Humphrey and McCarthy Clash Over Delegate Seating in Chicago
In Chicago, Humphrey and McCarthy supporters clash over delegate seating and platform planks amid a battle seen as shaping the Democratic nominating convention. Humphrey predicts a first ballot win and urges a labor backed coalition to beat Nixon. Mondale says open convention is the goal as McCarthy challenges seating.
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McCarthy
Chicago
Hubert 4H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Mondale
Gates
Don McClure
Minnesota
McClure
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Washington
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Platform Committee
White House
A Maddox
Johnson
Paris
Pueblo
Vietnam
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Nixon endorses all GOP candidates in first national tour
President hopeful Richard Nixon offers endorsement to all Republican candidates while allowing independents to stay separate. He promises to carry Illinois and the nation, meets governors Romney Shafer Rhodes Rockefeller, and stresses uniting the party amid ongoing Democratic rivalries in Chicago and Washington.
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Nixon
Springfield
Ill
Richard M. Nixon
San Diego
Ilinois
Ohio
Michigan
New York
Springfield Airiport
Illinois
GOP
George Romney
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
James A. Rhodes
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Agnew
United States
Eisenhower in extremely critical condition amid heart irregularities
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in extremely critical condition at Walter Reed. Doctors report repeated ventricular irregularities since Sunday night and the removal of an electrical pacemaker after it failed to stop seizures. Ike, 77, has suffered multiple heart attacks and seizures this year.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Gordon Moore
Col
John Eisenhower
California
Walter Reed
Washington Hospital
Bangkok
Thailand
Barnard
Christiaan Barnard
Philip Blaiberg
Right of Teacher Strike Defended at AFT Convention
Charles Cogen of Washington Dace told about 900 delegates at the AFT convention in Cleveland that the strike is a necessary tool to end public procrastination and apathy. He urged delegates not to shrink from strikes even if fines and jail sentences are imposed.
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Cleveland
American Federation of Teachers
Charles Cogen
Washington
Dace
AFT
Bloodmobile visit seeks 165 pints for surgery
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit the Episcopal Parish House tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 30 p.m. sponsored by Stephens Lions Club. Twenty pints of O positive blood are needed early for open heart surgery in the Washington area. Weather outlook predicts heat spikes with a high near 95.
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RED Cross
Episcopal Parish
Stephens Lions Club
Washington, D.C
Battle Rages Around Tay Ninh as Viet Minh Fall Back
North Vietnamese troops slipped out of Tay Ninh after heavy fighting that left over 200 dead. An American armored column and South Vietnamese forces swept the city with little resistance, while elsewhere Viet Cong attacked in the Mekong Delta. Casualties included about 100 U.S. troops and 500 NVA regulars possibly escaping darkness aided by an armored trap. The battle signals potential broader offensives and portends tense negotiations as Paris peace talks resume.
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Saigon
Tay Ninh
Tay Nint
Mekong Delta
da Nang
U.S
North Vietnam
Nhan Dan
Dien Bien Phu
Paris
Hanoi
BHFU
Aho
Mekong
Navy
Sniper kills train passenger on Long Island Rail Road
A sniper fired on a moving LIRR train early Sunday, killing Vincent Maher and wounding Gabriel Jansen. The shooter, Whitmore, a 17 year old student, was arrested near the scene and charged with homicide and weapon offenses. Maher, 31, lived in the Bronx. Jansen, 48, based in Point Pleasant NJ.
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New York
Long Island
Long Island City
Queens
Vincent Maher
Gabriel Jansen
Pennsylvania Station
Manhattan
Maher
Jansen
Jones Beach
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Point Pleasant
N.J
Whitmore
Rosemary Holland
Bronx
Hagerstown Girl Receives Second Child Heart Transplant
Maria Giannaris a 5 year old from Hagerstown Maryland awoke within hours after a heart transplant at Texas Children s Hospital becoming the world s 31st pediatric heart recipient. The donor was 11 year old James Dudley Herron II of Purdue University lineage. The surgical team led by Dr Denton A Cooley completed the 105 minute operation as the heart began beating normally.
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Houston
Tex
Maria Giannaris
Hagerstown
Nick A. Giannaris
Texas ‘Children’s Hospital
James Dudley Herron II
James Dudley Herron
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Young Herron
Maria
Texas Heart Institute
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Texas Children’s Hospital
Don’t Forget Tonight Chicken Fry at Howard Johnson’s
All you can eat chicken fry priced at 1.49 tonight. A dance follows from 9 to 12 with Ted Whipp and the Dewdroppers. Event at Little Mac’s Rest on Papermill Road with a 50 cent cover charge.
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Howard Johnson
Ted Whipp
Dewdroppers
Little Mac’s Rest
Papermill Rd
Area Man Drowns in Cedar Creek
Lee S. Dodson, 40, of Stephens City, drowned Saturday in Cedar Creek west of Route 11. Shenandoah County Sheriff Crisman said the investigation is ongoing. The incident occurred about 4:45 p.m. while he swam with relatives. Frederick County sheriff’s office aided, Middletown Rescue Squad assisted. Dodson, born April 13, 1928 in Sperryville, was survived by his parents and six siblings. Funeral set for Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with burial at Greenhill Cemetery Stephens City.
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Lee S. Dodson
Stephens City
Cedar Creek
Rt. 11
Shenandoah County
Philip W. Crisman
Frederick County
Winchester
Jones Funeral Home
Julian S. Orrell
Greenhill Cemetery
Richmond Heat Persists as Front Stalls Over Virginia
A weak cold front stalled over north eastern Virginia fails to reduce the heat and humidity, keeping conditions hot and sultry with little relief expected.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Hubert H. Humphrey
National Association of Letter Carriers
Boston
Tweedledee and Tweedledum
United Steelworkers Convention
Samuel Gompers
Afl-Cio
Ike
Clarke County Motors
Miller’s Hardware
John Whitmore
Robert Carpenter
Alex Haller
Johns Hopkins
Giannaris
Mr. Softee
Clarke County Fair
Papermill Road
Hale Harrison
Paul Rhodes
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