Platform Talks Demos Wrestle With War Plan
Democratic lawmakers moved toward shaping the 1968 platform in Chicago as witnesses urged an immediate bombing halt in North Vietnam. Rep. Hugh Carey led 73 members in hearings across eight cities, reporting near unanimous calls for ending bombing to aid negotiations, while Sen. Pell warned that Soviet hawks bolster prowar forces. Governors and platform committee members prepared for a Thursday public session and private drafting to resolve Viet Nam and other issues ahead of the convention.
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Washington
Chicago
North Vietnam
Hugh L Carey
New York
Congress
Herings
Carey
Vietnam
Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Pell
Platform Committee
Eugene J. McCarthy
Saigon
National Liberation Front
Czech Crisis Shapes Senate Race and War Debate
The Prague action dims hopes for a peacemaker path in Vietnam politics. Senatorial candidate Gilligan emphasizes a U S Senate bid while leveraging dovish critique of war policy. The Democratic contenders face stern questions on crime welfare and federal reach amid calls for tougher anti crime and gun control measures.
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Czechoslovakia
Vietnam
Politburo
United States Senate
Gilligan
McCarthy
Dovish
Peking
Hani
Prague
Wilbur Cohen
Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
John W. Gardner
Ramsey Clark
Cohen
Gardner
Urban Coalition
Clark
Eisenhower Shows Signs Of Improvement In Heart Disturbance
President Eisenhower, after his seventh heart attack five days ago, spent a comfortable day with no rhythm disturbance and stable vital signs. An anesthetic drug lidocaine, used in treatment, is not yet approved for heart disease though deemed effective. reporters’ questions remain unanswered as doctors call the condition potentially critical. In Los Angeles, Harold Boorman and wife Mary report a robbery at their West Los Angeles home by a man posing as a special delivery carrier, binding them briefly and stealing about $1,300 in cash and jewelry.
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Army
Eisenhower
Food and Drug Administration
L.A
Los Angeles
CNL
Harold Boorman
Mary
Nine Convicts Slain as Ohio Pen Held Hostages Free
In Columbus Ohio four five inmates were killed when authorities blasted walls of the Ohio Penitentiary and freed nine guards after nearly 30 hours. Warden Koloski said the death toll may rise. none of the guards was hurt. Hostages were threatened with fire and dynamite as inmates demanded amnesty and prison reforms. National Guardsmen police and state patrolmen stormed cell blocks, with at least five inmates shot and others injured.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Marian “J. Koleski
McCarthy Fights for Votes at Scramble Over Mississippi Delegates
In a heated Democratic credentials battle at the national convention, McCarthy forces seek to unseat regular Mississippi delegates amid charges of racism. Texas and other Southern delegations face disputes as representatives debate seating amid claims of bias and fair representation.
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Chicago
National Party
Jack Travis
Mississippi
Democrats
Credentials Committee
Texas
Will Day
Albert Pena
Texas McCarthy Group
John Connally
Davis
McCarthy
Georgia
Alabama
Minnesota
Ihe McCarthy
Black Caucus
North Carolina
McCarthy Delates
Joseph Rauh Jr
Rauh
Humphrey
Humphrey-McCarthy
James G. O'Hara
Michigan
Rath
Washington
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
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Koblentz
Nume Aus
Walker's the Friendly Store
Long Beach
Fashion Center
Blue Swan
Frillikins
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Fingerle
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