Mississippi Democrats Seat Loyalists Over Regulars at Convention
The Democratic Credentials Committee approved seating the Mississippi loyalist delegation over the regulars, rejecting a 40 percent compromise as Aaron Henry and Charles Morgan Jr. held for half the slate. The vote mirrored 1968 dynamics amid debates over rules and representation. The Illinois anti-Daley dispute also advanced, with the Daley faction facing a federal court setback though the state case continues.
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William L. Waller
Democratic Committee
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Charles Morgan Jr
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Morgan
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Chicago
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Rehnquist
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Miami Beach
Daley
Spirit of America Festival at Point Mallard Highlighted
Spirit of America Festival events unfold at Point Mallard on Tuesday with Sub Deb club members aiding hostesses. Harold Watkins of the festival committee praises the help from Beth Williams Carla Spanger and Judy Jones in this community pageant.
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Point Mallard
Harold Watkins
America Festivame
Beth Williams
Carla Spanger
Judy Jones
Former JFK Aide Tazewell Shepard to Speak at Spirit of America Festival
Rear Adm. Tazewell T. Shepard Jr., a WWII hero and JFK aide, will be the main speaker at the sixth annual Spirit of America Festival at Point Mallard. He is to speak after the Bicentennial Flag presentation during the Independence Day celebration in Mobile.
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John F. Kennedy
Point Mallard
Mobile
Alabama
Adm
Shepard
James O'Hara
Adm Shepard
Audie Murphy
Johnny Cash
Murphy
Naval Academy
San Francisco
Savo
Guadalcanal
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Gilbert and Marshall Islands
Wake
Truk
Palaus
Navy Cross
Kidnapping Casts Shadow Over Mount Zion Town
Authorities probe a Saturday kidnapping in Mount Zion near Cedar Cove Road where Barbara Woods, a Decatur real estate firm employee and mother of two, was allegedly dragged at gunpoint from her home. A ransom note demanded sixty thousand dollars as tracking dogs and law enforcement swarmed the area. A nephew found Woods after she cried out in a wooded hillside area. two masked men fled after a bite incident. The case remains unsolved with no suspects identified.
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Hartseller
Barbara Woods
Decatur
Keith Wallace
Cedar Cove
Weeds
Huntsville
Woods
McGovern Might Bolt If Nomination Blocked
Senator George McGovern warned that if he is denied the Democratic nomination by an illegitimate power play he would bolt the party. In a Life magazine interview he said he would run as an independent or back another independent candidate if the nomination is thwarted by entrenched politicians.
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George McGovern
Life Magazine
McGovern
Life
Spirit Traffic Control Readied for Festival Delays
Lt. C. W. Tutwiler of the Decatur Police Department announced a traffic plan for the Spirits of America Festival. Patrols and Flint Rescue Squad members will direct traffic, gates will close at 9 30 p.m., and fireworks will start at 9 45 p.m. sharp to prevent entry during display.
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C. W. Tutwiler
Decatur Police Department
Tutwiler
Police Department
Flint Rescue Squad
Butch Emmons
Grounds
Jim O'Hara
Venezuela Declares Independence From Spain in 1811
On this day in 1811 Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain. Quick weather shows a high of 88 and a low of 65 with a 20 percent rain chance tonight.
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South American
Spain
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