Man Of Plains McGovern Clinches Democratic Nomination
Washington report details George McGovern accepting the Democratic nomination at Miami Beach. The piece traces his career from a plains preacher’s son to senator, highlighting his Vietnam war stance, primary strategy, and evolving public persona as he prepared to lead in 1972.
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George McGovern
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Gary Cooper
Ira Pennington
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McGovern Makes Labor Push in North Bend Stop
George McGovern spoke at a union hall in North Bend Oregon seeking labor support on legislative issues. Two honorary union cards gifted to him were left on the lectern as he departed.
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Pat Donovan
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Richard Nixon
Miami Beach
No FBI Rush By Women
Acting FBI Director L Patrick Gray says women are not rushing to become FBI agents as the bureau opened to female applicants after his appointment to succeed J Edgar Hoover. He notes about 25 or 30 women have applied for agent jobs in Knoxville Tennessee Reuters AP report.
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Chicago Halls Asbestos Spray Fined And Ordered Stopped
Chicago officials ruled against Anning Johnson Co and halted spraying of asbestos fireproofing on the CNA Financial Center in downtown Chicago. The board noted the activity posed danger to many people as about 1000 tons had already been used. Fines were imposed on Caterpillar Tractor Co for smokestack pollution in Peoria, Iowa Illinois Gas & Electric for permit lapses in Moline, Lobine Excavating for landfill faults in Chicago Heights, and Nashville for sanitary landfill misoperation.
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Food prices rise most in months in June
Washington AP report notes a 0.9 percent jump in retail food prices in June, driven by beef pork and fresh produce. The Agriculture Department cites a $11 month sum in the market basket for a four person family, with farmers seeing $528 and middlemen $771 of the annual $1,299 cost.
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Green Berets Stage Kidnap Drill To Train Guard Units
ALABASTER, Ala. AP Special Forces units conducting a summer guerrilla training exercise kidnapped mayor Willie Mathis and Police Chief C. E. Carter as part of a drill to simulate Viet Cong tactics. Sheriff C. P. Red Walker responded by surrounding City Judge H. L. Hollis's home, detaining eight soldiers until the mayor and chief were freed.
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National Guard
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Calley seeks new trial over missing witness claim
Lt. William L. Calley Jr and his lawyers petitioned the Army Court of Military Review for a new trial alleging the Army knew of a missing witness, Charles Dean Gruver, who was reportedly contacted during the 1971 My Lai proceedings but whose whereabouts were then unknown.
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Army case ties Lai Massacre to Calley appeal witness
The article notes a petition arguing Gruver's testimony could lead to Calley’s acquittal in the Lai massacre case. Gruver, a former rifleman, said the Army contacted him during the trial, while Calley remains under house arrest at Fort Benning as appeals proceed.
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