McCarthy Forces Lose Dixie Delegate Battle
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago the McCarthy camp failed to unseat southern delegates as earlier contests fell short. Georgia and Mississippi delegations faced seating changes while Humphrey momentum grew with Kennedy and Smathers backing.
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Eugene J. Mc Carthy
Texas
John B. Connally
McCarthy
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Georgia
Bond
Maddox
California
Jesse Unruh
Mississippi
Ninth life claimed as brush fire rages near Glendora
A massive Angeles National Forest brush fire near Glendora Azusa in the San Gabriel Mountains killed a San Bernardino Fire Department captain and a pilot, with over 1,200 firefighters battling the blaze that charred more than 20 000 acres. The fire killed Donald Hardenberg 47 the helicopter pilot returning to aid ground crews.
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Glendora- Azusa
San Gabriel Mountains
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ACTION LINE helps readers resolve questions and red tape
The column promotes ACTION LINE service offering problem solving and rights advocacy. Readers may write to Box 230 Long Beach California or call 432 3451 during specified hours to get answers. Questions chosen aim for general interest and usefulness.
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Nixon baby photo will reach Nixon via secretary Rosemary Woods
A reader asks for sending a baby photo to Richard Nixon. Mickie Kies of the Nixon for President Committee will deliver it if sent to 3257 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles or directly to Nixon at 810 Fifth Ave New York. Rosemary Woods will ensure delivery when he gets the note. Also clarified that Social Security requires work credits. lump-sum payment to qualify is not allowed.
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Missionary asks for Boy Scout hats for Congo group
A Congo mission priest requests 25 Boy Scout hats for trained youths. BSA says hats can be provided only with permission from Leonard Mukendi, president of the Bureau du Scoutisme Congolais, while noting each association supplies its own gear.
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Bureau du Scoutisme Congolais
Dubcek Stays So Do Russ
Soviet troops withdrew from downtown Prague as Ludvik Svoboda returned to the castle. Tass said talks with Moscow kept the Dubcek regime in power while troops would leave slowly, with Czechoslovak officials and Dubcek, Svoboda, and Cernik present.
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Dubcek
Oldrich Cernick
Kennedy Wins L A Straw Poll Over Humphrey In Long Beach
A Long Beach straw poll shows Edward Kennedy ahead of Hubert Humphrey four to three among 100 voters. Kennedy leads 42 to 31 with 17 for McCarthy and 10 undecided, reflecting fears for Kennedy’s safety and hopes he could heal the party rift.
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HHH Leads but Not in Chicago Standings
AP tabulation shows Democratic first ballot votes with Humphrey 89 414, McCarthy 4 791, McGovern 3 814, Favorite sons 41 914, Others 1 434, Uncommitted 77 514. Nomination needed 1 312.
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Unruh Keeps Kennedy Draft Hopes Alive In Chicago
Jesse Unruh clings to a possible Kennedy draft for the Democratic nomination after meetings with Eugene McCarthy and remarks on Humphrey. He signals Kennedy might reconsider if enough support appears, while delaying any definitive McCarthy endorsement. Unruh notes McGovern as a further doubt.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Vietnam
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Police use tear gas as protests clash in Lincoln Park
Police sprayed tear gas and clubbed demonstrators in Lincoln Park and North Side streets as hundreds of helmeted officers dispersed about thousands of hippies Yippies and antiwar protesters. At least 50 arrests were reported and three police officers were injured.
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UPI
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North Side
Vacations Glance in Office Humor
A light note observes that a tired looking worker may have recently returned from a vacation. The quip implies fatigue often masks rest and that taking time off can blur into the same pattern of work.
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