Credentials dispute nears DC appeals court in 1968 race
In a DC Circuit hearing, lawyers pressed to overturn California and Illinois credentials rulings shaping the Democratic nominating contest. Judge Hart had refused to intervene, noting no clear constitutional principle. Humphrey predicted a safe margin could secure the nomination if upheld. McGovern gains labor backing and a delegate headcount shows McGovern leading but short of the 1,509 needed.
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Washington
California
Illinois
Democratic Credentials Committee
George Hart
U.S. District Court
Hart
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Daley
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
McGovern
Miami Beach
Korea and North Korea Agree On Peaceful Unification Talks
Seoul and Pyongyang said high level talks led to a plan for a South North Coordinating Committee to promote peaceful unification. A telephone hotline, joint exchanges, and a pledge to avoid provocations were announced. Talks occurred May 25 in Pyongyang and May 29 to June 1 in Seoul, with Lee Hurak and Kim Young joo to co chair.
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Seoul
South
North Korea
Pyongyang
North
Chung Hee Park
Kim Il Sung
South Korea
Koreas
Korea
U.S
Japan
Lee Hu-rak
Central Intelligence Agency
Kim Young-joo
Kim
Lee
South-North Coordinating Committee
Wallace takes short jaunt amid hospital stay
Alabama Governor George Wallace, wounded in an assassination attempt on May 15, has taken a four hour outing to Bethesda Maryland and Sunday dinner with his physician. Wallace, still partly paralyzed, waved from a car upon returning to the hospital. He plans to leave Friday for the Democratic national convention in Miami Beach, stopping in Alabama. Arthur Bremer has been moved to a state hospital for a court ordered mental examination after his arrest for shooting Wallace.
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Alabama
George Wallace
Holy Cross
Silver Springs
Bethesda
Silver Spring
Wallace
Joseph Schanno
Cornelia
Hospital
Miami Beach
Irish murderer abducted may be in Canada
Belfast reports raised the possibility that abducted Protestant killer Augustus Spence was flown to Canada from Aldergrove Airport or Montreal via Prestwick. Police said there is no confirmation he is outside Northern Ireland. The probe includes checking passenger lists amid conflicting reports about his fate and location.
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Belfast
Belfast Telegraph
Augustus (Gusty) Spence
Canada
Aldergrove
Associated Press
Spence
Montreal
Prestwick
Scotland
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Northern Ireland
The
Telegraph
British Army
Peter Ward
Ulster
London
Air Canada
British Overseas Airways Corp
Barricade Foiled as UDA Clashes Rattle Belfast Stronghold
In Belfast, British troops halted a four hour stand off as 8,000 masked Ulster Defence Association militants clashed with 600 soldiers. Protestants hailed the effort as a great victory amid the barricade attempt at a Protestant stronghold.
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Belfast
Ulster Defence Association
UDA
Peace River flood damage near $1 million
Federal aid in Alberta denied as damage from floods in the Peace River area nears one million dollars with 97 percent of the assessment complete. Minister Al Adair says rehabilitation loans are being explored for victims while provincial aid already assists some evacuees. Police report an eighth body found after a violent weekend.
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Edmonton
Peace River
al Adair
Alberta
Peace River District
World chess championship game delayed after protest
The opening game was postponed as Spassky walked out of a meeting with organizers after accusing American challenger Bobby Fischer of rule violations. Tass reported Spassky demanded punishment for Fischer while American reps sought compromise amid what organizers called complications.
Dockers discuss return-to-work plan in Montreal
Striking longshoremen at Montreal Trois Rivieres and Quebec City held closed meetings in Montreal and other cities to consider federal labor department proposals aimed at ending the seven week strike. Union leaders await a vote on return-to-work terms including a job or income security plan within a March agreement, funded by cargo levies.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence
Federal Labor Department
Quebec
Trois Rivieres
International Longshoremen’s Association
Trois-Rivieres
Quebec City
Union
Maritime Employers Association
Bernard Wilson
Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Employers’ Association
Labor Department
MEA
Wilson
William Kelly
U S dollar slides in Europe amid market intervention
The U S dollar fell toward its floor in European trading as the pound sterling slid, prompting West German central bank action. Across Paris, Zurich, Brussels and other cities the dollar weakened to near floor levels with limited central bank support and last minute Tokyo selling triggering Bank of Japan purchases.
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London
United States
Frankfurt
Tokyo
Bank of Japan
U.S
Paris
Bank of France
Zurich
Brussels
Paratroops advance near Quang Tri City in Vietnam
South Vietnamese paratroops with U S advisers pushed to the southwestern edge of Quang Tri City driving back North Vietnamese defenders. They recaptured 12 artillery pieces and killed at least 20 enemy troops as Marines near the city move to seal the town. Provincial districts Mai Linh and Hai Lang were recaptured. North Vietnamese resistance stiffens with bunkers seen along a heavy fortifications line. An adviser reported 23 enemy killed and several captures amid B 52 strikes.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Mai Linh
Hai Lang
Gail Furrow
Furrow
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Chicago
Richard Daley
Jerry Wurf
American Federation of State
Wurf
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Maine
Federation
George C. Wallace
Muskie
Shankill Road
Irish Republican Army
Ower
Ainsworth Avenue
Creggan
Bogside
IRA
Londonderry
Free Derry
Europe
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