McGovern Welcomes Shriver as VP Pick for Nixon Race
Senator McGovern says the campaign remains on track after naming R. Sargent Shriver as his running mate to replace Eagleton. The DNC begins an extraordinary session to ratify the choice with some leaders cautious about the ticket’s odds against Nixon and Agnew.
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UPI
George S. McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
R. Sargent Shriver
Kennedy Brothers
Peace Corps
France
Missouri
Thomas F. Eagleton
Democratic National Committee
McGovern -Shriver
Spiro T. Agnew
Hawaii
David McClung
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Hollings
Shriver
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Edward M. Kennedy
Eunice
Hyannis
Mass
Rockville
Nebraska
Democratic
Tom Ketley
Gladys Gladflock
New England
Airline deny boy with cancer. another flight home granted
Ten year old Danny Blackburn, dying from brain cancer, was denied a seat home by one carrier citing FAA rules on oxygen equipment. A second airline intervened, interpreted the rules differently, and flew Danny and his parents from Denver to Lowell arriving early Sunday after a three hour wait in Stapleton Airport.
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UPI
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Lowell
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Stapleton International Airport
North Vietnamese Attack Cambodian Posts Near Kompong Trabek
UPI reports North Vietnamese troops stormed Cambodian government positions near Kompong Trabek on Highway 1 as U S air strikes claimed to destroy 18 Soviet T54 tanks. Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces recaptured Kompong Trabek earlier but faced a renewed Communist offensive.
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UPI
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Cambodia
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
U.S
Prey Veng
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Hue
Sadat Receives Important Soviet Message on Arab Relations
Al Ahram reports President Sadat has received an important message from Leonid Brezhnev signaling progress in Soviet Arab ties. The note precedes anticipated talks with Egypt's Arab Socialist Union as Soviet advisers withdraw, marking shifts since July 18.
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Cairo
al Ahram
Anwar Sadat
Leonid I.brezhnev
Sadat
Egypt
Arab Socialist Union
The
Middle East
U.S
William P. Rogers
County to join regional law pact with Ventura and SLO
Santa Barbara County Supervisors will consider a resolution to join a new Region 1 A mutual aid plan with Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties. The pact covers emergency aid during floods fires civil disorders and other disasters.
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Santa Barbara
Ventura
San Luis Obispo
George Kading
Los Angeles
California
Sheriff's Department
John W. Carpenter
Joel B. Honey
Carpenter
Capt
Honey
Santa Barbara County
Isla Vista
Fritz Patterson
James Webster
University Area
Group may appeal commission's decision on farm colony plan
Morningstar Farm Inc sponsors who lost a bid for a 50 acre religious and farm colony east of Lompoc may appeal the County Planning Commission ruling to the Board of Supervisors. Neighbors opposed the size and bunkhouses while commission members praised the youths program and noted the board could approve with size-reducing conditions. Three Santa Barbara area couples who bought the farm without purchase conditioned on approval were named in discussions.
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County Planning Commission
Lompoc
Board of Supervisors
County Planning
Santa Barbara Area
Westmont College
County seeks extended Public Employment Program funding
County Administrative Officer Raymond D. Johnson recommended the Board of Supervisors extend the countywide Public Employment Program as federal funding nears one year. He also supported District Attorney David D. Milner’s request for three more family support investigators and two stone clerks plus equipment, starting Sept. 1 with contingency funds, to boost child support enforcement under welfare reform.
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Raymond D. Johnson
Board of Supervisors
Johnson
David D. Milner
Sun emits powerful flares may disrupt Earth communications
NOAA official Ralph Segman warned a solar flare chance of percent and a 35 percent chance of a major event. If triggered, a magnetic storm 15 to 70 hours later could disrupt radio, power lines, and even pigeon navigation but not threaten human safety. The sun has been unusually active since last Wednesday with one major flare and a magnetic storm causing power surges and trans Atlantic service disruptions. Deer hunters report moderate success as fire crews urge residents to clear alleys of litter and weeds.
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