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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1968
Page
16
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy says he would not run as an independent if he loses the Democratic primary but could back a fourth party effort under strict conditions. He also suggested he may cancel plans to travel to Paris to meet North Vietnamese diplomats if it would disrupt peace talks.
Torrential rains across El Paso and Juarez cause widespread flooding. Five people die, 40 homes wash away in Juarez, 125 evacuated, and damage totals reach about 4 million dollars. Streetcars halted, cars stranded, and Mt. Franklin debris blocks roads.
A bomb exploded at the Japan National Tourist Organization office in the International Building near Rockefeller Center at 4 45 p m injuring two passersby lightly. The strike was the second in four days against foreign offices in New York and the fifth since April 22.
A 38-year-old Harlem resident, Charlene Mitchell, was nominated by the Communist Party U S A for president at its four day convention. Mitchell said the party aims to put a sign on the White House lawn and to place a woman in the presidency to beautify lives. She is the first Communist presidential candidate since 1940. The party had considered Gus Hall but chose Mitchell to lead black liberation efforts. Police briefs note several local speeding and traffic offenses with fines from 15 to 25 dollars in Carterville Herrin Creal Springs and Harrisburg.
Police report 19 year old Beryl Muddle has stayed with her gunman husband Wally Mellish at a Sydney house. Mellish, 22, threatens to shoot her and their 3 month old baby and is surrounded by police. A wedding was arranged by Police Commissioner Norman T Allan but Mellish did not surrender.
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