Eight Men Mentioned To Replace Eagleton In VP Search
The McGovern campaign nationally weighs eight contenders after Sen Eagleton withdrew. Leading names include Muskie, Church, O'Brien, Ribicoff, Nelson, and Askew with Kennedy still a possible first choice. Eagleton's resignation came amid a push to unify the party before the November race.
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McGovern
Senate
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Atlanta
Georgia
Julian Bond
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Eagleton
Kennedy
Hijacked Plane Returns to Algiers with Ransom Crew
An AP report says a Delta DC8 landed in Algiers with hijackers and a $1 million ransom. The crew then flew to Barcelona en route to the United States. Algerian officials questioned the hijackers for two hours, and police also questioned the eight crew members before the flight resumed home.
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Barcelona
United States
Delta Air Lines
Eldridge Cleaver
Don Cox
Pete O'Neil
Algenan
Delta
FBI
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Miami
Boston
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Larry Burgess
Jean McNair
Yahari
Avona McNair
Joyce Tillerson
Kenya Tillerson
Melvin McNair
Harry Singleton
Burgess
Rev. L. Burgess
Spain
Western Airlines
Torrid Days Continue Across Odessa and Permian Basin
Heat waves grip Odessa and Permian Basin with 100 degree highs and 70 degree overnights. Forecasters expect no relief through Wednesday, winds southerly at 15 to 25 mph. Thunderstorms, including a San Antonio area tornado near Kingsbury, disrupt patterns as Texas endures scorching heat and scattered storms. Delta hijack details unfold with Detroit origin, Algiers landing, and a $1 million ransom before Barcelona stop.
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Permian Basin
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Texas Panhandle
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West
Texas
The
Weather Service
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Kingsbury
Wink
The Quipster Nixon didn't freeze the wages Sin
The item comments on Richard Nixon regarding wage policy, noting a claim about not freezing wages and presenting a quip or opinion about the administration's stance. It reflects mid-century political discourse and headlines.
Democrats Face Minimal Convention Machinery Reforms
Washington AP reported Democratic reformers and top officials met to fix how the national committee will select a replacement for Senator Eagleton as the presidential nominee. The 303 member group may have 150 voting seats with 161 partial or fractional votes, as proxy and eligibility questions loom.
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McGovern
Democratic National Committee
Eagleton
Democratic Party
Washington
National Committee
Thomas F Eagleton
Wce
Jean Westwood
Joseph Califany
James O'Hara
Michigan
Donald Fraser
Minnesota
Califano
DNC
Federal workers eye chance to campaign
A three-judge panel ruled Hatch Act provisions on partisan politics by federal workers are vague and overbroad, allowing limited political activity pending Supreme Court review. The decision halts enforcement and seeks clearer limits, with dissent arguing standards exist and should be clarified. The case, brought by the National Association of Letter Carriers and others, leaves state employees unaffected.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Appeals
U.S. Civil Service Commission
District Court
Gerhard A. Il
Commission
Congress
Gesell
Barrington D. Parker
U.S. Appeals Court
George E. MacKinnon
National Association of Letter Carriers
District of Columbia
McGovern to Speak on Campaign After Eagleton Withdrawal
New York AP ABC and CBS will carry live coverage of an announcement by Senator George McGovern at 8 p.m. NBC planned to decide closer to air based on what McGovern says. Aides said the candidate would discuss the campaign. Senator Thomas Thome replaced Eagleton as the running mate after his withdrawal.
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George McGovern
Missouri
McGovern
Eagleton
Senate
Mike Mansfield
O'Brien
Dean Briscoe
Democratic National Committee
South Dakota
Sen
the Missourian
Tom
Califana
DNC
Miami Beach
New York
ABC
CBS
George Mecd
NBC
Ar Sen Thome
Thomas F. Eagleton
Columnist Retracts DWI Story
Washington AP report states columnist Jack Anderson retracted his claim of evidence that Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton had drunken and reckless driving arrests. Eagleton resigned today as Democratic vice presidential nominee after a private meeting with Anderson. both men described the retraction as complete and satisfactory.
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Jack Anderson
Thomas F. Eagleton
Anderson
Eagleton
Missouri
True Davis
Davis
Busing Bill Clears House Committee
The Rules Committee cleared a proposed constitutional amendment to outlaw busing for desegregation for a House vote, a victory for antibusing forces. It would move the measure from the Judiciary Committee and allow immediate action, while Nixon’s moratorium on new federal busing orders was postponed pending action by other committees.
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House
Rules Committee
Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Education and Labor Committee
Congress
John McKee narrowly avoids penitentiary term
Former head of the Greater Dallas Crime Commission John McKee escaped a prison sentence Monday. Details indicate the near term outcome followed lengthy legal proceedings, with McKee maintaining his defense as appellate options remained.
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McKee
John McKee
Greater Dallas Crime Commission
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