious condition after driving a car through a fence at Lambert-St. Louis Airport. The offense carries up to 20 years in prison and a $10 000 fine.
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Peru
Ind
American Airlines
David J. Hanley
Florissant
U.S
Garnet W. Taylor
Hanley
St. Louis
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
Police Chief Warns Against Drinking and Driving
Chief Alvis Maddox urged safe travel for the Fourth of July period but warned that driving drunk endangers lives. He noted jail space is available for offenders and fines will be costly.
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Alvis Maddox
Vernon SSA official to visit Childress Courthouse
Henry Chustz of the Vernon Social Security Office will be at the Childress Courthouse at 10 a.m. Monday July 3 to take social security applications. All residents of Childress and Childress County are invited to meet him. The City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight in city hall.
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Henry Chustz
Vernon Social Security Office
Childress
Childress County
Chustz
Rotary Club Officers Installed At Ranchouse Tonight
Childress Rotary Club officers and directors will be installed at a 7 p.m. meeting tonight at the Ranchouse Restaurant.
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Childress Rotary Club
Ranchouse
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