McGovern Gains Labor Endorsements in 1972 Race
McGovern collects endorsements from major labor leaders representing about 6 million workers in a race where Nixon counts 2.4 million backing. AFL-CIO and COPE back past Dems but split over whether unions can deliver votes. Experts say bloc voting is not guaranteed despite organizational influence and volunteer manpower.
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Poll shows Democrats lead in Gallup vote survey
Princeton AP poll finds Democrats ahead 53 to 47 percent over Republicans with 38 percent undecided. Vietnam war tops concerns at 25 percent, high cost of living 23 percent. Nixon trails McGovern in popularity by 19 points, and voters cite wait-and-see stance on McGovern’s positions.
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Arkansas Weather Summary 24 Hours Ending Monday Morning
Experiment station reports a 24 hour period ending 7 am Monday with a high of 98 and a low of 71. Forecast for Arkansas calls for mostly fair and warm conditions continuing tonight and Tuesday with widely scattered thundershowers. Today’s highs forecast in the upper 80s with tonight’s lows upper 60s to mid 70s and Tuesday highs in the 90s.
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Mrs Mattie Trimble Wilson Pioneer Washington Resident Dies
Mrs. Mattie Trimble Wilson 84 of Washington widow of Joe A. Wilson died Sunday in a Hope hospital after a lengthy illness. She was active in Washington civic church affairs and a long time member of the Presbyterian Church DAR chapter and Pioneer Washington Restoration Foundation board. Survived by five nerves and four nephews and a nephew W Bradley Trimble. Funeral at Washington Presbyterian Church Tuesday at 3 p.m. with Rev Robert L. Hyatt and nephew W Bradley Trimble officiating. Burial at Trimble House Washington after viewing. Herndon Funeral Home in charge.
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Flood Waters Recede Amid Cholera Threat in Philippines
Manila reports the worst Philippine flood as waters fall but officials warn cholera risk rises with scarce safe drinking water. Death toll reaches 108 from July 1 and total flood deaths in central Luzon and Manila at least 435 from drowning landslides or disease. Health teams from the U S military United Nations and the Philippines have immunized over 200000 people against cholera typhoid and dysentery while Health Secretary Gatmaitan says 6 million need vaccines.
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Mass wedding in Bolinas unites 75 couples at Synanon ranch
In Bolinas California a 15 piece band led 75 couples many former addicts to a mass wedding at the Synanon ranch. The ceremony in an oval riding ring featured 19th century dress and a 100 voice chorus singing Shenandoah. Guests dressed in period attire attended a beef lamb and pig feast as Rev. C Mason Harvey officiated.
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Shriver Emerges as Strong Democratic Vice Presidential Pick
Senator Shriver is poised for confirmation as the Democratic vice presidential nominee Tuesday night. At 56 he brings solid credentials from his work in the Kennedy campaign and roles in Kennedy and Johnson administrations, plus heavy campaigning for Democratic congressional candidates.
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Wallace not expected to endorse American party candidate
At the party convention Rep. John G. Schmitz says Governor Wallace of Alabama is not expected to endorse the American party nominee. Schmitz, an ultraconservative from California, notes Wallace spoke by phone with him and said he is a favorite. The convention named Thomas Jefferson Anderson as vice president and discussed ballot access and Birch Society tensions.
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