McGoverns Midwest swing builds momentum and scrutiny
Senator George McGovern begins a four day Midwest tour with stops in Ohio Wisconsin and downstate Illinois. He gains labor backing from 25 unions forming a National Labor Committee and signs veteran economists Charles Schultze and Walter Heller to review tax welfare and employment ideas. Heller notes a possible shift from a universal 1000 cash grant toward tax credits for low income groups while McGovern maintains his core tax reform goals. Shriver promotes labor support in West Virginia as McGovern plans Springfield Racine Milwaukee and Youngstown engagements and private talks with party leaders.
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Washington
George McGovern
Midwest
Ohio
Wisconsin
Illinois
Chicago
Richard J. Carey
Apl-Cio
National Labor Committee
McGovern
Charles Schultze
Walter Heller
Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Kennedy
Johnson
Schultze
LBJ
New Labor Coalition
Joseph Kennan
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Joseph Beirner
The
Communications Workers
Floyd Smith
International Association of Machinsts
Paul Jennings
International Union of Electrical Workers
Beirne
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
West Virginia
Wheeling
California
Denver
Houston
Youngstown
United Auto Workers
Lordstown
Springfield
Racine
Milwaukee
Donated Spider Puts Florida Man Back In Business
John Webster Brown resumes his cross hair sight business after receiving a female black widow donor from Largo Florida. He plans to raise a colony of black widows to supply the delicate web needed for surveying instruments amid a flood of offers from across the country and even a rancher offering rattlesnakes.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
John Webster Brown
Brown
Mac
Wichita Falls
Tex
Largo
Campers Forced to Leave Flamingo Park in Miami Beach
About 100 campers were forced to leave Flamingo Park eight hours after Miami Beach City Council voted to allow demonstrators for the Republican National Convention to use the site. Police led 40 officers in a nonviolent operation to clear the 36 acre park as authorities prepared for thousands of protesters. No arrests were reported and protesters were directed to the Miami Beach Community Church while some slept in the streets.
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Miami
Beach
Fla
Flamingo Park
Rocky Pomerance
Miami Beach
Pomerance
Miami Beach Community Church
Republican Rules Proposals Studied
A 108 member Republican Rules Committee met in Miami Beach to consider changes to delegate selection and allocation for the 1976 GOP convention. The proposals aim to broaden participation and adjust state delegate weights, with outcomes uncertain after a daylong session and a failed bid to keep proceedings private.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Convention Rules Committee
Nixon
Republican Party
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
John W. Gardner
Common Cause
Massachusetts
Francis W. Sargent
Sen
James Buckley
New
David B. Kennedy
Wyoming
Republican Organization
Kennedy
Crane
Charles Wiggins
R-Calif
Rules Committee
William C. Cramer
Washington
LaRose Girl Wins Governorship At Girls State Event
Ruth Boulet of LaRose defeated Tara Landry of Baton Rouge to become governor of Louisiana Girls State representing the Federalist party. Wanda Hill swept lieutenant governor, with Judy Stoddard named attorney general and Mary Cormier elected superintendent of education among other state posts.
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Baton Rouge
Ruth Boulet
LaRose
Tara Landry
Louisiana Girls State
Federalist Party
Wanda Hill
Crowley
Bonnie Dinkel
Mandeville
Judy Stoddard
New Orleans
Ellen Welch
Pineville
Mary Cormier
Jennings
Nancy Chapman
Eunice
Lori Vogt
Metairie
Beverly Bryan
Springhill
Susan Martin
Folsom
Downing Suzette Fournier
Faye Brown
Beverly Robinson
Sheryl Toy
State Land Office
Aimee Zambrecher
Gueydan
Rebecca Luke
Garden City
Joy Smith
All
Cindy Nettles
Mary Armour
Natchitoches
Erin Brigham
New Orlean
Rachel Rayl
Bossier City
Guerrillas Rely on Nitrobenzene in Northern Ireland Bombs
In Belfast a 19 year old IRA member lies critically ill after exposure to nitrobenzene used in bombs, a toxic chemical linked to cancer with no cure. Two other youths died last week in a premature nitrobenzene explosion, while authorities report large stockpiles seized and intensified raids on IRA areas.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Kleindienst forecasts mass arrests if May Day disorder erupts
Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst warned at a San Francisco news conference that the Justice Department would pursue mass arrests on a May Day scale if demonstrations tried to disrupt the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach next week. He said he does not expect such actions and cited past May Day arrests in Washington where many were freed or acquitted. He emphasized planning with local authorities and said due process applies after arrest.
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San Francisco
Richard G. Kleindienst
Justice Department
Miami Beach
Kleindienst
Washington, D.C
Kleindinest
Reubin Askew
Washington
Vietnam
National Guard
Chicago
Rites Held For Slain Taxi Driver In New Orleans
In New Orleans 55 fellow drivers joined a funeral procession for Noel K. Chagnard a 33 year old taxi worker gunned down Saturday. Witnesses saw two unidentified men flee the cab after the shot. Police have not made arrests. Allen J. Soldani of United Cabs urged drivers to work extra time to support Chagnard’s family and sought talks with city officials on crime prevention measures.
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New Orleans
Noel K. Chagnard
Chagnard
Allen J. Soldani
United Cabs
Taxicab Bureau
Forest Acre Converts Carbon Dioxide to Wood and Oxygen
An acre of growing trees in a commercial forest absorbs 14 tons of carbon dioxide yearly, releases four tons of oxygen, and yields four tons of new wood, as stated by the American Forest Institute.
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American Forest Institute
Reports Not Filed By Eighteen House And Two Senate Candidates
Eighteen candidates for the U S House and two for the Senate did not file required campaign finance reports under the 1971 law. The list includes Frank Allen and C M McLean in Louisiana, plus several Democrats and Republicans across districts, with notes on major totals and deadlines.
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Baton Rouge
U. S. House
Senate
Congress
Secretary of State’s
Ignace A. Perrin Jr
Joseph B. Smith
Marrero
Lawrence Autin
Raceland
Henry R. Burke Sr
Metaire
Anthony Catanese
Houma
J. Robert Hoepffner
Metairie
George T. Oubre
Norco
Newton D. Thompson
New Iberia
J. Louis Watkins Jr
Demoocrats
David Treen
Jairie
David Patten
Jonesville
Raymond C. Horton
Monroe
James A. Edwards
Mt. Hermon
Lamar Gibson
Tangipahoa
Jumonville
Ventress
Philip Pecquet
Port Allen
Roy C. Strickland
Gonzales
S. R. Abramson
American Party
Marksville
Patten
Treen
Oubre
Hale Boggs
Boggs
California
Kaiser Aluminum Co
Jules Hiler
New Orleans
Hiller
John Breaux
Crowley
Edwin Edwards
Edwards
Breaux
Rayne State
Nolan Edwards
Marion Edwards
Eddie Ackal
Gary Tyler
Lake Charles
Anthony:de la Houssaye
William ‘Boyd
State Board of Education
Basile Miller
Church Point
Bennett Johnson
Shreveport
Carl Bauer
Franklin
Pat Caffery
L. C. Montgomery Jr
Otto Passman
Olin
New York
Charles Brown
Tallulah
Passman
Mississippi
John Rarick
Jim Berdou
Salt Lake City Area Encompasses 62 Square Miles
The city covers an area of 62 square miles in its official measurements. The figure highlights the extent of Salt Lake City within its geographic boundaries.
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Salt Lake City
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Jackson
North Ireland
American Bar Association
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T. K. Giddens, JR
Frank Allen
C. M. McLean
Lafayette
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Yvonne
Warner
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Yvonne Warner
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