Shriver visit splits Illinois voters on 1972 ticket
Gerald Sinclair, a 24th district Democratic delegate from Salem, says Sargent Shriver’s addition to the ticket will not significantly influence Southern Illinois voters who are unfamiliar with his name. Sinclair notes Shriver’s background and economics foreign policy stance may strengthen the ticket, but doubts impact in the region.
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Dave Butler
Sargent Shriver
Illinois
Gerald Sinclair
Salem
Sinclair
Muskie
Shriver
Kennedy
McGovern
Southern Illinois
Democratic
McGovern Commission
The
Parte
R. Sargent Shriver
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Slayings in Barrington Hills Baffle Police
Four people killed in a Barrington Hills home, including Paul M. Corbett, Marion Corbett, Barbara Boand, and Dorothy Derry. Police said the motive appears robbery related but no clues on attackers or targets, and the scene described as a slaughterhouse with the second floor ransacked.
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Barrington Hills
Ill
Chicago
Jerry Harmon
Cook County
Southern Illinois achievements and town growth since World War II
Staff reporters survey Southern Illinois growth and failures since World War II, detailing changes in towns and people. The package traces progress and setbacks, with features across pages 1A to 68A and special reports on society, courts, and schools.
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Southern
Illinois
Lindsay- Schaub
Walter E. Wolff
Six balanced committeemen chosen for Democrats national panel
Illinois Democrats named six committeemen to the Democratic National Committee in Chicago led by Daley with three women, three men. Notables include Jane Byrne, Cecil Partee, and John Karns with John Rednour of Du Quoin among the slate. The group may join in Washington next Tuesday to consider McGovern’s running mate and a 1974 reform conference.
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John Rednour
du Quoin
Chicago
Illinois
Democratic Caucus
Democratic National Committee
Richard J. Daley
Daley
James Wall
Elmhurst
George McGovern
McGovern
Democratic Party
Downstate
McGovern Caucus
National Committee
Washington
William Singer
Jesse Jackson
Walls
Bill Singer
Margaret Gordon
Glencoe
Penny Lee Severns
Decatur
Miss Severns
Southern Illinois University
Cecil Partee
Senate
Jane Byrne
John Karns
Belleville
DuQuoin
Rednour
Perry County
Muskie declines McGovern VP offer after family decision
Senator Edmund S. Muskie announced he cannot accept McGovern's invitation to join the presidential ticket. He cited family duties and the emotional strain on his wife Jane and children after discussions at his Maine summer home and a news conference to explain the choice.
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New York Times
Kennebunkport
Edmund S. Muskie
George S. McGovern
Muskie
Maine
Jane
McGovern
Britain warns of possible feed shortages due to dock strike
The British government warned that imported feeds for livestock could run short if the nine day old national dock strike continues for two more weeks. The Ministry of Agriculture said farmers are stretching supplies but stocks dwindle as talks on dockers’ job security proceed and emergency powers loom.
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London
Ministry of Agriculture
Britain
Weather Outlook with Showers and Thunderstorms
Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely today and tonight. Highs near mid 80s, lows around 66 to 72. Monday mainly partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms and highs in the mid 80s.Tuesday and Wednesday showpartial sun and warmth.
Largest newspaper edition in history at 108 pages
The Southern Illinoisan reports its current issue is the largest ever with 108 pages of news, surpassing last year's 100 pages in the July 22 progress edition. The note highlights the milestone as a record for the paper.
Allies Launch New Drive in Parrot's Beak Region Cambodia
South Vietnamese troops began a new operation in Cambodia's Parrot's Beak to disrupt North Vietnamese and Viet Cong bases and infiltration routes toward the Plain of Reeds and the Mekong Delta. About 2,000 government soldiers push southeast of Kompong Trabek, a town briefly retaken after an April enemy push.
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Parrot’s Beak
Cambodia
Saigon
South Vietnam
Cam Ranh Bay
Plain of Reeds
Mekong Delta
Kompong Trabek
Shriver Chosen as McGovern Running Mate for 1972 Ticket
Sargent Shriver, former Peace Corps director and ambassador to France, was picked by George McGovern for the Democratic vice presidential nomination after a week of rejections by other candidates. The selection, to be confirmed by the Democratic National Committee, follows the Eagleton resignation and Muskie’s brief nod, marking a high-profile, anti politics move within a tumultuous nomination race.
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New York Times News Service
Associated Press
Washington
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
France
George McGovern
McGovern
Kennedy
Shriver
Democratic National Committee
Edmund S. Muskie
Kennebunk
Maine
Ofer
John F. Kennedy
Office of Economic Opportunity
Lyndon B. Johnson
Paris
Nixon
Maryland
Thew
Marvin Man I. Shriver
Hyannis Port
Mass
McGovern Organization
Eagleton
Chicago
Nixon shifts funds to grassroots drive in bid to match McGovern
President Nixon's campaign cuts radio and TV budget by 3.5 million to boost grassroots organizing. Clark MacGregor says over 300,000 volunteers recruited with a goal of one million, aiming to shape a more cooperative Congress. Focus shifts to California and precinct work, with Agnew urged to temper rhetoric.
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Washington
Nixon
George McGovern
California
Oval Office
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Clark MacGregor
MacGregor
McGovern
Senate
Flames threaten oil supply in Trieste sabotage strike
In Trieste a large pipeline terminal's tanks burned after explosions claimed by a foreign commando unit. Over seven million barrels of Arab oil for central Europe were endangered, with 1.45 million barrels in flames. Interpol and police probe possible Black September involvement.
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Palestine
Trieste
Italy
Interpol
Black September Organization
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