Humphrey Maintains Lead as Democrats Gird for 1968 Convention
Hubert H. Humphrey held a two-thirds first ballot edge in a divided Democratic camp ahead of the Chicago convention. Kennedy and Johnson drew steady interest as draft movements gained momentum. McCarthy and McGovern offered cautious supports while Illinois considered delaying ballots to test momentum. Delegates mulled platforms as Inouye prepared the keynote address amid bloc voting anticipated.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Edward M. Kennedy
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Sen. Kennedy
Cape Cod
Mass
Texas
Michael DiSalle
Ohio
Blair Clark
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey
Clark
Illinois
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Hambletonian 1969 Won By Nevele Pride at Du Quoin
Stanley Dancer of New Egypt New Jersey steered Nevele Pride to easy two heat wins 1:59-3 and 1:59-2 securing the Hambletonian Classic at the Du Quoin State Fair. About 18 000 fans applauded as the famed trotter and its owners received a hearty sendoff. Weather was cool and dry as fair officials plan to keep the race on Sunday next year. A dark horse entry from St Louis won the band battle and Phil Harris Robbie Gentry stage show opened tonight with livestock judging starting today.
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Stanley Dancer
New Egypt
N. J
Nevele
du Quoin
Dancer
Castleton Farm
W. R. Hayes II
Hayes
Hoss and
the Lords
St. Louis
Phil Harris
Robbie Gentry
Samuel Shapiro
Richard B. Ogilvie
Paul Powell
Powell
Nevele Pride
Chicago
Harris
Illinois Democrats delay poll as McGovern gains backing
Illinois Atty Gen William G Clark endorsed McGovern while the state delegation postponed its vote until Wednesday amid signs of eroding support for Humphrey. Daley’s anticipated endorsement remained unsaid as four presidential hopefuls spoke at the caucus, including Maddox and McCarthy.
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Kennedy
George S. McGovern
McGovern
South Dakota
Midwest
Philip Hart
Michigan
Sander Levin
Hart
Levin
Kennedy Brothers
Illinois
Richard J. Daley
William G. Clark
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Daley
Chicago
Humphrey
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Lester Maddox
Georgia
McCarthy
Maddox
Daley
Clyde Choate
Edwardsville
Dick Mudge
Daley Needler
Allies claim 8 day toll tops six thousand Viet Cong dead
Saigon reports that during the past eight days allied forces killed more than 1,000 enemy and raised total Viet Cong and North Vietnamese dead to over 6,000. The fighting extended into its ninth day with battles near Con Thien and in the central highlands and coastal lowlands."}
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U.S
Vietnam
Highlands
Dan Nang
SIU group returning home from Europe
About 160 Southern Illinois University students and faculty, including 25 who were in Czechoslovakia during the Warsaw Pact invasion, will fly from Paris to New York and St Louis arriving about 4 30 p m Tuesday. The group left in June for study across Europe, with trips to London and other countries.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Czechoslovakia
SIU
Paris
St. Louis
New York
Europe
London
Democratic floor fight looms over Vietnam war plank
Indications point to a floor fight at the Democratic National Convention over the party stance on Vietnam. Platform writers seek a strong peace plank while Humphrey and McCarthy supporters push for compromises. Delays delay full committee action as Muskie Hughes and others urge clear but flexible language on bombing and peace talks. North South tensions over a law and order plank also cloud the convention scene.
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Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
North Vietnam
Humphrey
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Edmund Muskie
Maine
McCarthy
Harold Hughes
Town
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Paris
United States
Paula Miller stars in Daktari at Du Quoin Fair
Daktari actress Cheryl Miller visits the Du Quoin State Fair with Ross Hagan as her on screen love interest. The show reopens in September moving to Wednesday nights with new directors and directions. Erin Moran joins as an adopted daughter character.
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Ben Gelman
Southern
Erin Moran
IAG Ke Inside Classified Comics TV Bridge Crossword
Inside pages feature notices on comics TV bridge and crossword layouts with brief notes and page references for readers. The section highlights puzzle teasers and entertainment briefs alongside the usual classified listings.
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Everett M. Dirksen
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