McGovern Caucuses Redefine Local Democratic Delegates
A Massachusetts caucus of 163 Massachusetts delegates and alternates to the Democratic National Convention meets in Framington to choose attendees for Miami Beach next month. The group, diverse in age gender race and views, discusses communications passes, travel costs, and strategy, while women push for greater political influence and abortion debate remains contested within their platform.
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Associated Press
Framington
Mass
George McGovern
Massachusetts
Miami Beach
Mary Bunting
Radcliffe College
Miami
Robert F. Drinan
U.S
Vietnam
Mickey Mouse” Housekeeping
Drinan
Ronald Fox
Lynn
McGovern
Ruth Terzaghi
Shapp Seeks Temporary Official Residence During Flood Repairs
Gov. Milton Shapp cannot occupy the executive mansion for months after a flood caused five feet of water damage. The $1.7 million Susquehanna area structure had furniture, art objects, and carpets moved upstairs. mud covers the first floor. A temporary official residence is to be sought. Shapp's Merion home is near Philadelphia.
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Harrisburg
Milton Shapp
Susquehanna River
Shapp
Merion
Philadelphia
LeMay Firing Suit Settled Secretly
Los Angeles AP reports retired Air Force Gen Curtis B LeMay has settled his 5.3 million suit against Networks Electronic Corp over his firing after leaving as board chairman to run for vice president with George Wallace in 1968. The countersuit claiming contract breach and improper leave was settled out of court. terms were not disclosed.
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Los Angeles
Curtis B. LeMay
George C. Wallace
LeMay
Networks Electronic Corp
American Independent Party
Westmoreland Cites His Old Brigade
General William Westmoreland, retiring as Army chief, awarded the Presidential Unit Citation to the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division. He praised their extraordinary heroism in Vietnam and noted his prior commands of the 101st and Fort Campbell from 1958 to 1960.
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William ©. Westmoreland
Army
U.S
South Vietnam
101St
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