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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1972
Page
5
Hubert Humphrey withdrew from nomination on Wednesday night, boosting George McGovern. The move leaves McGovern with 1853.85 first-ballot votes and ensures a leading position as the party picks its nominee.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey announces he will quit the bid for the Democratic presidential nomination after a series of convention losses. The move clears the way for George McGovern to secure the nomination. aides call it a step toward party unity despite late fractures over Illinois and Daley delegation seating.
The California Senate approved a mandatory jail sentence of two days for a first offense in drunken driving by a 29 to 1 vote. Senator George Deukmejian said defendants could do the days on weekends if they enroll in an alcohol or drug rehab course and the judge agrees. Senator Ralph Dills warned court dockets may be jammed as defendants seek jury trials.
A Harbor City Recreation Center group for mentally challenged young adults lost their record player a few months ago and requests a donated replacement. Kathleen Arnold can be reached at 325-9403 for offers and pickup.
Reader asks where to obtain a do it yourself divorce kit. The Sherman handbook is sold in major bookshops for about 3.495. It covers California divorce steps and required papers. Separately, notices about Peaches and Pears harvest in Antelope Valley advise pick your own fruit now with ripe crops due by August. Road directions to Littlerock orchards are provided. Alternatives for restoring an old satin fan are listed with local shops offering estimates after inspection.
U S forces report three CH46 helicopters hit near Quang Tri as North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese Marines clash north of the city. Troops from the two choppers were dropped off earlier, while ground fighting rages at multiple approaches to Quang Tri City with air strikes supporting.
The platform draft features a busing provision amid debates on a guaranteed annual income and tax reform. It also includes minority planks on abortion rights and homosexual rights while calling for withdrawal from Indochina and ending military aid to Saigon. Roll call votes may shape the final outcome as delegates weigh domestic and foreign policy shifts.
Fourteen inmates broke through a double chain link fence during a baseball game at Millhaven Maximum Security Prison in Kingston Ontario. Tracking dogs joined the search as authorities combed the dense bush region north of the facility.
NASA reports Apollo 15 astronauts discussed selling 100 covers to a acquaintance to fund their children. They later declined the idea, saying it was improper. Officials stressed permission allowed personal keepsakes, not commercial use or fundraising.
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