Networks Cut Back On Convention Coverage
Networks trim staff for party conventions in Miami Beach amid austerity. CBS NBC and ABC push differing formats while cutting personnel but vow similar overall costs around 6 to 10 million dollars with rent for idle gear adding 180000. NBC reduces staff by 40 percent to 450. CBS down 200 from 700. ABC at 450 versus 525 in 1968.
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Albin Krebs
New York Times News Service
New York
Miami Beach
Galbraith
McGovern
Buckley
Gore Vidal
ABC
CBS
NBC
Walter Cronkite
Eric Severeid
Daniel Schorr
Cronkite
Public Broadcasting Service
Sander Vanocur
Robert MacNeil
San Diego
McGovern Rivals Eying Floor Battle at Democratic Convention
Miami Beach report outlines a complex set of floor challenges at the 1972 Democratic National Convention. The piece explains delegate roll calls, credentials disputes, and how many votes are required to overturn committee rulings, with California tensions highlighted among McGovern and rival factions.
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R. W. Apple JR
New York Times
Miami Beach
George McGovern
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Demonstrators march on Miami Beach Convention Hall
More than 300 young demonstrators led by Vietnam Veterans Against the War marched five blocks to Miami Beach Convention Hall urging Democrats to nominate a candidate to end the war immediately. Barry Romo urged withdrawal and halting US support for Saigon’s leadership. other protests included Zippies and Yippies actions and SDS marchers at Playboy Plaza Hotel with Democratic contributors dining nearby.
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F. T. Macfeely
Miami Beach
Fla
Flamingo Park
Barry Romo
Paris
United States
Saigon
Romo
California Delegates Battle May Decide McGovern Victory
The report details a chaotic convention clash over Germaneness and majority thresholds as McGovern seeks to minimize the 1,509 absolute majority in California. O'Brien may rule on protests while factions maneuver to influence delegate votes, risking pandemonium if counts shift. The process hinges on whether challenged delegates are seated and who participates in the final roll call.
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California
McGovern
O’brien
South Carolina
O'Brien
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Credentials Committee
Democrats Reach Momentous DNC Preview In Miami Beach
At Miami Beach the Democratic National Convention opens amid banners and bunting as delegates from across the country gather to size up George McGovern’s bid and the party’s reform issues. The hall reflects history and tension with security tight, guests and reporters mingle and a parade of figures from Humphrey to Yorty shapes the scene. Liz Renay’s arrival adds a glitzy note as the convention formally begins under the glare of television and public curiosity.
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Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
George C. Wallace
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Huntley
Brinkley
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Tom Pettit
Garrick Utley
Catherine Mackin
Edwin Newman
William F. Buckley Jr
John Kenneth
Howard K. Smith
Harry Reasoner
Herb Kaplaw
Ted Koppel
Steve Bell
Sam Donaldson
Bill Matney
Stephen Geer
Robert E. Clark
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
Students For A Democratic Society
Swank
Playboy Plaza Hotel
Democratic Party
Youth International Party
Sheriff's
SDS
Henry Ford II
Democratic Sors Club
Sorement Erry
Abbie
Batt
Soak
Ed Sanders
AP Wirephere
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Wallace
Maryland
Larry O'Brien
Washington, D.C
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Party of the People
Yorty
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
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Renay
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