Percys Rockefeller Endorsement Fails To Shift Illinois Delegates
Illinois delegates to the Republican nominating convention show 45 of 58 backing Nixon with 12 uncommitted. Percys endorsement of Rockefeller drew early mixed reaction from GOP figures including Ogilvie and Sandquist, who see potential but uncertain impact on the Illinois delegation. Nixon says the move signals an open convention as he remains confident of victory.
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Chicago
Charles H. Percy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Illinois
Associated Press
Nixon
Percy
Rockefeller
Harry G. Taylor
Decatur
Richard B. Ogilvie
Richard Nixon
Ogilvie
William H. Rentschler
Elroy Sandquist
Illi
Nois
Sandquist
Everett M. Dirksen
Kennedy withdraws from Democratic vice presidential race
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts says the year makes the vice presidential nomination impossible for him. He cites family responsibilities after his brother Robert F. Kennedy's assassination and states his decision is final and not open to reconsideration. He will still speak on policy matters and informed presidential nominees of his decision.
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Boston
Edward M .Kennedy
Kennedy
Kenneey
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N. Y
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Second spot maneuvering in forefront of campaign
Washington reports say vice president position moves to center stage as Kennedy mulls a draft from Daley while Percy backs Rockefeller in a brokered GOP race. Daley’s call signals possible Kennedy bid though he remains noncommittal. Nixon partisans cite vice presidency as influence in Percy's stance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Charles H. Percy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Kennedy
Daley
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Humphrey
Percy
Illinois
Gov
Rockefeller
Herbert G. Klein
New York
Thieves Take Payroll Checks From Work Site Trailer
Thieves stole about $40,000 in payroll checks Thursday from a Dix area construction site trailer. Officials for Hoeffken Brothers Inc and Eugene Luhr and Co said the checks are negotiable and could be cashed.
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Mount Vernon
Dix
Hoeffken Brothers, Inc
Eugene Luhr and Co
Union, McDonnell Douglas near three year contract
International Association of Machinists negotiators reached a tentative three year contract with McDonnell Douglas. The IAM spokesman said top negotiators would present the company proposal to the rank and file negotiating committee for acceptance. The union represents 23,000 aerospace workers nationwide.
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Los Angeles
International Association of Machinists
McDonnell Douglas Co
IAM
Terrorist bombings hit Saigon Chinese papers again
Viet Cong terrorists struck Saigon for a second time this week, blowing up the Shan Van Quoc Asian Daily News press room in Cholon. No casualties were reported. a similar blast hit the nearby Kien Quoc paper, killing three earlier, as authorities note renewed attacks in Saigon and two provincial capitals.
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Shan van Quoc
Asian Daily News
Cholon
Kien Quoc
A Chau
Fortas Obscenity Ruling Attacks Prompt Senate Clash
Sen. Jack Miller called Justice Abe Fortas ruling abhorrent to moral standards amid push to withdraw Fortas as chief justice nominee. Miller cited 23 reversals in 26 obscenity convictions in 1967 and 26 more reversals. Fortas voted with the 5-4 majority. McClellan called the film hard core pornography and urged all committee members to view it before voting. James J. Clancy testified for Citizens for Decent Literature Inc about the film O-7 O-12 and O-15 in the case.
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Washington
Jack Miller
Iowa
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Senate
Miller
Johnson
Fortas
Earl Warren
Senate Judiciary Committee
Los Angeles
California
Judiciary Committee
Robert P. Griffin
Albert Gore
Dtenn
James J. Clancy
Citizens For Decent Literature, Inc
Dozen injured as racial trouble erupts in Chicago area
Dozens were injured as Negro youths vandalized a North Side food store in Chicago and a Maywood crowd smashed windows after tear gas dispersed demonstrators at the village hall. Twenty-five Maywood arrests followed, with three charged with disorderly conduct. Police used tear gas after a NAACP meeting sparked marchers toward the hall. Authorities imposed a curfew as reinforcements arrived.
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Chicago
Maywood
Village Hall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Grady Rivers
Sid Bennett
Bennett
Mel Larson
Sun - Times
Cleveland Faces Curfew as National Guard Patrols Troubled East Side
National Guardsmen and police patrol Cleveland after a night of curfew with 30 arrests 27 for curfew violations two for looting and one for arson. Sheltering fires on the East Side left five dead in shootings Tuesday and a $1.5 million loss feared from looting and fires.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Carl B. Stokes
City Hall
Glenville
Stokes
East Side
Harvard - Lee
Joseph C. Boggins
The
Insurance Board of
Benjamin Weiss
Czechs rally to defend road of reform amid Kremlin pressure
Liberal voices urge united defense of Czechoslovak liberalization path as leadership faces Soviet pressure. Prehlik’s removal from the Central Committee fuels reports of internal splits while Pravda assails deviations from orthodox communism.
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Prague
Vak
Communist Party Poliitburo
Vaclav Prehlik
Prehlik
Kremlin
Communist Party
Pravda
Alexander Dubcek
Literani Listy
Czechoslovakia
Foe of Thieu Found Guilty in Peace Talks Case
A military court sentenced Truong Dinh Dzu, 51, the peace candidate in last October's election, to five years hard labor for advocating negotiations between Saigon and the Viet Cong National Liberation Front. The five-man court ruled his actions harmed the anti-Communist fighting spirit. trial lasted 1 hour 25 minutes.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Truong Dinh Dzu
Horseback getaway ends for two Vandalia inmates
Vandalia Penal Farm trustees Raymond Whelchel aged 24 from Jackson County and Larry Knell 25 rode away on two farm horses Tuesday night. They were captured this morning in a forest northwest of Vandalia.
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Vandalia (Ap
Vandalia
Raymond Whelchel
Larry Knell
Whelchel
Jackson County
Rainy weekend with showers and storms possible
A damp forecast shows showers and thunderstorms continuing into Saturday. Temperatures remain near seasonal norms with highs around 90 degrees and little nighttime cooling.
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