Miami Beach eyed as GOP convention site in 1972
Miami Beach officials urged the Republican National Committee to relocate the 1972 GOP convention from San Diego to the city. The council voted four to three to invite the meeting, seeking federal support for a two month security and police operation, with rent free use of the convention center August 21 to 23 and related transit and security costs.
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Washington
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IRA hints at ceasefire amid Belfast violence
In Belfast a militant Irish Republican Army faction hinted at a ceasefire if Britain pledges not to arrest members. A truck bomb wounded troops and youths, with no casualties in the flour mill blast near city hall. Police evacuated the area as sniping and mob clashes spanned Belfast and Lurgan. An IRA source said leaders will attend a New York fund raiser on June 17.
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Lurgan
New York
Senate keeps lid on war study and Gravel bid to release papers
The Senate met behind closed doors for over four hours debating whether to place the National Security Study Memorandum one in the Congressional Record. Senator Gravel argues the 1964 classified Vietnam war assessment has no military secrets and the public deserves access.
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Gravel
Washington
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Henry A. Kigsinger
Tavel
Alaska
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Griffin
Pentagon
Ex-principal and teacher found guilty in wife death
Ex-principal Howard Holder and teacher Lynnor Gershenson were convicted on a conspiracy charge in the chloroform death of Holder's wife Jean in Valley Stream New York. Sentencing set for June 6 with potential 15 year term.
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UPI
Howard Holder
Lynnor Gershenson
State Supreme Court
Paul Widlitz
Holder
Brooklyn
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Jean
Valley Stream
Widlitz
Nassau County
William Cahn
Gerhenson
Angela case witness testifies in Jackson gun battle link
A Kansas City woman testified she lent her car to Jonathan Jackson days before the Marin County courthouse gun battle and did not see it again for about a month. The witness, Mabel Magers, said she later recovered the car at a San Francisco airport garage after Jackson’s death.
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Marin County
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Jonathan
Georgia Jackson
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Thorne
George Jackson
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Woman Announces Travel Plans to Santa Cruz with Companions
A fragment notes a woman saying she is in San Jose with Jonathan Jackson and that they planned to go to Santa Cruz. The text provides no further context or outcome.
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San Jose
Jonathan Jackson
Santa Cruz
Courthouse Shootout Claims Life of Jonathan Jackson
In a courthouse gunfight, Jonathan Jackson was killed while authorities pursued suspects. The incident left investigators to review witness statements and secure the building.
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