Chicano coalition weighs forming a new political party
Washington weekend conference of Spanish speaking Americans discussed uniting goals and unity while considering creating a third party. Spokesmen Reveles and Espada urged using existing structures or forming a party, with regional meetings planned to shape a national convention and possible party direction.
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Washington
UPI
Bob Reveles
Arizona
Frank [Spada
New York State University
Stony Brook
Espada
I Minorilites
Puerto Means
West Coast
Midwest
Romana Banuelas
Los Angeles
United States
Lindsay says ticket could include black or woman VP
New York Mayor John Lindsay, amid 1972 campaign testing, said a strong Democratic ticket should not exclude a black or a woman. He noted a Gallup poll suggesting such a ticket could be unelectable but dismissed sex or race as barriers. He spoke in Tallahassee, urged legal gambling extensions, and called for reforms to nonvictim crimes.
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UPI
New York
John Lindsay
Lindsay
Yack
Fronten
Jai Alai
Miami
St. Petersburg
Yorty
California
McCloskey attacks Nixon Viet policy harming morale
U S Representative Paul McCloskey criticised President Nixon's Vietnam policy saying it has nearly destroyed U S armed services morale. He urged immediate full withdrawal to preserve national security and the fighting capacity of the services. He argued Nixon bears responsibility for deteriorating morale discipline and performance among servicemen.
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Des Moines
Mel Closkey
Nixon
Armed Forces
U.S
Cranston requests probe into black and Mexican American hiring
Senator Alan Cranston asked the U.S. Civil Service Commission to investigate alleged nationwide patterns of minority exclusion from high level federal jobs, calling evidence of discrimination in Southern California especially strong. He cited federal data showing minorities underrepresented in top positions despite large share of total federal employees. He urged Compton leaders to back efforts to end war and arms race contributing to economic woes, while leaving voting decisions on Nixon Supreme Court nominees to the Senate after full review.
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Alan Cranston
U.S. Civil Service Commission
California Democrat
Campton
Cranston
Compton
Nixon
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
Yorty Sits On Entry To New Hampshire Primary
Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty signaled plans to enter the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary as a first step toward a nomination. He suggested a mid November announcement if he goes forward and predicted strong liberal candidates would split votes, aiding his path.
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New York
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Yorty
New Hampshire
John V. Lindsay
Humphrey pushes more aid for America economy
Senator Hubert Humphrey urged the United States to increase aid at home rather than funding foreign countries. Speaking to a National Electrical Contractors Association convention in Las Vegas, he argued if millions can be spent abroad in South America and Europe, the government should help Americans first.
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Las Vegas
Updsen
Hubert Humphrey
D-Mins
Minnesota Democrat
Eilectrical Contractors Association
South America
United States
Florida Democrats Move to Block Wallace Bid
In Tallahassee the state Democratic Party Rates Committee adopted a stop Wallace motion aimed at denying Florida delegates to any candidate who wins the state primary and later runs as a third party in another state. Mary Jo Stansfeld framed the measure as not directed at any candidate though she kept a personal target in mind. The plan would strip 61 Florida delegate votes if a candidate entered another state's primary as a third party.
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Tallahassee
Fla
UPI
Alabame Gay
George Wallace
Democratic Party
Florida
Mary Jo Stansfeld
Demos seek Reagan backing in major tax reform
Sacramento Democrats press anew for Reagan support on a sweeping tax reform plan killed in the Assembly. Democrat Jon Gonsalves says he offered to trim about 200 million and take a revised plan to Reagan, willing to accept some GOP terms to cut the package to roughly 925 million annually and reduce renter relief, while seeking spending controls on local government.
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Demos
Reagan
Sacramento
Assembly
Far East
Jon Gonsalves
D-La Mirada
Gonsalves
Ihen Gonsalves
Riles lauds parochial education in California letter
Sacramento reports state schools chief Wilson Riles defended parochial schools in a letter to Archbishop Timothy Manning. He said private schools are not the target of proposed controls and that concerns about nonparochial schools lack sufficient data amid Catholic criticism stemming from an October interview.
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Wilson Riles
AM Ammons
Riles
Timothy Manting
Los Angeles
California
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Vietnam
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Wallace
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Mart Sel Pale
FIC
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Dooley’s Hat
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