GOP Liberals Abandon Bid at Convention
Packwood questioned amending to tie delegate allocation to district votes as liberal efforts faltered on Black Monday in the rules committee room. A concerted minority report faced motions to table, with conservatives exploiting parliamentary rules while Clarke Reed uncovered the move.
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Clarke Reed
Mississippi
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U.S. House of Representatives
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White House
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McGovern Johnson clash over news access and party unity
McGovern sought to dampen speculation of lingering Johnson tensions during a Northeastern campaign swing while praising Johnson at an airport rally attended by 8 000 to 10 000. A confrontation over news access followed a chartered flight to Austin as aides framed the ban as respecting Johnson’s privacy.
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Pennsylvania
Uinois
Austin
Johnson
South Dakota
Supervisor Chace Dies After March Road Crash
Veteran county supervisor from Long Beach area dies from injuries after a head on freeway crash near Imperial Highway. His retirement from the board was planned for November end. Foreman and Caputo, his driver and the truck driver, remain in fair condition with knee, collarbone injuries respectively. The board adjourned in his honor and flags lowered to half mast.
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Son Valley
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Highway Patrol
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Missionary and Soul Winning Fellowship
EM Starker
North
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Fischer Still Leads Spassky In Iceland Chess Match
In Reykjavik Fischer and Spassky played the 17th game with Fischer pulling ahead 9 44 to 6 44 and three points from the title. Fischer reportedly threatened a walkout over seating noise and room conditions, then returned to the board after addressing the issue.
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Iceland
Robby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Spassky
Fischer
Bandit kills pharmacist in Hollywood drugstore holdup
A robber shot and killed pharmacist Maurice Lawson during a holdup at a Hollywood Thrifty Drug Store early Monday. He fired at least 60 customers as he fled, wounding 19 year old Randell Kamia in the shoulder and arm after Lawson refused to hand over money or drugs.
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Hollywood
Maurice Lawson
Randell Kamia
Bomb Kills Seven at Northern Ireland Customs Post
Seven people died and six were wounded when a 60 pound bomb exploded at a British customs clearing post in Newry near the Northern Ireland border. Police said two IRA bombers and a getaway driver were among the victims. The blast, the worst terrorist toll in three years, followed a planned attack as officials cleared cargo.
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Ieland
Northern Ireland
Newey
Trish Republic
TRA
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Londonderry
Aliota loses bid to move Look libel trial to venue
In San Francisco Mayor Joseph L. Aliota failed to shift the retrial of his $12.5 million libel suit against Look magazine from the U S District Court. Judge Russell L. Smith denied the request without comment. The open trial date remains set for September following a hung jury in the first trial on May 15, 1970.
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Joseph L. Aliota
Look Magazine
Russell ‘Ke
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US planes bomb north Vietnam amid new Que Non advance
US Air Force jets conducted a large bombing sweep in the North and South Vietnam, firing on surface missiles and launchers. Vietnamese and South Vietnamese casualties were reported as 26 killed and 98 wounded after clashes near Que Non, about 25 miles southwest of Da Nang, where Communist forces seized ground earlier this week. An American force of about 5,000 remained around Da Nang as air power targeted equipment to reduce threat to the city and allied pilots.
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Que Non
da Nang
South Vietnam
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Plu
Indies black power leader Abdul Malik to hang
PORT OF SPAIN Trini report says Abdul Malik found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to hang. Stanley Abbutt also convicted in the murder of Joe Skerrit a 24 year old barber and member of a black power commune. Abbutt sentenced to 20 years hard labor after manslaughter verdict.
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Trinidad
UPI
Abdul Malik
Stanley Abbutt
Joe Skerrit
Malik
South Viets offer to free 600 POWs
South Vietnam proposes to free 600 disabled North Vietnamese prisoners on the occasion of Wu Lan Buddhist festival. It also grants clemency to 496 South Vietnamese convicts. The Foreign Ministry calls on Hanoi to arrange reception of the prisoners. Washington notes the move as unilateral, hoping for reciprocal releases but lacking hard evidence. Spokesman John King says Saigon acts in close US consultation and holds the prisoners.
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Foreign Ministry
Hanoi
Republic of Vietnam
Washington
Land
John King
South Vietnam
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