McGovern to name running mate within a few days
Democrat George McGovern will announce his choice for vice president within days after considering about six names. Sen Edmund Muskie of Maine is viewed as the leading option to balance McGovern’s ticket, with others like Sen. Frank Church and R. Sargent Shriver also discussed.
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McGovern
Washington
George McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
Eagleton
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Idaho
Sen. Frank Church
Church
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Boston
Kevin White
R. Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Edward M. Kennedy
Spiro T. Ag
New
Singer Delegation Barred From Illinois Democratic Caucus
Chicago Judge Covelli bars the Singer insurgents from taking seats at the Illinois Democratic caucus to elect a Democratic National Committee members. The action protects the Daley delegation seated in the primary, while the federal court chaos over rights to seats and potential contempt actions continues.
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Chicago
William Singer
Illinois
Miami Beach
Daniel Covelli
Circuit Court
Thomas F. Eagleton
Covelli
Richard J Daley
Singer
Daley
Democratic National Committee
U.S. Court of Appeals
Washington
Appeals
Supreme Court
Jesse Jackson
Bremer defense opens case in sanity battle in Maryland
Arthur H. Bremer faces partial sanity doubt as state experts testify to his mental state after the May 15 Laurel rally shooting of Gov George Wallace and three others. Defense counters with testimony of a latent schizophrenia and capacity to distinguish criminality. The three shooting victims testifying included Capt. E C Dothard Dora Thompson and Nicholas Zarvos.
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Upper Marlboro
Arthur H. Bremer
Bremer
Milwaukee
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Laurel
Arthur G. Marshall
Sheila Hafter Gray
Chevy Chase
Ralph W. Powers
Marshall
Jonas Rappeport
State Circuit Court
Baltimore City
Rappeport
Maryland
Baltimore
William N. Fitzpatrick
Wallace
E. C. Dothard
Dora Thompson
Secret Service
Nicholas Zarvos
Morris Plant Tests Voided Over Moisture Contamination
Tests to measure suspended solids in Federal Paper Board effluent at Morris Sewage Treatment Plant were voided after moisture leaked into testing containers. Five more days were needed for results with two samples processed and one sent to Joliet for independent analysis.
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Morris Sewage Treatment
Warren K. Olson
Morris Plant
Federal Paper Board
David Smith
Federal
Olson
Chamlin and Associates
Joliet
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Tinley Park Man In Critical Condition After Illinois 47 Crash
Anton J. Tryner, 69, of Tinley Park remains in critical condition at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet. He has been in the ICU since Friday after a two truck collision on Illinois 47 at Grinter Road.
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Anton J. Tryner
Tinley Park
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Tryner
Joliet Hospital
Illinois 47
Grinter Road
Damp weather and mild temps expected through tonight
An unsettled weather view indicates continued dampness with a chance of thunderstorms early evening. Skies turn partly cloudy with cooler temperatures and a low near 60. Thursday brings mainly sunny skies and a near unchanged high around 80.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
UAW Local 483 Accepts 4.5 Percent Pay Cut
UAW Local 483 in Mentor Ohio voted overwhelmingly to accept a 4.5 percent pay cut at National Screw and Mfg a Monogram Industries subsidiary to avoid a plant shutdown. The pact raises earning potential by removing a ceiling on incentive pay while tying wage increases to productivity. Company President Morton Maurer praised the vote as showing good worker attitude.
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Mentor
Ohio
United Auto Workers
National Screw
Mfg. Co
John Troeter
UAW
Troeter
Monogram Industries
Los Angeles
Morton M. Maurer
Maurer
Stop signs down at Durkee crossing on Brisbin Road
Sheriff Marvin Olson reported two stop signs down at Durkee's crossing on Brisbin Road during a Tuesday patrol at 3 p.m. He notified the township road commissioner to arrange immediate repair.
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Marvin Olson
Durkee’s Crossing
Brisbin Road
Braceville Woman Acquitted in Child Endangerment Case
After a half hour deliberation, Will County Judge dismissed the case against Dolores I Fitzwater 31 of Braidwood on charges of endangering a child. The state showed only the child Jodie Lyn Parrish Braceville suffered injuries, not proven that Fitzwater caused them. The incident occurred Oct 21 1971 when the infant was 11 months old.
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Will County
Dolores I. Fitzwater
Braidwood
Joseph Toruno
Jodie Lyn Parrish
Braceville
Fitzwater
Grundy County Housing Authority Meeting Scheduled
The Grundy County Housing Authority will hold a public meeting Monday at 4 p.m. in the county courthouse. The regular monthly session is open to residents and other observers.
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Grundy County Housing Authority
AEC sued over draft plan for La Salle Nuclear Station
The Atomic Energy Commission faces a lawsuit this week over its draft environmental statement for Commonwealth Edison Co. proposed La Salle Nuclear Station near Seneca. The draft outlines environmental impacts and invites public and governmental comments, with copies available from the AEC in Washington or for inspection at Ottawa's Reddick Public Library.
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Argonne, Ill
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Seneca
la Salle
Commonwealth Edison Co
AEC
Washington
Reddicks Public Library
Ottawa
Philippines Faces Worst Flood Disaster in History
Torrential monsoon rains flooded Luzon island affecting at least 119 towns and hundreds of villages. The unofficial death toll reached 356 as relief efforts were hampered by poor visibility for three days.
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Manila
Luzon
National Disaster Coordinating Center
Manila Times
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Marcos
Nixon
United States
Philippines
Two Crashes Do Not Slow EAA Show At Oshkosh
At Wittman Field during the EAA 20th annual exposition about 2,000 planes gathered as two crashes injure three people. An Arthur Neal craft from Grand Rapids and Nelvin d Marquette of Mogadore were involved in a takeoff crash, while David Jameson of Oshkosh crashed after running out of fuel. Two Californians died nearby Monday in a World War II craft en route to the exhibit. FAA administrator John Schaefer leads Friday forum on aviation education and safety.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Experimental Aircraft Association
Wittman Field
Federal Aviation Administration
Arthur Neal
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ohio
Nelvin d'Marquette
Mogadore
David Jameson
California
Kingman
Kaw
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