1972 GOP Convention Euphoria Faces Reality Check
AP analyzes the Miami Beach convention where Nixon leads McGovern in polls but warns of looming risks. Eagleton exit, Salinger inquiry, Watergate fallout, and Thieu’s potential reaction cloud the vibe as Republicans fear a 1948-style setback despite strong industrial-state margins.
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Missouri
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Nixon poised for four years as unity rallies coast
MIAMI BEACH AP delegates name Nixon again with Agnew on the ticket as Republicans showcase unity. Police clash with protesters surrounding Convention Hall leave one lieutenant and a protester injured amid 216 arrests and property damage. The Democratic race in Chicago features McGovern pledging defense cuts and stiff talk on national security. FBI agents kill a bank robber in Brooklyn after a hostage standoff. Heavy fighting reported near Que Son Valley and Da Nang. Elisberg Russo defense seeks Supreme Court review of Pentagon Papers wiretap case.
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Saigon
Que Son
da Nang
GOP Denies $500 000 Violations
Washington AP A GOP official rejects a Washington Post report that the Committee for the Re election of the President violated campaign finance laws handling nearly 500000 dollars. Paul E Barrick says the finance committee complied with the act since 1971 and has cooperated with GAO auditors amid claims of unreported contributions and expenditures and slush funds.
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DesCombes Attends Funeral in Warrensburg
Mrs. Stanley DesCombes of 1027 Michigan St returned home after several days in Warrensburg for the funeral of her brother-in-law Clyde 8. DesCombes. Co-owner of the Sweeney-Phillips Chapel in Warrensburg from 1950 to 1968, he died at 58 amid ill health. Wayne DesCombes, formerly of Mexico and now in Avondale, Arizona, also attended. he is Mrs. DesCombes’ son.
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Stanley DesCombes
Michigan St
Warrensburg
Clyde
DesCombes
Mexico
Wayne DesCombes
Avondale
Ariz
A Quarter For A Cuppacantee
In Nashville a postal worker rested on post office steps with a coffee cup beside him when an elderly woman passed by and dropped a quarter into the half-filled cup. The incident adds a small moment of whim at a city postal scene.
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Nashville, Tenn
Missouri Delegates Back Nixon After Narrow Margin Victory
Missouri delegates at the Republican National Convention voted 20 to 6 on a plan change for delegate allocation. Lawrence K. Roos said Missouri could supply enough votes to push Nixon over the 675-vote threshold while showing strong support for Sen. Eagleton. The Missouri delegation expected a caucus but time ran short, and the plan awards at large and district delegates with potential bonus votes depending on statewide Republican support and officeholder majorities.
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Richard Nixon
Lawrence K. Roos
Roos
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Tom Eagleton
Richard M. Nixon
George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Nixon
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Columbia
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U.S
Saigonese Force Checks NVA Push Toward Da Nang
South Vietnamese infantry and rangers met three North Vietnamese battalions in the Quang Nam valley, claiming 108 enemy killed and 24 weapons captured. Saigon reported 1 dead and 28 wounded. Rockets hit Da Nang wounding 11 civilians, while Marble Mountain facility was untouched militarily. US air power supported Quang Tri with 235 strikes and nearly 1,400 shells fired into government positions as bridges totaled 23 in strikes along the coast.
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Que Son
da Nang
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Marble Mountain
U.S
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