McGovern Seeks California Delegates Fight At Convention
At the Democratic National Convention a logjam of credentials battles unfolds with 23 challenges in 15 states. McGovern and Humphrey clash over California winner take all rules while O'Brien rules 1,433 votes suffice to settle the issue, affecting party unity and the putea of the convention.
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Miami Beach
Fla
California
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
McGovern
South Dakota
Humphrey
Credentials Committee
Newly Named U S General Killed By North Vietnamese Shell
In Saigon a lone North Vietnamese artillery shell killed Brig. Gen. Richard Tallman and three other U S officers during an inspection at An Loc. Tallman had just been promoted from colonel to brigadier general the day before. Six others wounded. The attack coincided with heavy shelling of An Loc as South Vietnamese forces faced pressure at Quang Tri City.
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Saigon
An Loc
U.S
Richard Tallman
Honesdale
Tonkin Gulf
Tallman
Korea
Vietnam
West Point
the Point
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
McGovern eyes first ballot with California credentials vote
Democrats brace for the 1972 nominating convention in Miami Beach as George McGovern seeks to reinstate 151 California votes stripped on the Credentials Committee. Two favorable parliamentary rulings boost his bid to cut the gap to about 50 votes and spark uncommitted delegates to shift toward a potential late winning bloc.
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O’brien
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
William. Singer
Jesse Jackson
Miami Beach
Fla
George McGovern
California
McGovern
Associated Press
McGovern gains Virginia backing as delegation shifts tone
Virginia delegates to the Democratic National Convention lean toward George McGovern on the first ballot, marking a shift from past conservative delegation norms. Virginia Attorney General Andrew Miller supports Terry Sanford, while younger, more diverse delegates and supporters like George Rawlings praise a new Democratic unity geared toward the liberal nominee.
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Miami Beach
McGovern
George C. Rawlings Jr
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Democratic Party
Rawlings
Joseph Fitzpatrick
Norfolk
Castaways
Old Dominion
Andrew P. Miller
Miller
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Byrd
Mills Godwin
Chamberlin Named Officer-in-Charge of Winchester Post Office
Jonas C. Chamberlin, longtime Winchester postal official and 1943 recruit, becomes Officer-in-Charge succeeding postmaster Joseph C. Haines. A Winchester native and Handley High graduate, Chamberlin served in the Marine Corps, rose through postal ranks, and resides at 721 Woodland Ave with wife Josephine and son Jonas III, a James Wood High School teacher.
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Jonas C. Chamberlin
Winchester
Joseph C. Haines
Chamberlin
Post Office
U.S. Marine Corps
Post
Handley High School
Josephine Wolford
Woodland Ave
Jonas III
James Wood High School
Debra Sue Covert First Runner-Up at Miss Virginia
Debra Sue Covert of Winchester placed first runner-up in the Miss Virginia Pageant held in Roanoke. A Shenandoah Conservatory of Music senior she won the Talent Division as a lyric soprano and returned to Winchester with chaperon Mrs. Ted Morgan before heading home to Mt. Pleasant Pennsylvania.
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Winchester
Tri-County
Debra Sue Covert
Virginia
Roanoke
Covert
Ted Morgan
Mt. Pleasant
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Mrs. Morgan
The
Star Today
Muskie VP Role Eyed as Mediation Drafts Backing
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie weighs a possible second bid for vice president while mediating Democratic feuds over California and Illinois delegations. Aides say he could accept No 2 on the ticket to secure victory. Wallace, from a wheelchair, pursues direct delegate appeals and coordinates a stop McGovern coalition with visits by candidates, including an unnamed second contender.
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Muskie
California
Illinois
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Miami Beach
Fla
George C. Wallace
Charles Snider
Wallace
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
George McGovern
South Dakota
Snider
McGovern
McGovern Opposes Muskie Bid On California Delegation
Miami Beach AP report says Senator George McGovern rejected Muskie’s bid to settle California seating in a closed preconvention meeting. Humphrey allies voice cautious optimism about seating, while Muskie aides weigh breaking the deadlock amid 23 credentials challenges tonight.
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Miami Beach
Fla
George McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
California
Durham returned to Virginia penitentiary after murder conviction
Luther Durham 29 was returned to the Richmond state penitentiary after a Frederick County Circuit Court life sentence for the 1963 knife murder of 85 year old Annie Snow of Double Toll Gate. Attorneys argued to set aside the March 18 verdict. Judge Whitely denied the motion and Durham plans an appeal.
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Luther Durham
Frederick County
Annie Snow
Richmond
Osborne Renner
Durham
Snow
Circuit Court
George S. Whitely
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Bell
Joseph Califano
Democratic National Committee
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S. Muskie
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Mervyn Dymally
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