McGovern Forces Face Challenge in Party Fight
Washington AP report on McGovern’s bid facing a California credentials challenge and internal party disputes. Platform draft echoes McGovern positions while inviting rival embrace. California votes, Daley Chicago delegation, and O'Brien chairmanship dominate the battle as Meany comments and Arkansas support surface.
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Washington
George McGovern
California
McGovern
Democratic Party
Miami Beach
Alabama Gay
George C. Wallace
Wallace
South
Arkansas
Lawrence F. O’brien
National Party
Alabama
South Carolina
Florida
Hubert H. Humphrey
Burke Marshall
Associated Press
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Credentials Committee
Marine drive to recapture Quang Tri opens Vietnam front
More than ten thousand South Vietnamese marines and paratroopers crossed the My Chanh river in the first attack to retake Quang Tri Province. The assault stretched a ten mile front from the South China Sea to the foothills west of Highway 1 with B 52 bombers and offshore fire aiding the push.
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Saigon
My Chanh
Quang Tri
South China Sea
Highway 1
U.S
Key Platform Planks for Democratic Platform 1972
AP reports draft planks from the Democratic Platform Committee for the 1972 convention. Vietnam calls for immediate and complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Indochina if the war has not ended before the next administration. Busing supports desegregation as per Supreme Court decisions to improve education. Tax reform favors repealing most tax preferences 1974-76 and closing unjustified loopholes. Ceilings push to end Nixon wage and price controls and establish fair stabilization affecting profits and wages. Draft proposes abolition of the draft. Amnesty favors converting prosecutions for conscientious objectors after fighting ends. Middle East supports Israel military aid and direct negotiations for a durable political settlement.
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Washington
Democratic Platform Committee
Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Supreme Court
Mills-Mansfield
America
Missourians Deny McGovern Support
Kansas City AP report says two Missouri Black Caucus members, Dorothy Dudley and Rosemary Lowe, deny pledging support to Sen. George S. McGovern for the Democratic presidential nomination. Rep. William Clay claimed eight Black Caucus members backed McGovern, a claim disputed by Dudley and Lowe who remain uncommitted amid named supporters from St. Louis and others.
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Kansas City
Missouri
George S. McGovern
Dorothy Dudley
Rosemary Lowe
William Clay
D-Mo
McGovern
Clay
Geneva Wright
Leroy Tyus
Fred Weathers
James Troupe
Geneva King
St. Louis
Tornadoes Sweep Over Southwest Oklahoma Cities
Tornadoes hail and high winds hit Oklahoma City and Tulsa Tuesday night with no major injuries reported. A tornado damaged the National Guard Armory in Tulsa and caused wall and barn damage along with roof and window issues. Tinker Air Force Base logged 83 mph gusts as funnels were sighted near Moore and Norman.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
National Ward Armory
Tulsa County Fairgrounds
Armory
Tulsa
St. Francis Hospital
Highway Patrol
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma City
Tinker Air Force Base
Norman
Moore
Ft. Gibson Reservoir
Wagoner
Shawnee
Coweta
Hulbert
Cherokee
Short in transformer cuts lights in downtown Mexico
A transformer house short south of the fire department darkened downtown Mexico for 30 to 45 minutes Tuesday evening. The fire department alerted Missouri Power and Light Co. when lights would not come on at about 8:30. The utility repaired the fault.
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Mexico
Missouri Power and Light Co
Guadalcanal Marines Home For Burial Memories Rise At Arlington
At Arlington National Cemetery five Marines killed on Guadalcanal were identified in 1942 and later found unmarked graves. Families, led by Mollie Johnston, sought return of their sons, with one woman’s plea, “if it takes a hundred years,” fulfilled when skeletal remains and ID tags were located in 1970.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Guadalcanal
Mollie Johnston
Littleton
N.C
Pacific Island
David W. Johns
Johnstown
Eugene Johnston
John F. Suggs
Richlands
Paul E. Gagnon
Augusta
Maine
Godfrey £. Hunter Jr
Winston-Salem
7Th Marines
1St Marine Division
Matanikau River
Point Cruz
Marine Corps
Johnson
Y. Timothy Kwaimani
G.E. Hunter
U.S.M.C
New Democrats to Elect Officers at Garfield Center
The New Democratic Coalition will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow night at Garfield Community Center to elect officers and to plan for the August primary, according to temporary chairman Mrs. George H. Craddock.
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New Democratic Coalition
Garfield Community Center
George H. Craddock
Finance Charges Count as Interest
A new IRS ruling allows all finance charges on revolving charge accounts to be deductible as interest on income tax returns. The retroactive decision covers revolving accounts at retailers and bank credit cards with 18 percent plus rates. Charges past three years are eligible. typically no charge is added if purchases are paid within 30 days of billing.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Mexico Ledger Rates and Address Notice
Mexico Ledger lists publication details and mailing rates for subscriptions and service areas. It states the office at 300 N Washington St, Mexico MO, with varying yearly and monthly prices for Audrain and neighboring counties, other Missouri counties, and out of state, plus armed forces rates and office hours.
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N. Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
Flood relief fund approved by Senate for Agnes damage
The Senate voted 200 million in emergency flood relief for Agnes victims in Maryland Virginia New York and five states. Funds go to the Office of Emergency Preparedness with 92.5 million already in a disaster relief fund. House approval uncertain before July recess.
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Senate
United States
Nixon
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Virginia
Maryland
New York
Office of Emergency Preparedness
House
Small Business Administration
Joseph Montoya
Dn.m
Agnes
Pennsylvania
Florida
Rapid City
California
Sacramento County
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