Texas Democrats face contested delegations at state convention
Texans debated contested delegations as hearings began on Monday for the state party convention in Houston. Aiming to name a 104 vote national delegation, factions favored Connally and Humphrey, with Kennedy’s tragic death not expected to alter plans. Recommendations from credentials subcommittee will guide the final convention decisions on Tuesday.
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Chicago
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Eugene McCarthy
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Humphrey
Connally
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Houston
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Morris
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John Peace
San Antonio
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Seymour
Greenville
Waco
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Austin
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Delegates Prepare for Dallas and Corpus Christi State Conventions
Lubbock area delegates head to Dallas for Democratic and Republican state conventions with Monday caucuses and a reception for Lt. Gov. Preston Smith. District and county caucuses set to nominate convention delegates and alternates, with dinners and hotel gatherings at the Statler Hilton and Dallas venues.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Dallas
Opus Christi
Crystal Ballroom
Baker Hotel
Preston Smith
Ralph Brock
Lower Court
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Brock
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Statler-Hilton
Claude Hearne
Seagraves
Dallas Apparel Mart
John Connally
Lubbock County
Corpus Christi
Syd Moore
Driskill Hotel
Symphony Orchestra of North Carolina Tour Italy
The Symphony Orchestra of the North Carolina School of Fine Arts arrived Saturday for a five week concert tour in Italy. The group will perform in multiple cities and collaborate with local ensembles during their stay.
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UPI
North Carolina School of Fine Arts
Italy
Wallace Nominated by Texas American Independent Party
The American Independent party certified George Wallace for the Texas ballot on Saturday in a subdued convention tied to the Kennedy assassination. About 1,200 attendees heard Bard A. Logan praise Wallace as “the one man talking Americanism” while honoring Kennedy's fate and noting the event’s solemn mood.
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George Wallace
Texas
Robert F. Kennedy
Alabama
Lurleen Wallace
Wallace
Bard A. Logan
San Antonio
Logan
Tower seeks Texas GOP endorsement for national convention
John Tower campaigns for the Texas delegation to boost influence at the Miami GOP convention. He says he seeks only to strengthen the Texas group and dismisses plans for a presidential bid while noting Nixon and Reagan are favored by many delegates. Rockefeller camp rejects Tower support as a possible vice presidential move. Registration opens with 2500 expected entrants among 200 of 56 delegates. A Republican Executive Committee meeting is set for Monday with a finance luncheon to follow.
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Tower
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California
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New York
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Rockefeller
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