Riot tainted convention picks HHH Muskie likely as running mate
In Chicago protesters gathered near the Conrad Hilton as Hubert H. Humphrey clinched the Democratic nomination at the amphitheatre five miles away. Police fought tear gas and clubs used by demonstrators numbered in the thousands, with hundreds injured and 267 youths arrested.
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Eusgene McCarthy
McCarthy
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Michigan Avenue
Town Crier Warmer Weather Forecast Sketches 70s
The forecast calls for milder temperatures with a high in the 70s tomorrow. It should stay cool on Saturday after a 47 degree low today. Weather outlook notes a slight warm trend in the near term.
Killers of U S Ambassador Mein Hunted in Guatemala
U S Ambassador John Gordon Mein was killed when gunmen fired on his limousine in Guatemala City. Guatemala declared a 30 day state of siege and three days of mourning while authorities hunted for the killers. The incident follows earlier attacks on Americans and Mein’s death prompts U S calls for a full investigation.
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Ultra‘left
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Webber
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Latin America
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Brazil
Back to School In Winchester
Winchester students returned for the first full day of classes in the 1968 69 academic year. Last year enrollment reached 2 863. current figures were not available. Classes run today and tomorrow with a Labor Day holiday on Monday.
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Guardian Named for 10 Orphans
Mrs. Stanley Graves was named guardian of the Morris children by a Superior Court judge after ruling the widowed grandmother must move from the Graves home in Concord. The 3 to 17 year olds begged to stay together. Molly Morris 60 will live with a Fresno cousin temporarily. The children's parents were killed July 2 in an automobile crash in Madera.
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Democratic delegate Joyce McKee on Chicago convention scene
Joyce McKee wife of Peter McKee alternate delegate to the DNC describes the vast convention hall the Virginia delegation floor location and the size of Chicago. She notes Virginia may back Sen Wayne Muskie for the number two Humphrey ticket and reports a calm scene with no violence while delegates are greeted by Mayor Daley signs and welcoming children.
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Maine
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International Amphie Theatre
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Apple Bros
Humphrey Wins Democratic Nomination At Chicago Convention
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey won the Democratic presidential nomination at a violence threatened Chicago convention. He defeated Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern as security tighter, with 1,312 votes needed. final tally McCarthy 601 McGovern 146 and Phillips 67. Humphrey prepares to name a running mate amid speculation involving Muskie or Shriver. Johnson lauds the choice but unity remains uncertain as McCarthy ponders campaign plans.
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Czech Resistance Seeks Liberal Reform and Moscow Ties
Prague reports leaders of Czechoslovakia’s Communist party pushing a slow liberal reform plan amid mixed public opinion. Premier Oldrich Cernik says temporary press restrictions remain, while anti-Soviet demonstrators vent anger by dismantling Soviet tanks. The National Assembly refuses to ratify Moscow’s deal and calls for a firm withdrawal date and release of detainees.
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Similarities in Kidnapings Cited
In Beverly Hills a man posing as an electrician abducted four year old Stanley Stafford Jr. and police compare the case to an April 1967 abduction of Kenneth Young, noting similarities in daytime kidnappings by civic leaders’ families and ransom dynamics. Detective chief Clinton Anderson cites both cases while authorities search for the Stafford boy and his abductor.
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Herbert Young
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Fidelity Basik
U.S. War Casualties High Amid Vietnam Combat Week
U S military reports show 308 Americans killed in action and 1 144 wounded in a single week as heavy enemy attacks raise casualties. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses reach 4 755, the highest weekly toll since May. South Vietnamese deaths total 495, the worst since May 18.
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