Missouri primary race shapes up amid many Democrats
Missouri voters face a busy primary with 17 gubernatorial candidates, a lieutenant governor contest, and a constitutional amendment on government reorganization. Key figures include Dowd, Morris, Teasdale, and Bond in the Democratic and Republican fields, alongside incumbents and rising reform contenders.
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St, Louis
Missouri
James C. Kirkpatrick
Morris
Dowd
Walkin
Joe
Teasdale
Kansas City
Jackson County
Bar R. Blackwell
Hillsboro
LeRoy Schantz
Springfield
U.S. Labor Department
Law and Order
Christopher “Kit Bond
Bond
Missouri Supreme Court
Bus
King
Clayton
Gene McNary
St. Louis County
Sam’ Houston Simons
St. Louis
Charles Baker
Pleasant Hill
Stephen Burns
Des Peres
Harvey Euge
Paul J. Leonard
Jackson
Charles S. Miller
Ledger Editorially Recommends Candidates for State Office
The Ledger endorses in tomorrow's primary Democratic nominees Edward L. Dowd for Governor Jack J. Schramm for Lieutenant Governor James C. Kirkpatrick for Secretary of State James I. Spainhower for State Treasurer and James E. Spain for Attorney General. It also endorses Republican candidates Christopher Bond for Governor William Phelps for Lieutenant Governor and supports Constitutional Amendment No. 1.
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Democratic Party
Edward L. Dowd
Jack J. Schramm
James C. Kirkpatrick
James I. Spainhower
James E. Spain
Republican Party
Christopher
Kit) Bond
William
Bill) Phelps
Committee Takes Up Challenges In McGovern Era Nominations
Washington AP reports the Democratic National Committee opens a three day meeting to nominate a running mate for George McGovern. The session also tackles seating disputes including a Chicago slate led by Mayor Richard J Daley and alderman William Singer. New challenges come from Wisconsin New Jersey Ohio and Virginia as Illinois Greek tensions play out over delegation seats and a move to replace Sen Eagleton. Mexico polls locations listed for voters tomorrow.
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Shriver
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Cape Cod
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Rose Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Hickory Hill
Robert Kennedy
Miami
Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union
New England
Shriver Gets Cram Course for McGovern Vice Presidency
Washington AP Sen George McGovern moves to energize his delayed campaign by giving Sargent Shriver a cram course on becoming McGovern’s running mate. Shriver, Kennedy in law and former diplomat, vows to tour the country and sharpen foreign policy and welfare messaging.
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George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Kennedy
America
McGovern
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Maryland
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Welfar Shriver
U.S
France
Peace Corps
Office of Economic Opportunity
Fire at Fairmount Park Kills 14 Horses
A barn fire at Fairmount Park near Collingville destroyed part of the stable area. About 30 horses were inside. officials said 14 horses died and 15 were pulled from the burning building by handlers including Dennis Cooper and jockey John Capizzi. The final tally was not immediately known.
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Collinsville
Ihh
Fairmount Park Race Track
Collingville
St. Louis
Dennis Cooper
John Capizzi
Bremer Father Claims Son Crucified Over Wallace Shooting
William Bremer of Milwaukee says Arthur H. Bremer needs mental treatment not prison for the May shooting of Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace. He lectures on his son’s alleged insanity, plans an appeal, and seeks donations. Bremer calls the Maryland case a travesty and contrasts it with a hypothetical outcome if his son were Black or a radical.
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Milwaukee
Wis
William Bremer
Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Maryland
Bremer
Angela Davis
South Side
Upper Marlboro
Wallace
Arthur Marshall
Family Rousted When Benton City Home Burns
A family of four was awakened by smoke and fled their Benton City two bedroom home near the cemetery. The fire department arrived within 15 minutes but the attic blaze had grown too large to control. The Landis family, insured, is staying with relatives while seeking a new home.
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Benton City
Gary Lee Landis
Martinsburg
Landis
Landises
Farber Centennial Opens with Candidate Spotlight
Farber celebrated its centennial with a parade display and events drawing former residents and visitors. The political spotlight focused on District 49 hopefuls for the legislature as candidates from Audrain, Caivie township, and nearby areas spoke at the downtown gathering. Governor candidate William McKinley Thomas, 76, railed at state officials as shyster lawyers and pledged aid to the elderly.
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Farber
Caivie
William McKinley Thomas
Caivie Township
centennial commemorations draw local political support
Merrill commends the Centennial Bill and centennial event as a source of renewed spirit. Candidates Nay Hamlett James Littrell Don St. Clair and others reiterate experience and qualifications during a Democratic tour, with Republican speakers later voicing support.
Four Lt Governor Candidates at Plunkett Park Rally
A crowd of nearly 300 Republicans plus a few Democrats and independents heard four candidates for lieutenant governor at a Plunkett Park rally amid civic talk and campaign humor. The event featured former Boone County legislator George Parker, Cullen Cline for Gene McNary, James Lemon running for the local legislature, and other local contenders including Robert Prange for Congress, Lon Nichols for eastern district judge, Don Fairley for sheriff, Connie Pickering for coroner, and Nadine Thurman for attorney general, with Carolyn Bond adding color from Kit Bond’s gubernatorial bid.
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Jane Farnen
Lewis Melahn
George Parker
Andy Runge
Kit Bond
Nadine Thurman
Clarence
John Danforth
Don Nichols
Farber
Plunkett Park
Mexico
Carolyn Bond
Boone County
Columbia
Cullen Cline
Gene McNary
Bend
James Lemon
Hallsville
Jimmy Lemon
Robert Prange
Congress
Lon Nichols
Don Fairley
Connie Pickering
Pickering
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Bob) Howard
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