Power Brokers Shaken as Democratic Convention Opens
Washington reports the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach will look unlike any prior gathering as reform rules dilute old power blocs. Delegates skew younger and more diverse, with about one third women and 15 percent black, while traditional blocs fracture under McGovern and reform advocates.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
Miami Beach
McGovern
Shirley Chisholm
National Committee
Texas
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Cease Fire In Ireland Threatened by IRA Violence
In Belfast a surge of violence threatened a cease fire accepted by Britain. Provisional IRA militants claimed remote control mines killed three British soldiers near Dungiven and wounded five others, while a 17 year old civilian Patrick McCullough was shot dead on Antrim Road. The British called the mine attack a planned murder.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Provisional
Dungiven
Patrick McCullough
Antrim Road
Morgan County Heart Association Unit Plans Year
The Morgan County Heart Association Unit will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in City Hall courtroom to outline next year's program and elect officers. Special guest Dora Quarles of the Birmingham regional office will attend. The nominating committee will propose Dr. Arthur A Stamler for president. For the first time two vice presidents will be elected representing Decatur and Hartselle and the area.
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Morgan County Heart Association
City Hall
Dora Quarles
Birmingham
Arthur A Stamler
Helen Collier
Timber wolf misidentified as coyote in Illinois
AP reports Jay Cordray believed he killed a timber wolf but sent photos to the Illinois State Museum. Zoology curator John K. Paul identified the animal as a pure coyote, not a timber wolf, noting it likely originated from northern regions.
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Springfield
Jay Cordray
Illiinois State Museum
John K. Paul
Museum
Paul
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