Protesting flotilla sails toward naval depot in New Jersey
Antiwar activists paddled 15 canoes from Atlantic Highlands toward the Battle Naval Ammunition Depot at Landy Hook Bay in a third day of demonstrations. Coast Guard and six Marine Police launches kept canoes from the pier while the Move Tent for a New Society aims to establish a symbolic blockade. During the weekend demonstrations 87 people were arrested.
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Youth slain in police chase in Springfield Oregon
A gun battle between speeding vehicles left a 16 year old boy dead in a thrid car as Vice and two youths fled. Two brothers Mel Hein aged 50 and Chuck Hein 20 were captured after a massive search near the McKenzie River. Authorities linked the victim to a California homicide probe. police pursued the Hein brothers through a river area before their arrest at dusk.
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No trace found of Golden Gate Bridge jumper
San Francisco police say a 430th person has fallen from the Golden Gate Bridge after two witnesses saw a husky dark haired man leap 240 feet from the bay side in the middle of the span on Sunday. Coast Guard searches found no trace of him.
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Oakland Woman Fatally Shot in Home Attack
An Oakland woman, 22, was fatally shot while watching TV at her home in Oakland Sunday night. Police report Willie Mae Bershell died from a single close range head wound. Sister Perry Lee Lewis, 44, said she heard a bang then found her sister injured.
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Sea tides threaten homes at Ventura shorefront
In Ventura, high tides and large waves threatened Sea Cle uelony area homes Sunday night. A tidal surge breached a seawall, water lapped porches, and spray battered windows of about 12 houses. Fence damage occurred as authorities redirected traffic on US 101 and campers east of the beach colony evacuated due to rising water.
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AWOL Service Members Seized After Sanctuary in Church
Denver United Press International reports federal marshals arrested three service members Sunday night for desertion to protest the Vietnam war and seek sanctuary in a Catholic church. Seymour Michael Hayes of Colorado Springs Calo., Robert Bland Jr. of Warren Ohio, and Pvt Eugene Berryhill of Minas North Dakota were taken from the church basement after fleeing from San Diego and from Lowry Air Force Base near Denver.
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Fracas injures youth at Provo Park in Berkeley
In Berkeley a stray bullet wounded Ernest T. Mosley of Oakland during a Sunday fight at Provo Park near City Hall. Police say an argument among five men led to the firing of at least three shots. Mosley was the only casualty and was treated at Herrick Hospital after the incident. The small park, across Grove Street from City Hall, was crowded with about 800 people when the shooting began.
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Connally to Meet Argentine Economic Leaders
Former Treasury Secretary Connally, part of President Nixon’s international Wheeling tour, met ranchers at an Argentine stud farm near Buenos Aires. He planned talks with President Lanusse and Finance Minister Licciarda on Argentine economic problems and would retire to his Texas ranch after the trip.
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London Holiday Train Derailment Kills Four
A holiday London Rail service derailed near Eltham in South London killing four and injuring 129. The eight car train carried about 380 workers and families. engineer Robert Wilsden, 30, died. One passenger described the sudden crash and car flips as the train jolted, then overturned.
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McGovern Gains Delegates Across Key States
Senator George McGovern adds delegates at weekend state conventions as his nationwide total nears 1,000 of 1,509 needed for the Democratic nomination. In Virginia he wins 16 delegates, with 18 from districts and 2 at large, while Humphrey and Muskie win smaller shares. Minnesota allocates 13 at large delegates with Humphrey leading in votes. Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri also report uncommitted large delegates despite McGovern efforts.
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Democratic and Wallace delegate dynamics across states
In several states, McGovern supporters seek pledged influence while five uncommitted delegates are chosen. Wallace holds initial district and at large delegates with limited cross support. Michigan liberals brokered an accommodation to avoid a walkout. Humphrey nears a third of delegates after weekend balloting with Wallace around one third.
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Mills predicts Kennedy as backup if McGovern falters at convention
House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Mills says McGovern cannot secure a first ballot victory and that the convention may draft Sen. Kennedy, who would consider the vice presidential nomination. McGovern aims to reach the 300-delegate mark after New York, while Humphrey and Muskie gain a few delegates in Minnesota.
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Tunney chosen for Demo delegation in California
Los Angeles sources report Sen. John Tunney wins a seat on California's Democratic National Convention delegation despite Mexican American opposition. McGovern urged Tunney's inclusion as party tensions unfold with other state leaders advocating Tunney and Rangel as alternate candidates. Delegates discussed shifts influenced by Chavez farm workers support amid Miami Beach nomination dynamics.
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Demo platform hearing opens fourth in cross caucus series
San Francisco hosts a one day platform hearing with 90 witnesses invited to testify on environment, consumer protection, and corporate responsibility. Western groups Sierra Club and labor groups are represented, as hearings aim to shape the 1972 Democratic platform to be drafted in Washington and presented in Miami Beach.
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