Democratic Convention in Chicago Faces Tension and Crowds
Coverage outlines liberal efforts to gain Texas delegation influence and the looming clash at Chicago's Democratic convention. It notes Daley's security limits on yippie marches, the likelihood of LBJ’s Thursday arrival, and Humphrey’s camp push for party unity amid potential intra party divisions.
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Chicago
Johnson
Humphrey
Conrad Hilton
Kilroy
Richard
Richard Daley
Dellenger
Freight Cars Derail On Main Line At Thoreau NM
Santa Fe freight derailment at Thoreau near Gallup blocks the main line and delays passenger trains. About 100 men worked at the scene Sunday morning to clear the track.
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Thoreau, N.M
Santa Fe
Thoreau
Gallup
U.S. 66
Winslow
Ariz
San Francisco
Connally Holds Back on Endorsing Humphrey or McCarthy Offer
Connally refused to endorse Humphrey and said he would not release Texas delegates from their favorite son pledge until he changes his mind. He denied any vice presidential ambitions but declined to rule out a future answer. The Rules Committee proposal to drop the unit rule sparked a Texas led challenge and a possible floor fight at the convention.
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Texas
Smith
Connally
Chicago
Daley
Lincoln
Grant Parks
Dellenger
Men In Blue
Johnson
Old Man River
Lehannon
Lbj
Humphrey
Frank C. Erwin Jr
Democratic National
Daniel K. Inouye
Texas Sunday
UUL
Miami Beach
Dave Dellenger
New York
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
al Smith
Tam
Fidel Castro
Cuba
David Carr
McCarthy
McGovern
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Yarborough
Russia
Czechoslovakia
North
Platform Committee
Democratic Party
Hanoi
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Jatal
Doves
Saigon
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
Democrats scramble as convention battles loom in Chicago
At the convention site in Chicago, Humphrey claims 1,480 firm votes for the nomination while a wire service tally shows him with 1,098 delegates. McCarthy and McGovern dispute Humphrey’s first ballot chances as rules fights and regional endorsements surface. McCarthy links to Vietnam policy and questions support for Humphrey, while Texas and New York players maneuver amid strikes and hotel disruptions.
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Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Humphrey
Mondale
McCarthy
McGovern
Chicago
Conrad Hilton
Vietnam
Johnson
Chicago convention coverage and Dallas counter efforts
Report from Chicago details conventions with heat and crowding, the Yippies agitation led by Dave Dellenger, and Texas delegation dynamics. It notes Negro participation rising, Texas seats front and center, and outside groups pushing for candidate support amid platform battles over Vietnam policy.
Eight Killed In California Brush Fire Traps Teens
A 20 mile perimeter brush fire in Glendora California killed seven juvenile delinquent boys and a 36 year old veteran fireman in a funnel canyon as 1,500 firefighters battled to contain the blaze. Five boys escaped, three burned but not seriously. Firefighting crews including trainees worked with 100 trucks 19 bulldozers eight helicopters and seven aerial tankers on Sunday.
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United Press International
Glendora
Calif
Los Angeles County Fire Department
George Thomas
San Gabriel Canyon
Azusa Foothills
California
Azusa
Fire sweeps San Gabriel mountains near Los Angeles
A blaze scorched about 14 000 acres in the San Gabriel range within 25 miles of downtown LA. John Sanford 16 described escaping a hillside flare near Azusa College of the Pacific where a 13 member hose team fought the fire. He recalled the moment the flames surged and the crew scattered with witnesses crying out.
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San Gabriel Mountains
Los Angeles
John Sanford
USC County Medical Center
Azusa College of the Pacific
Thomas
TVA Created By Roosevelt In 1933
The Tennessee Valley Authority was signed into existence on May 18 1933 by President Franklin D Roosevelt establishing the federal agency to oversee regional development and power projects.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Soaking South Plains storms close highways and flood fields
Unusually small yet heavy rains moved through the South Plains northeast of Lubbock Sunday with up to 3 inches in a half hour, closing FM-207 south of the area. Floyd County deputies placed flares to warn motorists as high water persisted. No hail or major crop damage reported, but scattered showers extended to Post Floydada and Hale Center with similar intensity. Continued thunderstorm development is forecast through Tuesday as a stationary front near Abilene interacts with hot conditions.
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Lubbock
Fm-207
South Plains
Floyd County
Sheriff's Department
Post
Floydada
Hale Center
U.S. Weather Bureau
Abilene
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
Dallas
Lockney
Tulsa
Crosbyton
Matador
Abernathy
Brownfield
Levelland
Morton
Orton
Plains
Plainview
Seminole
Slaton
Tahoka
Childress
Shamrock
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Palacios
Freeport
West Texas
Prague under curfew as Soviet troops fire over city
In Prague curfew at 8 p.m. met with gunfire and tank blasts as Soviet and secret police arrests hit. Youths lingered by King Wenceslas Statue while protesters jeered and Russian propaganda blared amid explosions and tracer rounds over the river.
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Prague
Wenceslas
Wenceslas Square
Radio Free Czechoslovakia
Warsaw Pact
Horse Hero B J Lopes into History
A rider recounts the grueling trek of the horse B J Lopes and the moment the great horse collapsed near a gate at a ranch 25 miles past a line camp. A fresh rider rode on to Lubbock for Dr Overton as a woman died at the lonely camp and the child survived.
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John Raley
Hiley Boyd
Hiley
Lubbock
Overton
M.C
Multiple Births Reported Across Local Hospitals
The notice lists several births: a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. William Howard Kurney at Lauf Clinic, a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Robertson at West Texas Hospital, a son for Mr. and Mrs. David Eugene Beeson at West Texas Hospital, a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lehman at Methodist Hospital, a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Patrick at Methodist Hospital, a son for Mr. and Mrs. Don Greer at Methodist Hospital, and a son for Capt. and Mrs. David Hughes at Methodist Hospital with family occupations and service details noted.
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William Howard Kurney
Colgate
Lauf Clinic
Melvin Robertson
47Th St
West Texas Hospital
Texas Tech
Phillips
David Eugene Beeson
6Th St
Gibson's Discount Center
Glen Lehman
Tohoka
Methodist Hospital
Farmer's Co-op Compress
Robert F. Patrick
48Th
U.S.W. Pharmaceutical
Don Greer
42Nd St
Barnett Automotive
David Hughes
Indiana
Apr
U. S. Air Force
Vietnam
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