Credentials ruling splits Georgia vote at Democratic Convention
The Democratic National Convention ratified a Georgia seating compromise that split the state's votes between the regular delegation and a Bond-led faction, prompting walkouts by about a third of Georgia delegates. Alabama and North Carolina challenges were rejected. a subcommittee was created to reform delegate selection procedures. Police briefs follow.
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Georgia
Eugene J. McCarthy
Alabama
North Carolina
Hubert H. Humphrey
Julian Bond
Bond
Lester Maddox
James Gray
Assembly
Huntsville
John Cashin Jr
George Wallace
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Reginald Hawkins
Hawkins
Louisiana
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Democrats Show Flaw In Security Car Confronts Guards
A Reuters AP car slipped through the Democratic National Convention security routes using a caravan misdirection. The article notes an electronic credential scan at entry and exit and suggests gate crashing would require a wall leap or bribery, while stressing no serious breach occurred.
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Associated Press
Charles Whalen
Springfield
Richard Ciccone
Chicago
Wire Service
Jury Quizzes 1b in Plot Against Johnson and Humphrey
A federal grand jury questioned 26 people in an investigation into plots to assassinate President Lyndon B. Johnson and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. Thomas A. Foran reported progress after the inquiry began last week. More than half of the witnesses are Blackstone Rangers members, including two leaders Jeff Fort and Edward Bey.
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Chicago
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Thomas A. Foran
U.S
Blackstone Rangers
Jeff Fort
Edward Bey
Cook County
Foran
Grand Jury
Merrill Lynch Faces SEC Fraud Charges Over Tip Leak
The SEC accused Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith of leaking a major earnings secret about Douglas Aircraft to select investors. Nine officers and five salespeople, plus 15 institutional investors including Madison Fund and Dreyfus, allegedly sold shares while others were kept in the dark. The dumping spanned about half a week ending June 24 as Douglas warned of potential no profit.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Wall Street
Merrill Lysch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Merrill Lynch
Madison Fund
Dreyfus Corp
New York
SEC
Merrill
Douglas
Democrats Meet in Chicago for Sixth Time at Amphitheatre
The Democrats convene at Chicago’s International Amphitheatre for the sixth time in ten national conventions, continuing a long-running gathering in the city.
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Chicago
International Amphitheatre
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