McGovern-Eagleton Decision Hangs Over Monday Meet
President candidate George McGovern said he would meet with Senator Thomas Eagleton on Monday night to assess the situation amid intense pressure over Eagleton's medical history. Eagleton indicated he intends to stay on the ticket as McGovern noted both would evaluate the proper course ahead.
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Sylvan Lake
Eagleton
San Francisco
South Dakota
Rapid City
Mitchell
Aberdeen
Washington
America
Sen. Eagleton
Missouri
Senate
Associated Press
A Man A Motorcycle And Song Of Open Road
A 29 year old professor describes across many states a trip that blends the human spirit with road machines and land. The piece appears in the page 29 feature of the weekly publication.
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United States
Million Dollar Ransom Paid For Mrs Piper Kidnap Case
Virginia Piper, 49, was found unharmed after a $1 million ransom in twenty dollar bills was delivered by her husband Harry C Piper Jr. in a high profile kidnap case centered near Duluth Minnesota. FBI said she was located after an anonymous tip and is in good health with no injuries reported.
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Virginia Piper
C.miergan Aldrich Jr
Suburban
Orono
Aldrich
Harry C. Piper Jr
FBI
Piper
Munsingwear, Inc
John Morrison
Morrison
Miners Demand Fulltime Safety Inspectors After Fatal Fire
About 200 miners refused to work in Purglove West Virginia demanding fulltime safety inspectors in mines. They sent letters to President Nixon and Congressmen including Ken Hechler and Harrison Williams. Williams will lead a Senate Labor Committee investigation into the nine deaths at Blacksville No 1. Ronald Statler says a dedicated underground safety officer is needed for miner protection.
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W. Va
Congress
Nixon
Blacksville No. 1
Ken Hechler
DW. Va
Sen
Harrison Williams
D-N. J
Senate Labor Committee
Ronald Statler
United Mine Workers
Chessplosion fuels chess boom across U.S. stores
The chess boom follows Fischer vs Spassky. stores from Miami to Milwaukee report strong sales of chess sets and books. Mothers bring children for lessons as buyers, many in their early 20s, buy practical sets rather than gifts.
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Associated Press
America
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Miami
Milwaukee
San Francisco Bay Area
Boston
John Wanamakers
Miami Area
R. Sprete
Abercrombie & Fitch
Miami Beach
Weights Pull Youth To Death
A 19 year old Cincinnati resident Stanley Thomas drowned at Winton Woods Lake in Hamilton County after ankle weights pulled him underwater. Deputies said the weights, used to strengthen legs for sports such as basketball, caused the fatal incident.
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Cincinnati
Winton Woods Lake
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputies
Stanely Thomas
Supreme Court delays Pentagon Papers trial start
Justice William C. Douglas delayed the Pentagon Papers case for 30 days to allow defense review of a wiretapping dispute. Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo seek Supreme Court review after transcripts appeared from a defense attorney’s intercepted conversation. Trial Judge Byrne upheld the lower rulings, while the Ninth Circuit agreed. If a writ reaches the Court by August 28, the trial remains stayed indefinitely pending the high court’s decision.
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Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Douglas
Daniel Elisberg
Anthony J. Russo
William Matt Byrne Jr
Pentagon
Yakima
Wash
Byrne
Appeals Court
High Court
Warm Monday Ahead With Sunny Skies And No Rain
Warmer weather today with a high in the low 80s and an overnight low in the upper 50s. Monday will be mostly sunny and warmer with no rainfall forecast.
Wallace Won’t Be A Candidate Despite Campaign Tease
Wallace, recovering from a spinal injury after a May 15 shooting in Laurel Maryland, says doctors advise against extensive campaign activity. He will not seek the American party presidential nomination and may still speak for Alabama Democrats running locally this November. The American party convention is set in Louisville this weekend.
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Ohio
Ted Brown
U's
Wallace
Laurel
Arthur Bremer
Maryland
American Party
Louisville
George McGovern
Alabama
Britain Faces Major Dock Strike Paralyzing Trade
Britain grapples with a national dock strike as more than 600 ships idle and about 70 percent of import export traffic stops. With 42,000 dockers out, food shortages loom and the government warns against panic buying while a joint committee negotiates a pay and job security formula.
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Britain
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Midwest
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H. C. Piper
U.S
Charles Hidalgo
New York City
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Hidalgo
Gimbels
Philadelphia
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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