Kennedy prompts end of last minute draft for Humphrey
Sen. Edward Kennedy urges delegates to pick among existing candidates as Humphrey closes in on the nomination with about 70 votes needed for a first ballot victory. The convention faces a heated fight over Vietnam policy and antiwar planks as other figures weigh their positions.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Associated Press
Johnson
Humphrey
Kennedy Brothers
Washington
Daley Pivots on Illinois Ballot to Humphrey Victory
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley delivers Illinois votes for Hubert Humphrey on the first ballot as the state delegation caucuses at the Democratic National Convention. The AP tally shows Humphrey with 1,318 committed delegates, McCarthy 3, McGovern 3, while Vietnam plank debates and adjournment roiled the floor.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
Hubert H. Humphrey
Daley
United States
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
George McGovern
Ralph H. Johnson
Lindsay-Schaub
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Richard Daley
Vietnam
Platform Committee
Hale Boggs
Weather outlook: fair to partly cloudy with warm Thursday
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with lows from 58 to 64 and Thursday highs in the 80s. Weather details appear on map page 12 and other sections include Classifieds Comics TV Bridge Crossword Editorials Family Living and Sports.
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Family Living
Gruening Narrowly Trailed by Gravel in Alaska Senate Race
In Alaska’s Democratic Senate contest Ernest Gruening, 81, trailed Mike Gravel with 14,013 to 12,536 as 352 of 415 precincts reported. Gruening clung to hope on up to 5,000 absentee ballots due Friday while Gravel led in Anchorage.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Ernest Gruening
Mike Gravel
Gruening
Senate
Elmer Rasmuson
Ted Stevens
Illinois stand assailed Negro criticizes delegation
Elmo Bush an alternate delegate from East St Louis criticizes the Illinois Democratic delegation for voting with Georgia and Alabama in the convention contest. He questions why eight black delegates are seated and argues the move could affect black support in Illinois though he doubts any votes will shift to Republicans. Fannie Jones of East St Louis is listed as a candidate for Supreme Court clerk.
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Roy Anthony
Decatur
Illinois
Vietnam
Jo Williamson
Champaign
Atty
Gen
Clark
Sen. McGovern
Daley
Satterthwaite
James Ronan
Democratic Party Central Committee
McCarthy
Anthony
Williamson
Paul Simon
Robert E. Hartley Lindsay-Schaub
Chicago
East St. Louis
Elmo Bush
Georgia
Alabama
Bush
Cook County
Fannie Jones
Supreme Court
FBI to Probe Beatings of Newsmen in Chicago
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark ordered a federal investigation into beatings of newsmen during demonstrations at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The probe may cover actions by Chicago police and federal officers at the amphitheater where the convention is held, after 24 reporters were injured in street incidents.
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Washington
Ramsey Clark
FBI
Chicago
Secret Service
Du Quoin Fair Record Sealed By Carbondale Woman
Mrs. Frank Janello of Carbondale, age 44, has attended all 46 Du Quoin fairs since her infancy. Born near Du Quoin, she recalls fair week routines, family dinners, and dances on stage, noting the fair’s unchanged spirit with more attractions today. Her husband owns Franklin Insurance in Carbondale.
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Frank Janello
Carbondale
du Quoin Fairs
Bonita Troutt
du Quoin Fairground
Janello
du Quoin
Carl McMurray
E. Cole St
Janelle
White City
Hayes
W. R. Hayes
Janellos
Munity
Franklin Insurance Co
S. Illinois St
Illinois Delegates Idle As Daley Leads Chicago Security Show
At the national nominating convention Illinois delegates appear apathetic aside from McCarthy dissenters and Atty. Gen. William Clark who backs George McGovern. Mayor Daley dominates visibility with security measures and a city machine image as protests loom and Rules Chairman Sam Shapiro defends changes to the unit rule.
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Ralph H. Johnson
Lindsay-Schaub
Chicago
Illinois
McCarthy
William Clark
Clark
George McGovern
South Dakota
Richard Daley
Prague
Protest over welfare plan at City Hall escalates
About 600 demonstrators opposed a new simplified welfare payment system giving $100 annually for clothing and household needs. Police dispersed the crowd after clashes with rock and bottle throwing that left 13 arrests and seven injuries to civilians and officers.
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New York
City Hall
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Hubert J. Humphrey
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Maine
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Edwardsville
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Rules Committee
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