Million Dollar Ransom Paid For Kidnapped Socialite Return
Mrs H C Piper Jr, 49, wife of a Minneapolis investment firm board chairman, was abducted from her suburban estate by two men. She was found chained to a tree near Duluth at 11:58 a.m. and returned home at 3:15 p.m. unharmed. FBI and police search continues across the upper Midwest.
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Minneapolis, Minn
UPI
Duluth
H. C. Piper Jr
Minneapolis
FBI
Piper
Here
Morgan Aldrich
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Piper, Jaffray and Hopwood
Twin Cities
Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis Medical Center
People first theme guides West Virginia Democratic platform
Four platform committee members were tasked with condensing nearly 11 hours of testimony into an issue oriented platform focusing on jobs education environment transportation social issues and services to the people. The drafting committee will prepare sections and a public vote on each plank at the August state convention.
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Associated Press
Charleston, W. Va
State Democratic Party
Jack Canfield
People First
Canfield
Robert Nelson
D-Cabell
Charles H. Damron
Lenore
Pat R. Hamilton
Oak Hill
Lawrence Barker
Dunbar
Platform Committee
Ted Kaufman
Charleston
Tufts University
Pam Shuman
Wellsburg
West Liberty State College
Wallace says he will not run for president
Gov. George C. Wallace releases a statement from his temporary Birmingham office saying doctors advise against any extensive campaign activity. He adds he could not accept a draft and will not be a candidate due to health. He praises the American party’s service and avoids detailing future political plans.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Spain Rehabilitation Center
American Party
George McGovern
Tam
America
Banker Davis claims he supplied Eagleton driving allegations
W. True Davis Jr., a Missouri born Washington banker and former ambassador, said in a CBS interview that he provided Jack Anderson with what appeared to be authentic traffic citations against Thomas F. Eagleton from the 1960s. He described the allegations as unproven but legitimate looking.
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Washington
UPI
W. True Davis Jr
Jack Anderson
Thomas F. Eagleton
Eagleton
Davis
CBS
Anderson
Viets battle for control of Highway 1 amid district town shifts
South Vietnamese troops pull from Hoai An after a brief seize, while fighting rages along Highway 1. Saigon marines besieged in Quang Tri city and Bastogne base camps fall to North Vietnamese. U S planes strike South Vietnamese positions, causing casualties.
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Saigon
UPI
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Bastogne
Hue
Camp Checkmate
U.S
Edward Bassett
Hoai An
Bassett
Bong Son
McGovern faces Eagleton fate after pressure to drop him
Senator George McGovern said he faces intense pressure to drop Senator Thomas Eagleton from the ticket but will decide after a face to face meeting Monday. He stressed a proper evaluation and did not rule out Eagleton remaining on the ticket.
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Wesley G. Pippert
Aberdeen
S.D
UPI
George McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
Eagleton
McGovern
Black Hills
Mitchell
South Dakota
Washington
Custer
Rapid City
Senator Eagleton
Andrew Jackson
Harry Truman
San Francisco
Sylvan Lake
Eleanor
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Upper Midwest
Betty Mills
Ed Mekjian
Avon
Mass
Granite Cooperative Bank
Mekjian
Kansas City
Bon Vivant Co
New Jersey
Fred Wolferman, Inc
Bon Vivant
Bedford, N.Y
Viets
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