McGovern backs Eagleton amid party debates
Senator McGovern remains 1000 percent for Tom Eagleton as running mate despite supporters fearing the ticket could lose to Nixon. Eagleton recounts past hospital visits and electric shock treatment while urging self resignation if untenable. Dems weigh impact on fundraising and election prospects. a poll shows most DNC members favor keeping Eagleton, with one Massachusetts critic. If Eagleton were to leave, the DNC would select a replacement.
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Mid-Atlantic lawmakers vote against Navy carrier funds
Washington AP reports a 60 to 22 roll call as Sen Scott Schweiker joins others in defeating an amendment to cancel funding for the Navy's fourth atomic powered carrier totaling $1 billion. The roll call line notes how regional lawmakers voted on the high profile defense spending measure.
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Loot Lost as Bandits Fail to Open Vault Key
Cordoba police say six suspected leftist guerrillas seized a small town bank in Taneacha, locked customers in the cellar and bathroom, cut phone lines, but fled without the vault key after taking loose cash and valuables in a hurried getaway.
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Space Shuttle Job Awarded To Rockwell
North American Rockwell Corp won a 2.6 billion NASA contract to build five Space Shuttle orbiters over six years at Downey California. The initial 530 million payment covers two years for two orbiters for testing and flight evaluation starting in 1976, with up to 60,000 new aerospace jobs expected over the next decade.
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Speed Up Help For Flood Victims In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania officials report ongoing flood relief needs after agnes strikes. In Wyoming Valley, housing is the main challenge with mass shelters, double occupancy, and slow HUD trailer delivery. Authorities say 4,500 emergency sites exist but only 243 trailers delivered and 68 hooked up. 2,250 families qualify for small HUD trailers yet only 105 delivered and 22 in use.
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Congress Aims 18 Month Moratorium on Flight Passenger Taxes
A House Commerce Committee approved a bill to pause all state and local passenger taxes for 18 months and to require a Civil Aeronautics Board probe into air passenger levies. The measure, targeting airports nationwide including Puerto Rico and Guam, would fund CAB investigations and report findings within a year.
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Eagleton courting unionendorsement amid ticket uncertainty
Senator Eagleton toured Honolulu as a campaign ambassador for McGovern, seeking endorsement from the Retail Clerks International Association at its convention. Union leaders expected a delegate vote to endorse the ticket before his speech, while AFL-CIO's executive council had declined a full endorsement, leaving unions free to decide.
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Hanoi Rejects Cease-Fire Amid War Attacks
North and South Vietnamese negotiators press for a cease-fire while Hanoi denounces U S bombing and dike attacks. Viet Cong say they killed or captured thousands of enemy troops in Mekong Delta and central provinces. Porter urges talks and the return of American prisoners.
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Groundbreaking Homer City coal gasification project unveiled
The Homer City BI-GAS pilot plant, a collaboration led by Bituminous Coal Research Inc and backed by the Interior Department, AGA, and Indiana County officials, aims to convert five tons of coal per hour into 100 thousand cubic feet of pipeline quality gas. Construction spans two years on donated land, with subsequent operation funded by federal and industry partners.
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Mamie Eisenhower Enters Walter Reed For Observation
Former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, 75, is at Walter Reed Army Hospital for regular periodic observation, disclosed after she entered the facility Tuesday, according to a spokesman. The AP report notes the move as routine medical monitoring.
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Labour Lords ruling holds unions liable for local actions
The House of Lords judiciary committee said unions can be held responsible for actions of their local officials even if acts are independently done. Five longshoremen jailed for contempt were freed as the Labor Court chief called for a fresh start after the ruling. Heath hailed the Industrial Relations Act as the land’s law, while Harold Wilson warned of ongoing labor troubles unless the act is changed to appease workers. Mrs Umberto de Martini donated a Goya painting valued at 2 to 3 million dollars to the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York, depicting Pepita Costa y Bonelli identified as the physician to the Duchess of Alba’s patroness.
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Treasury Report Washington July Deposits Withdrawals Total Debt
Treasury figures show cash position and gold assets with a total debt and multiple asset lines. Figures include cash position near 10.69 billion and 11.78 billion in another column, with a 316 million placeholder and other values, though the OCR text is garbled. Key entities: Treasury, AP, Washington.
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