Humphrey Wins Nomination Sparks Chicago Protest
Demonstrators rally across from the Hilton during Humphrey's nomination at the Amphitheatre. About 3,000 protesters clash with police, 140 youths arrested, hundreds injured, and delegates sympathetic to McCarthy join in a candlelit procession.
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Richard Goodwin
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Humphrey Wins Democratic Nomination on First Ballot
Hubert H. Humphrey secured the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at Chicago after a tumultuous convention marked by anger and police brutality. He led with 1,761 votes, McCarthy second, McGovern third, and Phillips and Kennedy also noted in the roll call while clashes outside the Hilton and Blackstone hotels drew FBI attention and injuries among media reporters.
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Humphrey
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George McGovern
South Dakota
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Washington D.C
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Ramsey Clark
FBI
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Reinhardt announces bid for City Council seat
Local merchant Milt Reinhardt declares candidacy for the October 16 municipal election. He seeks aldermanic office and backs the B-1 urban renewal plan in principle while proposing a smaller cheaper pool to address construction. He also pushes for improved Crescent Heights fire protection, attracting new industry, and a sewage disposal reassessment to tackle lagoon odor.
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Censorship Returns as Soviet Troop Withdrawal Stuns Prague
Czechoslovakia ends brief press freedom as Russian troops withdraw from posts around Prague central committee. Slovak party ousts Vasil Bilak, installing Gustave Bulak, tied to 1944 uprising. Moscow compromise tightens borders and bans Kremlin criticism while Dubcek is reported seized during invasion.
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Democrats back LBJ war policy at Chicago convention
At the Democratic national convention in Chicago the majority backed Johnson administration policy on Vietnam. The minority peace plank was defeated 1567 to 1041, showing deep party split on bombing and de escalation. Humphrey secured the presidential nomination on the first ballot amid calls for reconciliation.
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Minnesota
Democrats Form Fourth Party Nomination Plan At Convention
A fourth party movement seeks to nominate a Democrat and a Republican for president and vice president on a new party ticket. The group, meeting in Chicago, includes DC alternate delegate Arthur Waskow and Rev. Channing Phillips and prefers Senator Eugene McCarthy for president. Republican Mayor John Lindsay was courted for vice president but declined.
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Advertising deadlines shift in Labour Day week at Medicine Hat News
The Medicine Hat News will not publish on Monday September 2 due to the holiday. Advertising copy for Tuesday September 3 is due Friday August 30 and the September 3 issue will run with Wednesday August 31 deadlines.
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British Official Faces Death Sentence in Haiti
A 45 year old British colonial official, David Knox, was found guilty on six charges in Port au Prince for spying linked to a failed May invasion. Observers expect Haitian President Duvalier to decide on a mercy reprieve after Knox’s June 1 arrest and trial. Knox denied involvement as he awaited possible mercy.
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Chad asks France for help in northern rebellion
Chad officials say French troops will aid to crush a rebellion in Tibesti district Borkou Ennedi Tibesti under a limited, short term involvement. President Francois Tomabal baye cited defense treaties and cited danger to national territory amid north southern tensions and recent clashes.
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U S Ambassador Mein Killed in Guatemala City Attack
U S ambassador John Gordon Mein was shot dead in broad daylight as gunmen ambushed his Cadillac near Reforma Avenue. Guatemala's president declared a 30 day siege and three days of mourning, amid a nationwide manhunt for the assassins.
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