Chicago preps for Democratic National Convention clash
Chicago prepares for the Democratic National Convention amid denial from the party chair that the event will move. A McCarthy ally accuses DNC of favors to Johnson-Humphrey insiders and shortchanging McCarthy on rooms and phones.
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Chicago
UPI
Democratic National Committee
Eugene J. McCarthy
John Bailey
Stephen A. Mitchell
McCarthy
Bailey
Johnson
Humphrey
Ilinois Bell Telephone Co
John FB. Criswell
Paternity Suit Names Tony Curtis as Child's Father
In Los Angeles a paternity suit names actor Tony Curtis as the father of an unborn child for John Doe Schwartz to be born in September. The suit, against Bernard Schwartz also known as Tony Curtis, requests recognition of paternity and child support totaling 970 dollars monthly plus 1000 dollars for medical expenses with a temporary support hearing set for September 4. Curtis is identified as earning over 50 thousand dollars annually and has recently married model Leslie Allen.
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Los Angeles
API
Tony Curtis
John Doe Schwartz
Superior
Bernard Schwartz
Anna Margaret Henter
Peggy Henter
Curtis
Miss Henter
Superior Court
Leslie Allen
Las Vegas
Bliss Re-elected GOP Chair With $10,000 Pay Hike
Ray C. Bliss was reelected chairman of the Republican National Committee in Miami Beach with a raise from 30 000 to 40 000 dollars per year. Nixon announced the move at a closed breakfast session noting Bliss’s efficiency in organizing the party and the convention.
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Tem
Miami
Chicago
National Broadcasting Company
Mitchell
McCarthy
Conrad Hilton
Hilton
Bliss
Miami Beach
UPI
Ray C. Bliss
GOP
Republican National Committee
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Akron
Ohio
Court Will Review Bobby Baker Case On Tax Fraud
The US Court of Appeals sent the tax fraud case of former Senate aide Bobby Baker back to the lower courts for review. The ruling directs further examination of Baker's conduct and the charges in a resumed process.
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Bobby Baker
Washington
UPI
US. Court of Appeals
Senate
Bridge Olympics results and notable hands from Sweden and USA
The United States women’s team earned bronze after Sweden and South Africa led. A key hand from the Sweden match shows signaling errors and an incorrect first-trick play by Eva Mortenson, with East–West signaling influencing the outcome. Also noted is a separate court ruling on Justice Department wiretap evidence in a 1966 tax fraud and larceny case involving Baker, appealing via remand for a hearing on seized conversations.
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United States
Sweden
South Africa
Eva Mortenson
Karin Eriksson
West
East
South
Rut Segander
Justice Department
Federal District Court
Appeals Court
Lyndon Johnson
Middle Court
District Court
Baker
Fred Black
Washington
Edward Levinson
Las Vegas
Benjamin Sigelbaum
Miami
World Council of Churches appeals for aid to Biafra victims
The World Council of Churches urged more than 80 nations to press governments to elevate Biafra crisis relief in Addis Ababa peace talks. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake called for diplomatic pressure to open relief channels and curb arms shipments, warning thousands suffer without action.
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Geneva
API
World Council of Churches
Biafra
Eugene Carson Blake
Salt Lake City
Council
Blake
Addis Ababa
Ethiopa
Red Cross
Caritas
Unicef
Jail Seven To Climax Gun Battle
In central Los Angeles a gun battle with police ended with seven men and a woman in custody. No officers were harmed. one suspect was shot in the arm, another believed wounded by shotgun blasts after an escape. Discarded Black Panther sweatshirts and Mao Tsetung writings were found at the scene, with firearms recovered.
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Los Angeles
UPL
Black Panthers
Black Panther
Mao Tse-Tung
End Record News Blackout In Detroit
Detroit News ends its 267 day blackout with first edition featuring a new typeface and layout. The paper runs a three part series on a Petoskey mass murder and an editorial pledging to survive labor disputes and avoid another shutdown.
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Detroit
UPI
Detroit News
The
News
Detroit Free Press
Free Press
Petoskey
Mich
the News
Rhodesian High Court condemns 32 for carrying arms of war
Rhodesian high court sentences 32 Africans to death for carrying arms of war and endangering law and order under emergency regulations. Judge Davies rules the Privy Council judgment not binding, affirming de jure Rhodesian authority and mandatory death sentences.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
UPI
High Court
Rhodesia
British Privy Council
Harold Davies
Privy Council
Ian Smith
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