Kostel Wins Democratic Nod for Lieutenant Governor
At the Virginia Democratic convention Kostel secured the nomination for lieutenant governor after a roll call showed Williams leading early with 546 votes to 377 for Kostel and 255 for Fitzgerald. The gathering, with over 4,000 in attendance, saw disputes over the rules and the field size as candidates were nominated, pledging support from party leaders and notable figures.
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Kostel
Democratic Party
Fitzgerald
Williams
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Isj
Rules Committee
Del
Alan Diamonstein
Newport News
Andrews
Diamonstein
Garbiel
U.S
William B. Spong Jr
Colgate W. Darden Jr
Andrew P. Miller
War Shelling Hits South Vietnam Bases Near DMZ
War reports say rockets and mortars struck Camp Carroll and Fire Bases Fuller and Charlie 2, breaking a 42 day lull with no American casualties. Saigon spokesman Lt. Col. Le Tring Hien suggested the strikes aim to draw a major ground attack to one base near the DMZ.
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Page One
Camp Carroll
Fuller
Charlie 2
South Vietnam
le Tring Hien
Saigon
Dmz
Pamela Davis transfer fight over desegregation row in Alabama
Pamela Davis a 15 year old white student seeks to join a predominantly white school to play clarinet in the band despite a federal desegregation plan directing her to attend a black school Governor Wallace ordered the reassignment causing civil rights challenges The case intertwines with Sino US tensions and Nixon era foreign policy as editors describe reactions from Peking and Hanoi and local school record errors altering Pamela’s zone and school choice
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Birmingham
Ala
Panela Davis
Pamela
University of Alabama
Pye
George c. Wallace
Jefferson County
IRA split wings to broaden campaign into Britain
Provisional and official IRA wings expected to shift from set piece battles to bombing and sniping, with kidnap and assassination of officials. Lifeguards and Royal Hussars to reinforce Londonderry defense, bringing total forces to 12,500. IRA leader John Kelly says provos aim to extend sabotage to British cities including London, Birmingham and Manchester. Joe Cahill vows deeper underground as raids target Patti Kennedy home. crowds outside Londonderry move away as security tightens.
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IRA
Lifeguards
Royal Hussars Regiment
Britain
Londonderry
John Kelly
Belfast
Kelly
London
Birmingham
Manchester
Northern Ireland
Army
Joe Cahill
Provisional
The
Belfast Schoolroom Friday Soon After Brig
Marston Ickell
Cahill
TRA
Paddy Kennedy
Kennedy
Thei
Suchs
Police Authority
Medical case ends as patient stops breathing after admission
The report notes brain pressure from Cammie brain being pushed toward the spinal column affecting heart and breathing muscles. Dr Edward Connally states no cure exists and the only action was support. The patient ceased breathing ten hours after admission.
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Edward Connally
Talks Between North and South Korea Red Cross Talks Backed By Park
Seoul AP dispatch reports President Park Chung Hee endorsed talks between North and South Korea Red Cross officers and offered renewed negotiations on reunification. The plan aims to hold the first bilateral Red Cross discussions since the 1953 armistice amid calls for peaceful reunification and avoidance of big power meddling.
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Red Cross
Park
Seoul
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
North Korea
Koreas
Connally
Peninsula
South
Korea
Choi Doo-sun
Publican Party
Panmunjom
Choi
Geneva
Son
Bridge bidding quiz from a late 20th century column
A series of contract scenarios with South as declarer, presenting bids and rationale. Each problem lists vulnerability, hand shape, and suggested actions from Pass to various slam attempts, referencing standard ideas like Blackwood, jump shifts, and response interpretations, with emphasis on avoiding overreach and guiding partner cooperation.
Senator Scott comments on Vietnam peace talks and hearings
Senator Scott told interns his Senate Banking Committee will hold hearings on the legislation in October. He rejected the idea that the seven point peace plan from Paris is dead, saying negotiations are very much alive as Nixon pursues every channel, and an announcement could come soon.
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Vania
Senate Banking Committee
Scott
Vietnam
Paris
Nixon
OBrien outlines Dems plans and 1972 delegate dispute
OBrien unveils a Telex link between national HQ and Democratic governors and state chairmen plus a nationwide youth voter registration drive. The plan seeks free TV time to answer Nixon broadcasts, fund raising appeals, and issue development. An informal agreement to cap radio TV spending at 5 cents per registered voter is noted, but Sen. Henry M. Jackson reportedly has not agreed. The letter omits court action by reformers seeking fairer delegate apportionment for the 1972 convention. The DC Court of Appeals is set to hear fall arguments on a plan to base apportionment on Democratic national vote history, potentially preserving overrepresentation of small states.
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National Committee
Nixon
O’brien
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
O'Brien
Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Center For Political Reform
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Henry E. Howell Jr
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Miller
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Virginia
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Mathews
William G. Thomas
McMath
Charles L. McCarrick
Halifax
Eastern Shore
Pubisher
Richard M. Bagley
Hampton
Jennis F. McMurran
Portsmouth
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del. June L. Bradshaw
Henrico
del. C. Hardaway Marks
Hopewell
Fairfax
William H. Hodges
Peesepeare
China
HEW
U.S. Department of Justice
U.N
North Vietnam
United States
New China
Rodong Shinmun
Peking
Kim Il- Sung
Ie Ogee Pamee
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Panmunijom
Price
Siag
Kim
Wallace
Jon
Westfield
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Hanoi
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Japan
Eisaku Sato
Verge Are Mann
J. Bevis Hall
Pamelia
Hueytown High
Hueytown
Minor
Pamely
Swieegood Funeral Home
Swheegood Funeral Home
Westein Street
Danville
Cammie
Kaiser Hospital
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William ©. Bohren
Concord
Ulster
Bernadette Devlin
South West North East
Rama
Ameren National Bank and Trust Company
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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