Muskie stays in race amid McGovern challenge
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie declines to endorse George McGovern now arguing unity requires true party strength. He says McGovern will likely win the nomination but he will remain in the race to avoid silencing dissent. Humphrey staff cuts spark brief jockeying over future bid while he and Jackson attend fundraisers in Houston and Oklahoma City after a bomb scare disrupted McGovern’s Oklahoma City stop.
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George S. McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
McGovern
National Press Club
George McGovern
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Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Humphrey
Dorothy Lyon
Pittsburgh
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Textile Workers of America
Houston
Tex
Oklahoma City
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
United Air Lines
McKovern
New York
Floods Kill At Least 55 In Rapid City South Dakota
Torrential rains unleashed floods fires and explosions in Rapid City and Pennington County leaving 55 confirmed dead and 300 missing. National Guardsmen and emergency crews battled in a city cut in half with gas lines down and power out as crews searched amid chaotic conditions.
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Dale Bruce
Sheriff's Office
Black Hills
South Dakota
Bruce
Glen Best
Harold Higgins
Rapid City Journal
Rapid Creek
Higgins
National
Camp Rapid
Best
Kissinger Opens Talks With Japanese Leaders Amid Protest
In Tokyo Henry Kissinger met 47 Japanese industrialists and business leaders to reaffirm that US foreign policy in Asia remains anchored in ties with Tokyo. Two Japanese youths tossed leaflets at him in a hotel lobby prompting tighter security. He later met Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and visited the national art museum.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Asia
Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Kissinger
Southeast Asia
Japan Patriotic Society
China
Eisaku Sato
Yoshizane Iwasa
Jets Hit 300 Miles Of Viet Coastline
Saigon reports US air power stretching nearly 300 miles along the North Vietnamese coast attacking fuel depots and bridges near Haiphong Thanh Hoa Vinh and Dong Hoi. More than 300 strikes by Air Force Navy and Marine fighters. B52s hit Dong Hoi and targets near Hue and Hanoi.
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Thanh Hoa
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Dong Hoi
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Demilitarized Zone
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Hanoi
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Washington
United States
Lord Fairfax to Hold First Commencement at Middletown
Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown hosts its inaugural commencement with 92 graduates tomorrow at 8 p m. Dr T Marshall Hahn Jr of VPI addresses graduates as Handley High School Concert Band performs. Degrees awarded by college president Dr William H McCoy. A reception follows in the school lounge. Hahn to attend VPI Alumni meeting Monday at 6 30 p m.
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Middletown
T. Marshall Hahn
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Handley High School
William H. McCoy
Hahn
VPI Alumni Association
Lee-Jackson Motor Inn
Howell May Still Run as Independent
Roanoke Virginia Lt. Gov. Henry E. Howell Jr. hints he may seek the governorship as an independent next year if the state Democratic party is taken over at its convention. He observed the convention to assess how to appeal to voters and whether the party can field a viable campaign infrastructure.
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Henry E. Howell Jr
Democratic Party
Howell
Virginia
State Democratic Party
George C. Rawlings Jr
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick
Rawlings
Fitzpatrick
Virginia Delegates Lean Toward McGovern at Convention
Liberal forces press early strength at Roanoke as 53 delegates to Miami Beach lean McGovern. Key tests include Rawlings in Roanoke against Hopkins and Fitzpatrick’s challenge to Thomas. District caucuses yield 16 McGovern, 20 undecided, 3 Humphrey, 1 Muskie, 1 Sanford. time for at large delegates unclear as floor session slips past midnight.
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Virginia
Miami Beach
George McGovern
George C. Rawlings Jr
Fredericksburg
William B. Hopkins
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick
Norfolk
William G. Thomas
McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Edmond Muskie
Maine
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Winchester Men Elected as Delegates to D N C in Miami
Two Winchester men Charles R. Duvall Jr and H M Brooks were chosen as delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Miami next month at a Seventh District caucus. The district will send four delegates with Charlottesville supplying the other two across a 53 delegate Virginia slate.
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Miami
Charles R. Duvall, Jr
H.M. Brooks
Charlottesville
Duvall
Frederick County
Clarke County
Brooks
Democratic Party
Democratic Committee
Young Democratic Club
Barbara Morris
Senate Finance Committee Votes 10 Percent Social Security Increase
The Senate Finance Committee backed a 10 percent rise in Social Security benefits amid predictions of a larger figure. Conservatives blocked 20 and 15 percent increases by 7-7 votes. Chairman Russell Long said 64 senators support a 20 percent boost when the welfare reform bill reaches the floor. The panel will also consider higher payroll taxes Monday to fund the benefits.
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House
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Long
Convention Living Up To Advance Promises
Roanoke convention skews young with rock music fashion shows and a lone Six District Youth Headquarters tent. Delegates mingle as delays and spectacle mark a Democratic state convention. In Richmond, Virginia faces a cold front bringing cooler temps and near-record lows by Sunday.
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Byrd Machine
Democrats
Victory Stadium
Sixth District
Roanoke Civic Center
del. Willis M. Anderson
House of Delegates
Andrew P. Miller
William B. Hopkins
Del
Dorothy McDiarmid
Vienna
Richmond
Virginia
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