McGovern Tests Landing Strip as Uphill Campaign Starts
Washington AP George S. McGovern walked the Andrews Air Force Base landing strip and praised it while noting a long race ahead for the 1972 Democratic nomination. He reassured reporters that the battle remains uphill but expressed confidence of eventually going over the top. The candidate traveled with Washington press and DC delegates after Miami Beach. He met with party leaders and saw Lawrence F. O'Brien resign as national chair, naming Jean Westwood as the new chair. In Kansas City, Missouri Senator Thomas Eagleton urged a large voter registration drive to mobilize young voters and Black voters. Basil Paterson won the vice chair race after Pierre Salinger withdrew, becoming the first Black leader of a major party national committee. Westwood, a 48-year-old grandmother, is praised as a capable organizer likely to secure the nomination. McGovern plans a weekend at home before a two-week vacation at Sylvan Lake Lodge, South Dakota.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
Andrews Air Force Base
McGovern
New Hampshire
Miami Beach
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Jean Westwood
West Jordan
Utah
Utah Democratic Committee
Kansas City
Missouri
Thomas Eagleton
Eagleton
St. Louis
Pierre Salinger
White House
Basil Paterson
New York
Salinger
Paterson
Westwood
Sen. McGovern
Sylvan Lake Lodge
Custer, S.D
Dickey
Vandalia
Farber
Missouri Supreme Court
U. S
George McGovern
Sen
Thomas J. Osborne
Bill Doak
Jack J. Schramm
James E. Littrell
Mexico
Arthur
Bud) Riley
Eagleton welcomes reception in Missouri after ticket nomination
Missourians greeted Eagleton at Kansas City Municipal Airport as he arrived from Miami less than 24 hours after being named as McGovern's running mate. He spoke briefly, then rested before a hotel appearance and travel to Washington. Eagleton praised labor and Democratic allies while predicting strong party support and signaling a Daley meeting soon.
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Eagleton
George McGovern
White House
Kansas City
Miami
McGovern
Warren BE
Hearnes
Missouri
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Residence Residency Issue Raised On Bond Run
State Auditor Christopher Bond faced questions about residency under Missouri law as a governor race candidate. He acknowledged living in Washington DC and Georgia 1963–68 while maintaining Missouri voting residency, with the constitution requiring 10 years in-state before election. The issue echoes Danforth residency questions and affects ongoing primary dynamics in Missouri politics.
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Jefferson City
Christopher
Bond
Kansas City
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Covington and Brundage
Jefferson City Post-Tribune
Atlanta
Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mexico
Georgia
Missouri
Post-Tribune
Gene McNary
Fulton County
Richard Hicks
John C. Danforth
Danforth
New York State
Knife Wielder Stabs 5 On Bus in Tacoma
A knife-wielding man attacked five passengers on a Tacoma bus Friday night and was shot by the driver. Police identified the assailant as a 2-year-old Tacoma resident who had boarded in Portland, Oregon. All victims sustained stab wounds. the attacker was listed in critical condition while the others were in satisfactory condition.
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Tacoma
Wash
Portland
Ore
Bond Regular Voter Here In 1970 Campaign
A check of voting records shows Mexico's Christopher Kit Bond maintained residency in Audrain County and voted by absentee ballot in the 1970 state auditor campaign. Clerk Glenn Barnes noted he could not quote dates without rechecking but confirmed a regular voting record locally.
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Mexico
Christopher
Kit) Bond
Audrain Yeuty
Glenn M. Barnes
Bond
Judge Rules Wage Control Ltd Relaxed
Washington federal judge William B. Jones ruled the Cost of Living Council overstepped authority by tying wage exemptions to 1.90 an hour. The decision cites a 3.35 figure from a Labor Statistics study as adequate for a family of four, potentially freeing about 14 million workers from strict wage caps and prompting an appeal by the COLC.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
William B. Jones
Cost of Living Council
COLC
Afl-Cio
Jones
Bureau of Labor Statistics
CCLC
Council
Jaycees Dedicate Shelter House in Mexico Park
The Mexico Jaycees officially dedicated a new Jaycee shelter in Robert S. Green Memorial Park, presenting a shelter, barbecue grill and restrooms to the Park Board. Total project cost exceeded $8,000 with city recognition from City Manager Neil Nielsen. The shelter is available by reservation and was funded by Jaycees and Jaycee Wives with city cooperation.
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Jaycees
Mexico Park Board
Jaycee
Robert S. Green
Neil Nielsen
Park Board
Charles Peck
Bill Williams
Mexico
Missouri Military Academy
Mexico Jaycees
Mexico Park System
John
Buddy) Robinson
Nielsen
México Jaycees
Shower knocks down nighttime heat record in Mexico
A brief early morning shower saved last night from being among Mexico’s hottest. The prior high reached 101 on July 31, 1970, with a low that night of 77 previously the record. Smoky Woods reported 0.18 inch in northwest Mexico, while other areas saw minimal rainfall.
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Mexico
Smoky Woods
Jet crashes near Newcastle Oklahoma injures none
A Navy two seat trainer crashed near a farm home in Okla. on Friday evening as pilots from Meridian NAS ejected after the jet caught fire. Lts J H Adams 25 and D V Lyon 27 were treated at Tinker's hospital. The wreck lay 55 by 15 feet with debris scattered up to 75 yards. Fire units from Newcastle Blanchard OKC and Tinker responded.
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Newcastle
Okla
Hearn Smith
Here
Meridian Naval Air Station
Mississippi
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Buckley Field
Denver
Colo
J.H. Adams
D.V. Lyon
Tinker’s Hospital
Smith
Quith
Blanchard
Tinker
Hamlett Urges repeal of legislators retirement plan
In Rush Hill Ray Hamlett of Laddonia called for repeal of the 1972 legislative pension, challenging incumbent Charles H. Dickey of Mexico. A straw ballot at an ice cream social showed strong support for the McGovern Eagleton ticket and Hamlett pledged to sponsor a sun shine style vote disclosure bill. Dickey defended his work on the appropriations panel and noted redistricting changes. A 45 person poll favored Eagleton and McGovern, with mixed views on voting for the Democratic ticket in November.
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Rush Hill
Ray Hamlett
Laddonia
Charles H. Dickey
Mexico
George McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Jefferson City
Hamlett
Dickey
Appropriations Committee
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Eanene City
Muehlach
Labor
Brick Storts III
Storts
Donald J. Gralike
D-St. Louis
David Lee Houlihan
Gralike
Robert Pentland
Judge Rules Wage Control Ltd
Rush Hill Community Center
Audrain County
Littleby Methodist Church
Ledger
Gary Duffy
Jet
Billy
Papa
Don St. Clair
Andrew Crum
J. Holloway Neill
Kevin Farnen
Floyd Lewis
Vandalla
Missouri Association of Counties
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