Muskie camp denies McGovern support in New Castle
Muskie backers say McGovern has clinched the nomination as Humphrey suffers California defeat and hints at Wallace as a VP option. Senate allies Pastore Tunney and Hughes back McGovern, while Nixon secures the GOP renomination and Ashbrook exits to push conservative views at the platform committee.
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Sens. Johns. Tunney
California
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Miami Beach
Nixon
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Ashbrook
Cancer Society films available for clubs and groups
The Public Education Committee of the American Cancer Society offers several films for clubs and organizations planning programs for the coming year. Contacts to arrange programs are at the American Cancer Society Office on N Mill St. Mrs. Donald Smith Jr. oversees film and education program arrangements.
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American Cancer Society
N. Mill St
Donald Smith Jr
Segregation laws repealed in Louisiana House vote
Louisiana House members voted nearly unanimously to repeal Jim Crow laws prohibiting dancing, marriage, and shared restrooms. Rep. Dorothy Mae Taylor, one of eight Black members, prompted praise as the final repeal was approved and the chamber applauded.
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UPI
Louisiana
States
Billy Tauzin
Thibodaux
Dorothy Mae Taylor
Taylor
Pennsylvania Democrats wrestle over convention delegates
In Harrisburg the Pennsylvania Democratic Party faces a dispute over how 18 at large delegates will be chosen for the Miami convention. Gov Shapp and party leaders weigh rules to ensure delegates reflect voter choice amid pressure to favor longtime party officials. The row centers on balancing elected officials with pledged delegates and could affect seating of the 182 member delegation.
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Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Edmund Muskie
George Wallace
Humphrey
McGovern
Muskie
Democratic State Committee
Gates
Gerald Kaufmann
Miami
Kaufman
Thiemann
Delegates Return to Pennsylvania After Convention
Delegates emphasize inclusive process to let people participate in candidate selection and express hope they can work together in the fall election.
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