Democratic Platform Divides Over Lawlessness and Violence
Washington reports Gov Ellington and other Democratic leaders clash on how to tackle urban rioting crime and poverty. The platform committee hears testimony from government officials and police experts as debates focus on enforcement versus social reforms ahead of the Chicago convention.
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Washington
Ellington
Dacking
Kansas
John W.J
Robert Clday
King
New Hampshire
Weaver
Mousing
Chicago
Thejand Urban Development
Democratic Platform
Quinn Tamm
International Association
Chiefs of Police
Hubert H
Weaver Sai
Eugene Mewat
Vietnam
Carthy
George Me
Gavarn
Election Reform Drive To Start In Pineville
WILLIAMSON UPI. The Mingo County Fair Elections Committee announces a Pineville kickoff for a series pushing election law reforms in West Virginia. Chairman James Washington says the effort aims to build support through statewide candidates and the legislature after reports of alleged voter fraud.
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Williamson
UPI
West Virginia
Mingo County
Bailey
Mings County
Charleston
Washington
Legislatre
State Man Charged in Traffic Fatality
Virginia man James Weaver of Morgantown West Virginia is charged with manslaughter in a Detroit crash that killed 48 year old Dorothy Tatrum. Police say Weaver was speeding when his car hit the other vehicle on Detroit's northwest side early Sunday. Six passengers were injured but none seriously.
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Visinitty
Virginia
Detroit
James Weaver
Morgantown
W. V
Sypron
Dorothy’ Tatum
Six Injured In Wreck On Route 3 Near Beckley
A head on collision at 1 p m Sunday on Route 3 near Beckley Witter Dam left six injured and caused vehicle damage. State Police report autos driven by Elmer Shursate Jr Jumping Branch and Koni Randall Dillon of Alien Jimelion were involved. Admitted to Appalachian Regional Hospital were Rosemary Obitains of Winton and Sharon Gill of Hinton. Also listed in fair condition were Ronald Dillon and Natalie Dillon of Alien Junction. Karen Dillon was listed in good condition by hospital spokesman Minerva Dobbins.
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Elmer Shursate, Jr
Jumping Branch
Koni Randall Dillon
Alien Jimelion
Appalachian Regional
Rosemary Obitains
Winton
Sharon Gill
Hinton
Ronald Dillon
Natalie Dillon
Alien Junction
Karen Dillon
Minerva Dobbins
Shumwle Auto
Five year old girl receives first pediatric heart transplant
Maria Giannaris, five, woke and spoke with parents after a heart transplant at St. Luke's Hospital. Dr. Denton A. Cooley led the team in the first pediatric heart transplant at the center. The child’s condition was good and she showed coherence. The previous child recipient died within hours after her operation last winter in Brookhaven. James Dudley Herron II, eleven, received a heart in Purdue University area, in a 45 minute operation. He died after brain damage and respiratory arrest. Doctors say the current patient has a strong chance to survive the operation.
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Inuston
Maria Giannaris
St. Luke's
Denton A. Sooley
Maria
Cooley
Brookyoy
Navia
Mayerstown
James Dudley Herron II
James Dudley Terron
Purdue University
Herron
S A.m
Tpalient
Mideast Turmoil Flare After City Center Bombings
Explosions rocked a city center in a nine- blast span resetting tensions since the 1987 war. Eight injured in a drainage-ditch blast near Bikur Jolim Hospital, one more fatal blast at Bethlehem Road railway station. Police found one war grenade nearby. crowds fled as police warned residents away. In the Arab quarter, clashes followed, with no confirmed suspects. On the Israeli Jordan line, Jordanian mortars hit near Yardena. Israel returned fire with no reported casualties.
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Bikur Jolim
Bethlehem Road
Tstacli
Ron
Baisan
Yardena
Amman
Forcs
Wat
Manshiya
Jake Tiherizs
Pope Paul II's social reform pledge cited during Bogota visit
The pope urged aid for Latin America's idle and hungry as he prepared for a Vatican trip. Corpo real events include funeral notices for Leigh Ann Scott and others, with Latin American concerns shaping the address. The pontiff planned to return after the Eucharistic Congress in Bogota while stressing social injustice and the needs of the poor.
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Iuly
Pope Paul Vci
America
Leigh Ann Scott
Charlie Hughes
Leigh Ann
Scott
Robotyeadlig
Gerald Amt
Joy Des Dooley
Grant St
Pineville
Latin America
Papa
Robert Wheeler
Faith unity in Latin Congress opens ecumenical outreach
The Eucharistic Congress in Latin America extends a welcome to Orthodox, Lutheran, and Anglican leaders to share a pulpit at an interfaith ceremony as Pope Paul VI arrives. Cardinal Lerenzo of the Vatican invites broader Christian participation, while other cardinals and local clergy participate in ecumenical observances across the event.
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Beckley
Baptist Church
United Nine Workers For America
Brooklyn
Land
Aunuse
Gabriel Stephen
Orthodox Church For
Latin America
Gabriel Dietzfeldizer
Bavaria
Sanibel Pinzon
Colombia
Anglican Episcopal Church
Pittsburgh
National Obituaries Highlight Industrial Pioneer Dies at 79
L Cummins, famed for adapting diesel engines to heavy highway use, died at 79 in Sausalito. Founder and long-time leader of Cummins Engine Co., he shaped the modern transport engine industry. Other obituaries mention Arthur C. Jarvis, noted photojournalist, and Christian H. Yelson, former federal employee and unionist, with brief career highlights and locations. An ancient Indian village site near Primghar, Iowa, is also reported.
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Sausalito
Calif
UPI
Democrats Challenged Delegates Amid McCarthy Campaign Dispute
Report notes Democrats face ongoing challenges to convention delegates with estimates of fewer than 200 McCarthy delegates in question while over 360 of the party’s delegates faced challenges in Alabama under chairman Robert Vance. The figures reflect unsettled contest dynamics as the party navigates formal contests ahead of the convention.
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McCarthy
Robert Vance
Alabama
Demo Women Meet in Charleston for 1968 Conference
Four women are expected to gather September 13 to 15 in Charleston for the 1968 Democratic Women’s Conference. Betty Gill, president of the West Virginia Federation of Democratic Women, Inc, says the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner on September 14 at the Charleston Civic Center will be the highlight.
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Sprouse
Charleston
UPI
James Sprouse
U Sprouse
Mingonay
Jackson
Wyoming City
West Virginia
Paty
Betty Gill
West Virginia Federation of Democratic Women, Inc
Charleston Civic Center
Wrecks Probed In Beavertown and Morgantown Accidents
A Sunday morning crash in Beaver caused about 200 dollars in damage to a 1963 auto driven by Nick Johnsonson 52 of Skelton and a 1959 car driven by Danny Ward 20 of Stacy Virginia. No injuries or arrests reported. A Morgantown airport collision involving a 1968 model car driven by Mary Shaw 98 and a 1962 model driven by Charles Andrew Beckley left one dead and roughly 1000 dollars damage. Shaw treated at Morgantown hospital. no charges filed.
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Eads
Kincaid
Beckley
United Mine Workers OF
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Peze Masonic
Amplice
Richmond
Sue Cara
New York
N.Y
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Flamond
P. Lopee
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yChtford
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Page
Clarenre
Route 3
Fayetteville
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Scarbro
Virginia Amocy
Nitro
Gletina Farms
Detroit, Mich
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Cocoa Beach
Fla
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Oak Mil
Harly
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Hall
Sundsy
Beaver
Nick Johnsan
Skelton
Danny Ward
Stacy
Aas
Betty
Morgantown
Marry T. Shaw
Ehler Ralph Burton Ellison
Morgentown
Charles Andrew
Tawian
Eckley
Shaw
Averval
Boy, 16, Held In Sniper Slaying On Long Island Rail
New York UPI reports a 16 year old boy who liked firemen roles was held without bail for the sniper slaying of a Long Island Rail Road passenger and wounding another. Joan Whitmore admitted firing “on a whim” from an embankment with a sawed rifle. The victims, Vincent Maher and Garrett Jensen, were struck in the neck and leg respectively as the train crossed into Queens. Whitmore, a quiet neighborhood youth and ham radio operator, was arrested near Sunnyside yard days after the shooting. The incident follows a series of minor sniping near the Roosevelt Island area as trains ran a reduced schedule amid labor actions by carmen protesting layoffs.
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UPI
Poto Ticus
Kiring
Maher
Sant
Jensmi
Jones Keach
Whitemore
Civil Defense
Carmen
Violent clashes and curfews flare in multiple cities
Disorder erupted as bands of Black youths attacked cars and taunted police in a small park. Police arrested several for disorderly conduct while officers faced threats and curses. In Gwensboro a shooting preceded a crowd of about 200. nationwide curfews and emergency orders followed. Fred Lilly, 36, of Raleigh County, will be buried after funeral services. he died after a short illness.
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Chick Vernie Bidwell
Fred Lilly
Fred Germain Lilly
Wilkes Ave
Church of God
C. P. Conley
Sunset Memorial Park
Melton Mormary
j.Pallbearers
Jimmy Orren
Jiimmy Jouchins
Roberto McCollar
Perm Raines
Jimmy McGinvis
John
Bomb blast targets Liberal Party headquarters in city
A bomb exploded in the doorway of a Liberal Party building on Broadway near Bath Street, narrowly missing patrolmen during rounds. An anonymous caller claimed Cuban Secret Party responsibility protesting U S government, with no injuries reported though windows and doors were damaged.
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Broadway
Suit
Bath
Brent Mo
Liberal Party
Usd
Noon Stocks Edge Higher In Cautious Market Rise
New York stocks extended last week’s gains in a steady morning advance with fractional gains across many issues. Volume lagged Friday as about 1,354 issues traded and 726 gained while 289 declined, with the UPI index up 0.64 percent amid cautious optimism about favorable economic news and a potential year-end rally after Labor Day.
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New York
UPI
Dan Jones
Viet Cong attack falters near Tay Ninh as evacuees flee
Webs Webb reports as many as 1000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacked Tay Ninh, but U.S. helicopter gunships and artillery battered the area. By dawn the Communists retreated toward Hoa. South Vietnamese say 10 to 20 civilians were kidnapped and at least four civilians were killed with more than 20 wounded by shelling.
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Tay Ninh
Long Hoa
U.S
Chicago
Hubert H. Mumphrey
United Steelworkera
Saigon
Ho Chilof
Minh
North Vietnam
Springfield
Ropithii
Rleh
M. Nixon
Tay Nich
Lochta Garry
Illinois
Sheen
Wallace deflects racism charges on Chicago TV show
Ex Alabama Governor George Wallace tells a Chicago TV audience he is not a bigot. He says those who call others bigots call themselves racists. The report also covers Viet Nam war dispatches and U S political remarks amid clashes around Tay Ninh and Saigon with casualties and military statements.
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Vite’ Press
Inerag Planel Ciucago
Alabama
George Wallace
Chicago
Webm-Tv
Barron Trial Details Linked to Mora Raton Land Purchase
The Barron trial recounts purchases totaling 175000 for six stock properties in Mora Raton Florida and a second land option for 38000. Key defendants include Truman Gore Alfred Schepath and Bonn Brown with associates from Interstate Services and Atlantic Management Corp. The case centers on alleged commissions and consulting services used to win state contracts.
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Withamn G. Suskee
Miami, Pha
Robert 5. Danahoa
Mic Mellon Bank of
Pittsburgh
Busker
Truman E. Gore
Clarksburg
Alfred W. Schepath
Filkins
Bonn Brown
Mora Raton
Fla
Georgetown Homes, Inc
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Interstate Services
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Atlantic Management Corp
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Hurl Sawyers
Vincent Jobinkeski
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