Nixon proposes disaster aid fund for Agnes victims
President Nixon outlined a 1.7 billion disaster relief plan offering five thousand dollar grants and low interest loans to victims in six eastern states. More than 120 thousand homeowners and small business owners would qualify, with rapid deployment sought ahead of Congress reconvening on July 17.
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Upi
Nixon
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Florida
Congress
America
Ronald Ziegler
Florida Panhandle
Washington
Public invited to meet Democrats at lawn party
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Walker host an informal lawn party at 1205 North Fourth Avenue for county and state candidates on the Democratic primary ballot August 1. The barbecue at 6 30 p m offers a chance to meet Rep Keith Dunton Thornburg state representative candidate and others including Robert Schoonover county auditor candidate Maxine Elliott county clerk of court candidate John McDaniel sheriff candidate Tracy Anderson county attorney candidate Elmer Schneider board of supervisors candidate Ed Mezvinsky and John Schmidhauser Congress candidates, with Mezvinsky planning to attend.
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Lloyd Walker
North Fourth Avenue
Keith Dunton
Thornburg
Robert Schoonover
Maxine Elliott
John McDaniel
Tracy Anderson
Elmer Schneider
Board of Supervisors
Ed Mezvinsky
John Schmidhauser
Congress
Mezvinsky
Hijackers Get 600000 Ransom In National Airlines Incident
Two armed men hijacked a National Airlines jet, forced a ransom of 600000 and parachutes, then moved to a second National plane with six crew held as passengers were freed. A separate American Airlines hijack in Oklahoma City yielded 200000.
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United Press International
National Airlines
Philadelphia
Texas
Houston
American Airlines
Oklahoma City
Federal Aviation Administration
First National
New York
Freeport
Hughes loyalty sparks debate at Muskie delegates meeting
Iowa delegates discuss Senator Hughes and Muskie campaign fallout in Miami Beach. Owens backs Hughes, praising integrity as Hughes voted to back McGovern while Stevens shifts support, citing security concerns and rural representation amid the Democratic convention.
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Harrison Weber
Wa Daily Press Association
Miami Beach
IDPA
Harold Hughes
Iowa
California
Ed Muskie
Hughes
Owens
George McGovern
Muskie
Karis (Soap) Owens
Newton
Senator Hughes
Senator Muskie
Fulton
Stevens
Waterloo
Vietnam
McGovern
Democratic Party
Leonard Hoffman
Iowa Falls
Linus Brenner
Mapleton
Bob Burke
DeWitt
Hoffman
The
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Midwest
America
South Dakota
Orville Freeman
McGovern narrows VP choices as convention drama unfolds
McGovern, under a 4 p.m. deadline, weighs a short list of potential running mates amid a divided Democratic camp. Key advisers discuss names including Eagleton Ribicoff and Chisholm while old guard factions resist. Nixon allies push anti McGovern messaging as security incidents surround the Miami convention scene.
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Miami Peach
UPI
George S McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
Shirley MacLaine
Henry M Jackson
Washington
George C Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Miami Beach
Rogers C. B. Morton
GOP
Morton
Old Guard
Hubert H Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Washington District Sets 1972 73 Budget with Hearing
The Washington Community School District approves a 2 percent higher budget of 2 237 712 for 1972 73, 42 649 below the state cap. A public hearing is set for Aug 9 at 8 30 p m in the high school library. The district plans reduced local millage to the 4 98 mills maximum.
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Washington
Board of Education
Weather outlook for the state with showers possible
Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of thundershowers in the northwest, lows 60 to 65 and near 70 in the southeast. Friday brings a chance of thundershowers over most areas, warmer in the south and east. Highs range from 80 to 85 in the northwest to the lower 0s in the southeast.
McGovern studies running mate options with Mills considered
McGovern circles potential vice presidential picks as Kennedy rejects offer. Mills, 63, Arkansas lawmaker and Ways and Means chair, emerges as a balance option amid a spread of 12 to 14 possible names. Eagleton, Woodcock, Ribicoff and Kennedy cited as leading contenders while debate over a female running mate surfaces with Farenthold mentioned.
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Iaw Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Old Guard
McGovern
Fred Dutton
Veep
Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
Kennedy
Abraham A Ribicoff
Connecticut
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Mills
Eugene J. McCarthy
Jackson Wallace
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Shirley Chisholm
Vietnam
Secret Service
Miami Beach
UPI
George McGovern
Wilbur D. Mills
Edward M. Kennedy
Pat Lucey
Wisconsin
Nixon
Eagleton
Ribicoff
Woodcock
South Dakota
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Washington State Bank
Ory
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Sissy) Farenthold
Corpus Christi
George S
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Abraham Ribicoff
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Reubin Askew
Phil Sen
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