Humphrey Seeks Truth As Truman Tells Campaign Year Story
Hubert H. Humphrey and running mate Edmund Muskie visit former President Harry S. Truman in Independence Missouri. Truman advises to tell the truth even when it hurts as Humphrey lags Nixon and seeks late October momentum amid Chicago convention fallout and McCarthy Kennedy defections. Johnson endorsement noted.
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Hubert
Harry
Hubert H. Humphrey
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Harry Truman
Humphrey
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Humphrey’s. Truman
Thomas Dewey
Richard M. Nixon
Chicago
Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
George McGovern
Wayne Morse
Adlai Stevenson II
Johnson
Priest Urges Surrender in Milwaukee Shooting Case
Milwaukee investor Russell D. L. Wirth was shot dead in his home Friday. Suspect August K. Bergenthal, a Chicago financier tied to Red Star Yeast and Universal Foods, surrendered in San Diego after a cab driver and a priest intervened. Bergenthal faced murder and attempted murder charges as investigators collected bloodstain evidence. His wife Mary was wounded but in satisfactory condition.
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Milwaukee
Russell D. L. Wirth
San Diego
Calif
August K. Bergenthal
Bergenthal
Chicago
Los Angeles
Charles Moore
Los Angeles International
Moore
St. Joseph’s Catthedral
Edward Stevens
Wirth
Mary
Fox Point
Universal Foods Co
Red Star
Universal Foods
Harvard
Blast in Iowa building kills one and injures five
An explosion on Marquette Main Street in Iowa killed Walter McCormick and left five others injured, including Charles Lange in critical condition. Building owner Alta Sampson and three tenants were treated for smoke inhalation. witnesses described a ball of fire sweeping through the three story brick structure.
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Marquette
Iowa
Walter McCormick
Madison
Charles Lange
McGregor Hardware
McCormick
Dick Hinkel
Lange
General Hospital
Prairie du Chien
Alta Sampson
Margaret Williams
Catherine Tayek
Knute Christianson
Christianson
Mississippi River
Arlene Bovee
Shara Cota
Mel la Fonte
la Verle Voss
Primary GOP spending highest in La Crosse County races
Republican contests for assemblyman and district attorney dominated campaign spending in La Crosse County. Detailed statements show Wartinbee and Greider in the 1st Assembly District with a mix of self funding and committee money, while Norbert Nuttelman and Burleigh Randolph led spending in the 2nd District and for the county attorney post, with numerous local contributors listed.
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la Crosse County
Esther Domke
Madison
1St Assembly Dist
D. Russell Wartinbee
Wartinbee
Wartinbees
John
Sparta
James
Brookfield
Robert
Owosso
Mich
I. Barge
R. J
Onalaska
Gerald Greider
Lloyd White
James Miller
Norbert Nuttelman
Stanley Peterson
Fred Barge
Nuttelman
Leonard Yeske
Ron Hoyer
Orrin Young
Emma Nuttelman
T. Bliss Conley
Milwaukee
Cliff Aspeslet
West Salem
Willard Drecktrah
Harvey Nuttelman
Rudolph Hulberg
Henry Heider
John Nuttelman
Virginia Nuttelman
Henry Drecktrah
Vilas Young
Burleigh Randolph
Randolph
James Bannen
Hickory Lane
Malaysian Students Attack Philippine Embassy in Sabah Dispute
About 400 Malaysian students breached the Philippines Embassy grounds in Kuala Lumpur and ripped down the flag in protest over Sabah. Prime Minister Rahman praised the demonstrators before claiming he did not know of the embassy invasion. The standoff follows Marcos’ Sabah claim and a Philippine protest. Malaysia suspended diplomatic relations in response.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Philippines
Sabah
Ferdinand Marcos
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Rahman
Marcos
Manila
North Borneo
Strike Ends as Illinois Bell Unions Accept Contract
Union members from electrical workers vote to end a 137 day strike against Illinois Bell Telephone Co. by a 2 to 11 margin, accepting a 36 month contract with a 27.50 weekly pay raise. The walkout disrupted equipment work for the Democratic National Convention and more than a hundred cable sabotage incidents were reported during the dispute.
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Chicago
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
George Jenner
Illinois Bell
GOP
Prolonged Senate Fight Predicted Over Fortas Nomination
The article notes a looming extended battle in the Senate over Abe Fortas for chief justice. Supporters praise his leadership and excellence while opponents critique Fortas and the court. A Judiciary Committee report urges against filibuster tactics as Southern dissenters pledge continued opposition.
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Senate
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fortas
Johnson
Earl Warren
Warren
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Griffin
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Adlai Stevenson
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
America
Russell Wirth
Eugene E. Fischer
Prairie
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Esther Valle
Bovee
Kathy Miller
Viola
Miss Miller
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Edward M. Huebner
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