Choate blasts convention actions at Miami meeting
Illinois state Rep. Clyde S. Choate calls the Democratic National Convention absoutely outrageous for not honoring Harry S. Truman. He cites seating choices, lack of badges and signs, and Daley delegates lacking guest passes as part of a broader criticized arrangement during the Miami session.
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Truman
Springsfield
Clyde S. Choate
Harry S. Truman
Sonally
Miami
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Jean Westwood
Illinois
Convention Center
Credentials Committee
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
William Singer
Daley
Harry Truman
Shriver Secures Running Mate Bid in McGovern Ticket
Robert Sargent Shriver, long a Kennedy circle figure, was chosen by George McGovern as his running mate. The selection ends years of speculation and personal tension within the Kennedy clan as Shriver, a former head of the war on poverty Office and France ambassador, steps into a pivotal role amid his guarded push for political independence.
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New York Times
Washington
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Sen
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Sarge
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon S. Johnson
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Eunice
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Robert
Bob
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Gulf
Kennedys
Office of Economic Opportunity
Cary Grant
Timberlawn
Maryland
Pigeon Forge
Tenn
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Nixon
McGovern
American Party names Tennessee editor as VP candidate
The American Party completed its ticket with Tom Anderson of Tennessee as vice president, joining John G. Schmitz as presidential nominee. Anderson, a weekly editor and former securities man, leads a small Bircher-linked ticket aiming for ballot access in 40 plus states.
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American Party
Tom Anderson
Tennessee
Crusader For Freedom
John Birch Society
John G. Schmitz
California
Republican Party
John Birch
Anderson
Richard B. Kay
Cleveland
Ohio
Homer Fikes
Texas
Bob Moss
Clay Smothers
Dallas
Tex
Smothers
South
Bremer receives 63 year sentence for Wallace attempt
Arthur Herman Bremer was convicted of attempting to kill Alabama Governor George C. Wallace and sentenced to 63 years in prison. A six by six jur y found him sane in 95 minutes, with Bremer stating he would have preferred societal protection from himself.
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Arthur Herman Bremer
Alabama
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Bremer
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Wis
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Wallace
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E. C. Dothard
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Hyattsville
Benjamin Lipsitz
Wallace and
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Gambrell in Georgia Senate Primary Challenges 14 Opponents
Senator Gambrell defends his appointment to Russell's seat in a crowded Georgia primary with 14 challengers. Among them is J B Stoner whose TV ads attack civil rights leaders and push white supremacist messages. Hosea Williams and Rev. Andrew Young run in separate contests as candidates seek Democratic nominations Tuesday.
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Richard B. Russell
J. B. Stoner
Law and Order
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Senate
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