Demonstrators Tense Showdown Near Democratic Convention
About 800 National Guard troops surrounded the Democratic National Convention headquarters hotel as 2,500 antiwar demonstrators defied a city curfew. Police called the Lincoln Park clashes a “battle” and used tear gas, while most protesters moved to Grant Park near the Hilton, watched by delegates and cameras.
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Chicago
National Guard
James Rochford
Lincoln Park
Hilton
Grant Park
Michigan Avenue
North Side
Red Cross Charges $10 A Pint For Blood Processing
The Buffalo Red Cross chapter will start charging $10 per pint for blood processing, affecting about two percent of users who may pay personally. The fee applies to 24 Western New York hospitals, with no confirmed plans to extend to Northwestern Pennsylvania. Blood itself remains free, but processing costs rise as demand for equipment and staff increases.
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Buffalo
American Red Cross
Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
New York State
Allen O'Connell
Medicare
Blue Cross
O'Connell
Samuel Antrim
United States
Pennsylvania
United Funds
Red Cross
United Fund
Buffalo Red Cross
Union and Ray mond Division Resume Talks Here
Federal mediator Pat Mingarelle has arranged another meeting between the union and management of the Raymond Division of Associated Spring. William Helmitoller, the company's personnel director, said the session will start at 10 30 a m tomorrow at the Hotel Corry. Negotiations had broken off when bargainers could not see eye to eye. Erie County sheriff deputies are here to pick up a die for a plant customer but the pickup is delayed awaiting verification from the customer’s attorney since the plant knew nothing of the plan.
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Pat Mingarelle
Raymond
Associated Spring
William Helmintoller
Corry
Erie County Sheriff's Deputies
Johnson hints at Humphrey edge in Democratic race
President Johnson offers a hands off stance toward the Democratic Convention while signaling a preference for Hubert H. Humphrey. He hopes nominees’ views won’t diverge greatly so the nation can judge policy before the November election. Johnson notes Vietnam and foreign policy loom large, remarks interpreted as indirect support for Humphrey amid McCarthy and McGovern challenges.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Hubert H. Hunge
Mohawk jet crashes into parked plane at Warren County Airport
A Mohawk Airlines jet bound for New York City collided with a parked private aircraft at Warren County Airport yesterday. No injuries were reported. The taxiing jet, carrying 13 passengers and three crew, lost its left propeller strike and forced a grounding. Passengers traveled by car to Albany to reboard another plane to New York.
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Glen Falls
New York City
Warren County
Arthur Pearson
Spring Valley
Albany
New York
Jury Indicts Hamerick In 1965 Slaying
Ronald Hamerick, 29, Len terville, indicted by Erie County grand jury for murder and assault with intent to kill in the April 29 1985 death of Mrs Hazel L Kurfess of Union City and stabbing of her daughter Sharon who survived. The killing occurred at 28 Grant Street Union City. Hamerick was arrested in a Union City furniture factory and later confined to Farview State Hospital after psychiatric tests.
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Ronald Hamerick
Lenterville
Hazel L. Kurfess
Union City
Erie County Grand Jury
Hamerick
Farview State Hospital
Ike's Doctors Optimistic but Factual Report on Eisenhower
Washington AP reports doctors temper optimism with caution about former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. At 77 he remains in critical condition with irregular heartbeats after multiple heart attacks, though no ventricular fibrillation since Saturday.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Palm Springs
Calif
Humprey Nears Nomination Amid Vietnam Policy Rift
At the Chicago convention Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey closed in on the Democratic nomination with 1,166 pledged delegates as McCarthy and McGovern merged efforts to push a Vietnam policy plank. A large delegate walkout delayed voting, while talk of drafting Edward Kennedy circulated. McCarthy claimed Humphrey likely had the nomination wrapped up despite denials from his camp.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
George McGovern
Richard M. Nixon
McCarthy
McGovern
Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
George S. McGovern
Knight
Minnesota
Edward M. Kennedy
International Amphitheatre
Texas
Tennessee
South Carolina
Humphrey-McCarthy
Associated Press
Tuchard M. Goodwin
Faid
Tan
Kennedy
California Assembly
Jesse M. Unruhs
Dems Clash Over Vietnam War Plank At Democratic Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, delegates fought over the Vietnam war platform. A minority faction backed a conditional bombing halt, opposing Humphrey’s bid for the nomination, as adjournment was reluctantly accepted after hours of disruption.
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Chicago
Viet Cong Attacks Force Battles Near Saigon Area
American air cavalrymen fought a sizable enemy force in the northwest corridor near Saigon as Viet Cong rockets hit the city for the third time in two months. US 101st Air Cavalry and artillery supported operations amid flooded paddies and jungle, with 44 enemy soldiers reported killed and Sabin crews regrouping under hot conditions.
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Saigon
101St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Creigh
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