Georgia Democrats Split Over Chicago Convention Fallout
Georgia Democrats face factional rifts after the national convention ousted half the regular delegation for racial makeup. Governor Sanders and party leaders debate rebuilding to include all groups while James Gray plans to block national party electors from Georgia ballots, risking legal fights and intra party strife.
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Ted Simmons
Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
James Gray
Democratic Party
Julian Bond
Bond
Credentials Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Gray
National Party
State Executive Committee
Democrats
Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Reconstruction
Chicago
Lester Maddox
Ihe
Maddox
Memphis Wins Legion Title in World Series Finale
Memphis Post No 1 of Tennessee captured the 43rd American Legion World Series title in Manchester New Hampshire with a 4 3 win over Klamath Falls Oregon in a double elimination final. A bunt heavy rally included a single by Charlie Blanchard a sacrifice bunt by Al Andre and a squeeze bunt by Terry Dan to seal the championship and Memphis fifth straight victory while handing Klamath Falls its second defeat.
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Manchester
N.H
Memphis
Tenn
Klamath Falls
Ore
Charlie Blanchard
al Andre
Terry Dan
Republicans contest three states in early primaries
Voters in Iowa Nevada and North Dakota head to the polls with tight GOP contests for Senate and governor seats. In Iowa a four way Senate race features Bramwell Stanley Countryman and Plymar while Gov. Hughes leads a Democratic bid and a three way GOP gubernatorial fight forms around Ray Johnson and Beck. In Nevada Lt. Gov Ed Fike faces prosecutor William Baggio for the GOP Senate nomination as incumbent Alan Bible seeks reelection. North Dakota offers a two man GOP fight between Ed Doherty and Robert P Mel Carney to challenge Gov. William L. Guy. Turnout expectations vary by state with polls opening at 7 a.m. and closing later in the evening.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Nevada
North Dakota
Bourke
Hickenlooper
Harold E. Hughes
GOP
Alan Bible
Ed Fike
William Baggio
Reno
William L. Guy
Ed Doherty
New Rockford
Robert P. Mel Carney
Bismark
Guy
Towa
James Bramwell
Cedar Rapids
David M. Stanley
Muscatine
Dayton Countryman
William Plymar
Des Moines
Stanley
Bramwell
Gov. Hughes
Robert Nereim
Pat Franzenburg
Hughes
Robert Ray
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