McGovern and Muskie Hold Talks on VP Nominee
Senator George S. McGovern met for two hours with Senator Edmund S. Muskie at Muskie’s Bethesda Maryland home to discuss the fall campaign and the possibility of a new vice presidential nominee. McGovern said a joint announcement would come later, and aides indicated nationwide discussions with party members were under way.
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George S. McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
Bethesda
Sen
McGovern
Senate
Secret Service
Bert Bernhard
Richard Klein
John McEvoy
Missouri
Thomas R. Eagleton
Jean Westwood
Light Showers Dampen West Texas Areas With Traces in Odessa
Spotty showers dampened parts of West Texas with traces in Odessa and nearby spots. Forecasters expect more rain Friday into Saturday, with Gulf winds bringing showers as temperatures stay warm in the mid to upper 80s.
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Odessa
National Weather Service
Midland-Odessa
Texas Electric Service Company
South Dixie
Odessa American
University and Golder
38Th
Dixie
Eighth
Santa Rosa
Kermit, Wink and Andrews
San Antonio
Texas
Panhandle
Childress
Lubbock
Bremer Trial Nears End
Jury deliberations began in the Arthur H. Bremer trial, accused of shooting Gov. George Wallace. Prosecutors said Bremer was fully sane. the defense argued he is schizophrenic and not in control. Bremer faces charges of assault with intent to murder and weapons violations as closing arguments proceed.
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Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Arthur A. Marshall Jr
Gov. Wallace
Marshall
Prince Georges County
Benjamin Lipsitz
Bremer
Lipsitz
McGovern weighs Muskie as running mate amid speculation
Weather nominee fuels talk that Muskie may get the No 2 spot with McGovern discussing options with Humphrey Ribicoff Kennedy and others. Shriver is not yet contacted. McGovern criticizes the current selection process and considers charter changes while Eagleton’s fate is finalized after doctors’ input.
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McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Frank Church
Idaho
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Florida
Reubin Askew
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
R. Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
France
Shriver
Senate
Eagleton
Wholesale Prices Soar In July Amid Phase 2 Controls
Washington AP wholesale prices jumped eight tenths of one per cent in July led by food and industrial raw materials. Over the eight months under Phase 2 controls prices rose at a 5.7 percent annual rate, unemployment stayed at 5.5 percent, and total employment held near 83.4 million. Hourly earnings averaged 3.62 dollars, up to 136.47 per week, with annual gains of 6.7 percent. Food rose 2.2 percent, finished goods 1 percent, materials 0.2 percent. Seasonally adjusted food up 1.8 percent, finished goods 0.8 percent, materials 0.2 percent.
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Washington
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arms Pact Ratified By Senate
The Senate approved a historic treaty limiting Soviet and U S defensive missiles by an 88 to 2 vote. It sets ceilings at 200 antiballistic missiles and two sites, one in the capital and one inland, while the companion SALT agreement remains to be acted on by both chambers. The White House welcomed the vote as the two sides prepare for further negotiations and possible amendments.
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Senate
James B. Allen D-Ala
James Buckley
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Nixon
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
White House
Soviet Union
United States
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
J. W. Fulbright
A-Ark
Hugh Scott
Fulbright
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Spy Charges Outlined Against AF Officer at Court Martial
At a preliminary court martial Maj. Joe Nunez testified Air Force intelligence officer M. Sgt. Walter T Perkins traveled to Mexico City twice to obtain top secret documents he allegedly planned to pass to the Russian embassy. Perkins, 37, faced espionage charges amid testimony detailing surveillance and alleged copying of classified papers.
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Tyndall Air Force Base
Fla. (Ap
Air Force
Walter T Perkins
Mexico City
Joe Nunez
Office of Special Investigation
OSI
Perkins
Henry Rothblatt
Nunez
Michiko
Air Defense Weapons Center
ISSI
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