McGovern Attacks Nixon Aged Policy During PA Flood Visit
Sen George McGovern toured flood zones in Pennsylvania and issued a white paper accusing the Nixon administration of neglecting the elderly. He traveled from Wilkes-Barre to Kingston, framing the issue as part of a broader four day swing to gain Old Guard support and meet key Democrats.
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Richard J. Daley
Illinois
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Nixon Holds 26 Point Lead In Gallup Poll
Princeton AP: Nixon leads McGovern 57 to 31 percent in a Gallup Poll taken Aug 4 to Aug 6. The survey notes a 1 percent drop for McGovern since a prior poll after Eagleton disclosed depression treatment and resignation and shows voters did not switch to Nixon but to don’t know.
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Admiral Harold R. Stark Dies at 91
Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of U S naval operations during Pearl Harbor era, died of a heart attack in Washington at 91. A pioneer of rapid shipbuilding, he urged a two oceans Navy and later testified before inquiries. Born in Wilkes-Barre Pa, he is survived by two daughters.
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Nixon renomination convention opens with speeches in 1972 bid
Republicans launched their convention events in Thurmont Maryland and Miami Beach to renominate Nixon. Delegates and Rules Committee debated 1978 convention slotting while Nixon's Camp David stay and Florida trip set the pace. McGovern campaigns across the nation after addressing flood relief in Pennsylvania. South Vietnamese forces clash near Que Son Valley as US pilots report heavy weapons in the Da Nang area. Copernicus satellite, weighing 4900 pounds and costing 81.6 million, lifts off from Cape Kennedy to study stars and deep space X rays.
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First Lady Boosts GOP Women Races
First Lady Pat Nixon, wearing red white and aqua, endorsed GOP women candidates at a Miami Beach breakfast for about 250 National Federation of Republican Women members. She praised women running for office and noted a long day ending with a $500 dinner gala. David Eisenhower arrived to attend tributes to former President and Mrs. Eisenhower as plans for the convention continued. President Nixon was set to arrive the next day as Secret Service guarded the Nixon party.
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Drowns In Effort To Rescue Brother
Two St Louis brothers drowned in the Mississippi River while attempting to rescue each other during a swimming outing in St Charles County. Calcier Garr 14 called for help and his brother Michael 17 went to aid him. both disappeared about 30 feet from the bank as their mother Mrs Bessie Garr watched. Michael's body was recovered about four hours later and dragging continued for Calcier.
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Nixon at Camp David Drafts Speech Amid Vietnam Focus
President Nixon as he rests at Camp David and drafts his acceptance speech for a nationwide address. Kissinger travels between Saigon and Camp David as Vietnam negotiations surface to influence the campaign timetable.
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Mrs Ginn Riles Missouri Boost At GOP Convention
In Miami Beach Missouri becomes a focal point as national committeewoman Rosemary Ginn presents the Delegates and Organization Committee report. Kit Bond and Richard Berkeley boost the Missouri delegation while Bond warns of rough campaigning from the Hearnes machine as Ed Dowd faces the governor race. Senator Richard Webster and his son Hill Webster travel to the Kansas delegation for support.
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Crane kills as crane tips in Kansas City street
A construction worker was killed and another injured when a crane toppled during widening work at 40th and Parallel in Kansas City Kansas. The crane was owned by Westside Construction Co. Police said names of victims were not immediately available.
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Union Lays Aside Lettuce Boycott Amid Ballot Battle
SAN FRANCISCO AP The United Farm Workers suspend its lettuce boycott to fight California’s November ballot initiative. UFW coordinator Marshall Ganza says Prop 22 would destroy the secondary boycott, diverting manpower from efforts to defeat the measure. Richard Owens of the California Farm Bureau outlines how the vote limits worker participation, potentially excluding about two-thirds of farm laborers. The lettuce boycott’s prominence is reduced as the initiative takes priority, despite Democratic support for the boycott.
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Richard Owens
Ganz
Troop Strength Down To 39 000 In Vietnam
U S Command reports American troop strength in Vietnam at 39 200 as of last Thursday with sources saying it fell below 39 000 in the following three days, beating Nixon’s timetable by 11 days. Nixon aims to cut to 39 000 by Sept. 1, with another withdrawal planned Aug. 28.
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Senator Sees Much To Do For Disabled Vets
Senator Stuart Symington praised the Disabled American Veterans for gains in veterans benefits but urged more help for those who served. He cited 217,000 disabled veterans registering for unemployment this year and supported a Senate bill to boost aid for full-time students and for vocational training. At the DAV convention, Stanley F. Den Adel of Northridge received the Outstanding Disabled Veteran award. the WWII veteran leads Bank of America’s LA data processing center.
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Korean Floods Kill Hundreds in South Korea
The confirmed death toll rose to 368 in South Korea's heaviest rains in 47 years with 66 people missing. Landslides from 17 inches of rain hit the central north, as Seoul and surrounding areas faced the hardest impact and officials counted 66 bodies in the capital.
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Kirkpatrick Names New Deputy in Missouri State Office
Jefferson City AP reports Secretary of State James E. Kirkpatrick announced James Dowd III as deputy secretary and Gary B. Ryan of Kennett as corporations counsel succeeding Dowd. Dowd, 30, replaces Robert C. Fields who returned to law practice. Dowd, a Missouri native born in St Louis, earned a Georgetown law degree and has served in Missouri Bar activities. He and his wife Katherine Cronin have two sons. Ryan, 34, a Colorado native with a South Texas College of Law degree, was Kennett city attorney and earlier worked for Continental Oil. He and his wife Sue Spain of Cape Girardeau have two sons. Dowd is not related to gubernatorial candidate Edward L. Dowd.
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Unrest Hampers Two British Ports After Return to Work
Britain's 42,000 stevedores resumed work after a three week strike but local unrest hindered two ports. In Liverpool 800 tally men clerks struck over layoffs, delaying cargo handling. In Aberdeenshire, workers walked out again after resuming, upset over cargo deliveries via an unregistered port. The nationwide strike ended Sunday with 6,000 Liverpool workers voting to return to work.
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Mexica L Ledger Ad Rates and Office Hours
The Mexica L Ledger lists daily publication at 300 N Washington Mexico MO with second class postage and pricing. Rates include 10 cent single copies, $2.00 per month carrier, and annual mail subscriptions varying by region with armed forces at $1.25 per month. Office hours are 8:00 to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:00 to 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
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