Democratic Reform Plans Prompt Big Changes Within Party
Three years after the 1968 Democratic National Convention reform drives reshape the party. The final rules for 1972 delegate selection and procedures were written in Washington with key gains in access and representativeness. A revamped convention committee structure and stripping DNC voting delegate guarantees mark major shifts.
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Washington
Miami Beach
McGovern Frazer
New York
California
Democratic National Committee
Loneliness Gets Parrot A Mate in Kingston
Leland the dwarf parrot, once feather-plucked from loneliness, gains Luella as a potential mate. Donald Hunt keeps them in separate cages by day and together at night, hoping the pair settle and provide warmth. Leland shows new feathers since Luella's arrival but remains prone to feather-pulling while adjusting.
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Kingston
Mass
Leland
Luella
Donald Hunt
Texas
Cheyenne
Wyo
Berkeley
Calif
Nevada City
Hunt
No-Fault Auto Insurance Study Urged By Bowles
Sen Har Grove Skipper Bowles urged North Carolina lawmakers to consider no fault auto liability insurance in a special session starting October 26. He pledged to stay in session as long as needed to lower rates and cited Massachusetts data showing reduced claim costs under no fault.
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Bowles
Raleigh
Sen
Hargrove
Douilford
General Assembly
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Nixon's Ancestral Graveyard In Timahoe Fades
In Timahoe Ireland weeds cover the graves once unearthed for a Nixon visit. The exhumed Quaker meeting house foundations lie derelict and the shrine effort is described as a flop with only a single white memorial stone remaining, dated October 5 1970.
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Timahoe
Ireland
Nixon
Ballyhoo
Richard Milhous Nixon
United States of America
Rat Poison Fails To Halt New Breed Of Rodents
In Raleigh the Smithfield area reports a new rat strain resistant to Wafarin. S G Flowers, a local pesticide dealer, observed rats ingesting large amounts of poison with no harm. He alerted Dr Charles Wright of North Carolina State University who arranged to send samples to Dr William B Jackson at Bowling Green State University for study.
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Raleigh
Smithfield
S. G. Flowers
Flowers
Charles Wright
North Carolina State University
Wright
William B. Jackson
Environmental Study Center
Bowling Green State University
Ohio
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Hose Agilon & Cantrece
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Websters Dictionary
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