Nixon Looks Forward to Next Four Years
AP reports from Miami Beach and Chicago outline Nixon and Agnew securing renomination, McGovern’s defense cuts pledge, and mixed convention mood. FBI action at Kennedy Airport, Killanin elected IOC president, and protest clashes accompany the Republican gathering.
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Monroe Girl Scouts Trek Wyoming Backpacking Adventure
Monroe High School juniors Jane Caradine and Sandy Hennager, both in Senior Girl Scout Troop 217, returned from a nine day Wyoming Trek at Girl Scout Center West near Ten Sleep. The Wisconsin patrol joined scouts from Illinois New York and California in the summer camp with several travel mishaps and high altitude camping.
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Ruth Saunders
Madison
University of Wisconsin
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Sandy
Rapid City
Jane
Big Horn National Forest
Center West
Pow- Wow
National Center West
Wisconsin DMV Defends New Auto Dealers Code Interpretations
Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles administrator James O. Peterson defended the agency s interpretations of the new auto dealers code amid Lt. Gov. Martin Schreiber s accusation that the rules weaken consumer protections. The piece covers political figures and legal actions across Madison Baraboo Oshkosh Wisconsin Rapids Milwaukee and other locales.
Nixon Nomination Fight Surges With 216 Arrests At Convention
In Miami Beach 216 protesters are arrested as anti Nixon demonstrations erupt around Convention Hall. Police move crowds and clash with marchers while Vietnam veterans and SDS members protest. 3,500 delegates face disruption as night unrest looms ahead.
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California
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New Mexico
McCloskey
McGovern
Miami Beach
Fla
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Democratic Society
Tricia Cox
Youth International Party
Convention Center
Heavy fighting reported at Que Son Valley mouth and Da Nang shelling
In Saigon the Que Son Valley mouth saw heavy fighting as South Vietnamese infantry and rangers faced up to three North Vietnamese battalions totaling about 900 troops. Saigon claimed 108 enemy killed with 24 weapons captured, while South Vietnamese losses were one dead and 28 wounded. Earlier, Da Nang was shelled for the third time in a week, with rockets wounding 11 civilians and damaging five houses, and mortar rounds hitting Marble Mountain air facility.
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GOP candidates seek support in Monroe primary race
Emil Wilhauer and Mike Kelly campaigned in Monroe for the Second District GOP nomination to oppose incumbent Robert Kastenmeier. They outlined tax, amnesty, UN, agriculture, and drug policy positions in a City Hall reception with local Republicans.
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