Nobody Has Script For Convention
Miami Beach special columnist Robert M. White notes press uncertainty at the 1972 convention. Delegates and McGovern supporters appear uncertain about first or second ballot victory amid changing delegate dynamics and a quieter hippie presence. Missouri ranks 51st in random roll call, potentially influencing the tally tonight.
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Robert M. White
Ledger
Miami Beach
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California
McGovern
Humphrey
Muskie
Jackson
Missouri delegates weigh McGovern shift at Democratic caucus
Missouri uncommitted delegates face a crucial Miami Beach caucus as reports say eight of the 43 uncommitted Missouri votes may back McGovern on the first ballot. Eagleton aides denied a decisive shift while Muskie hopes remain. The Missouri challenge over 12 women with half votes to balance gender parity looms.
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Ed Quick
Eagleton
Stuart Symington
Warren Hearnes
Missouri
Mlinois
Hearnes
Muskie
Credentials Committee
Paula Sue Atkins
Holt
Who's Casting Your Vote at Miami Delegates chosen in ninth Missouri district
The ninth district Missouri Democrats at the Democratic National Convention cast four full votes and one half vote. Delegates named include Forest Noel of Mexico H E Davis of New London Mrs Mary Merrell of Monticello Harold Foley of Florissant and Francis X Walsh of St Louis Walsh holds a half vote Noel is a Hearnes ally and uncommitted under the governor's strategy. Davis is district chairman and Southwestern Bell employee. Mrs Merrell is the wife of Sen Norman Merrell. Alternates include Raymond N Albart of Silex Mrs Bonnie Baker of Moberly and Dan Mahany of St Louis.
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Forest Noel
Mexico
H.E. Davis
New London
Mary Merrell
Monticello
Harold Foley
Florissant
Francis X. Walsh
St. Louis
Noel
Hearnes
Davis
Southwestern Bell. Telephone Co
Hannibal
Raymond N. Albart
Silex
Bonnie Baker
Moberly
Dan Mahany
Ninth Congressional District
Jean Briscoe
John Mellroy
Bowling Green
Anna Jo Wilson
Paris
Woolridge couple welcome first child Lisa Anne at Audrain Medical Center
Mr and Mrs Bobbie Gene Woolridge of 1816 Taylor St announce the birth of a daughter named Lisa Anne born Sunday at 1 46 p.m. at Audrain Medical Center weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. Father works for A P Green Refractories. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Hull and Mr and Mrs Curtis Woolridge.
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Hull
Olive St
Curtis Woolridge
Hevner
David G. Wyatt
Lakeview
Wyatt
Mexico
McGovern and Muskie clash over California delegates
Edmund Muskie proposed a parley of all eight candidates to resolve the California delegation dispute as George McGovern rejected a closed meeting. McGovern, favored for a first ballot, urged the decision on California delegates to be left to the convention. Labor foes and strategists warned of wider party rifts as credentials battles loom at the Democratic National Convention.
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Muskie
George S. McGovern
California
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Maine
Democratic Party
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George C. Wallace
Lawrence F. O’brien
Charles S. Snider
Alabama
O'Brien
Flood Plain Report Ready For City Tonight
William A. Lee, chief engineer of Missouri water resources, will present the flood plain report to Mexico City Council at 7 30 PM at city hall. The final Corps of Engineers report informs flood plain details aiding building regulations. Also on the agenda are ordinances restricting parking on Wade Street from Robinson to Highway 15, with related side street restrictions pending.
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Water Resources Board of Missouri
Mexico City
Corps of Engineers of Flood Plain
Mexico
Planning and Zoning Commission
Gil Patrick
Corps of Engineers
Wade Street
Robinson Street
Highway 15
New Technical School
Plunkett Park
Subdivisions and Growth on Mexico Planning Agenda
The Mexico Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday to review three proposed subdivisions in northwest Mexico and discuss potential annexation by the city. Subdivision sites include Hendricks Street area near previously planned nursing home property, Kentucky Street end near Morningside Street, and west of Arcadia Street. Chairman Maupin asks annexation be on the agenda for discussion and possible council action.
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Mexico
Department lunchroom meal costs fuel transport issue
A quirky line from the Boston Globe notes executives pay $1.51 for a lunch in the transportation department lunchroom where meals cost $16.06, using the contrast to highlight transportation shortcomings and budget strains.
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Bostor Globe
Brick Wall To Help Replace Legs Benefit for Butzin in Missouri
Twenty one masons labor at Sandy's Drive-In in central Missouri to raise funds for William Butzin who lost both legs in a hay baler accident. About 1400 earned at the site plus planned overtime will go to the family to cover medical and living costs as preparations for artificial legs proceed. The fundraiser includes a July 15 barbecue and fish fry at Bell's Lake with three bands, aiding a Masonry foreman seeking return to work.
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William Butzin
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Centralia
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Wulff Brothers Masonry Corp
Columbia
Boone County Hospital
Harry Wulff
Missouri
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Bell’s Lake
Old Highway 40
Missouri State Prison
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Mr. Butzin
Gary Duffy
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