Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive
A Publisher Extra® Newspaper

Fort Lauderdale News from Fort Lauderdale, Florida • Page 7

Location:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Issue Date:
Page:
7
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

"I 33 South Broward Edition Bobby Issues New Threat Bobby Fischer threatens to cancel his world championship chess match unless all movie cameras are removed from the hall. Story page 2A. Weather Partly cloudv throueh tomnr. 1D1A' I dw wity a few showers mainly i in the morning and afternoon ill hours. Details page 2A.

Fort Iaube ILE IMS 1 61, No. 220 1972 Gore Newspapers Company HOLLYWOOD BUREAU: 2128 Hollywood Blvd. THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1972 6 Sections 102 Pages Ten Cents I I 1 See McGovern As 'Loser' Coverage Inside Demos Express Gloom County Democratic National Convention McGovern Subtleness Mutes Many Qualities 4A Wallace Sends Word No Third Party 5A Illinois Got To Go Over The Top 5A Another Ho-Hum Night Outside Hall 6A Confrontation McGovern Won That, Too 6A $100,000 Bond For Two Black Separatists 6A Pulling Guard Duty In Miami 7A Moyle Opposes Winner-Take-All Votes 9A Goldwater Notes Similarities 9A Alphabetical Rollcall Of States HA Usual Bad Things Said About Winner HA Back-Home Races Worrying Delegates 11A Old Guard Demos Still Dazed HA President Nixon Goes After 'Mavericks' HA gates have lost interest in any vice presidential nominee while local Democrats still -hope for conservative running mate since Sen. Ted Ken-, nedy declined McGoyern's in-1 vitation early today. Jack Herman of Pembroke Pines: echoed a concern of white party regulars who said, "The importantJssue for Broward County Democrats right now is preservation of the two-party system, McGovern hasn't a chance to win Broward County, or the state, or the nation." Mrs.

Rosa Dean, a black Democrat in Dania, disagreed, predicting McGovern would win the country, "and might win Broward County." She said the black community would probably support him solidly. A black federal worker, Mary said, "It's one of the greatest things that ever could happen. He can get the black and the poor people together." Fred Simon of Fort Lauder-. dale, an employe of Fort Lauderdale Bank, said Broward 1 blacks were hoping Ted Kennedy would accept the vice presidential nomination. Simon said he, along with many other blacks, had hoped By JIM GUIER AND BRIAN HOWLAND 1 Staff Writers Broward County Democrats polled about the nomination of Sen.

George S. McGovern to oppose Richard Nixon for the presidency his fall think he will lose the county, state and nation in the November election. Wallace delegates to the -'convention in Miami Beach were ready to vote for Nixon or bolt the party, but local candidates and party workers resignedly pledged to support "loser" Meanwhile, Wallace dele for a "Draft Ted Kennedy" movement. SEE NO EFFECT Local party officials and candidates pledged to support McGovern, said the nomination probably wouldn't have much effect on local elections. County comptroller candidate Jack Wheeler, bent clerk of the Circuit Court, said, "Broward County people tend to vote their own mind." He said he, County Commissioner Jack Humphries and Tax Collector W.

H. Meeks were elected in the Republican sweep year of (Continued on Page 2A, Col. 2) "i See Split 1 1 FI 10 neai Hunting V. P. To Suit All 1 -U- SMiy-'I Newi Win Service! MIAMI BEACH Arming for November, George S.

McGovern today concentrated on choosing a running mate acceptable to both the coalition of discontent which nominated him for the presidency and the angry old pros who think he can't win it Vice presidential ambitions swelled in a dozen hearts while McGovern pondered his choice. Whispers and rumors and speculation and clandestine campaigning were evident wherever Democrats gathered. But McGovern kept to 'his rented penthouse and kept his own counsel. Some of his associates said he had narrowed the list of possibilities to four. Others insisted 12 to 14 names were still being considered.

,1 The one man acceptable tcHoth distrustful Democratic camps Edward M. Kennedy, surviving heir to a dynasty said a final "no" early this morning in a congratulatory telephone call a few minutes after McGovern, won a restless convention's call to leadership. 4 MILLS MENTIONED AS UNITY FACTOR The need for the party unity that most felt McGovern must now cultivate to make the nomination worth having gave support to speculation he might turn to conservative Rep. Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas as a vice presidential choice, despite his earlier vow to eschew a running mate whose views were incompatible with his own.

Just hours before winning the nomination, McGovern attempted to reassure a crowd of antiwar and civil rights demonstrators in the lobby of his headquarters hotel by saying "I'm not changing my position on any of the fundamental stands I've taken. "I don't have any doubt that within 90 days of my inauguration every American troop and every American soldier will be home, and that's a pledge I make." Responding to questions shouted by the demonstrators, McGovern reaffirmed his support for amnesty for those who nJ I x.j If. If -V' 1 1 AP Wlreplwte George McGovern Works On Acceptance Speech while watching his nomination on television in his hotel suite (Continued on Page 2A, Col. 2) Broward Woman Senior Steivardeqs Hijackers Holding Jet In Texas AP Wirepheto COLORADO SUPPORTER WHOOPS IT UP FOR SEN. McGOVERN Celini Garcia of Denver cheers as her candidate wins nomination Paris Peace Talks Resume, Enthusiasm At Low Ebb south of Houston, the agency said.

Police radio reports said officers shot out the aircraft's tires. In another hijacking, an armed man who collected $50,000 ransom abandoned an apparent plan to try to escape by parachute and surrendered meekly to a stewardess. His pistol had no bullets, but officers did not know that until the hijacking of the Dallas-bound American Airlines jet was all over. Both planes were comman-' deered last night. After the plane landed at the Texas field, its stairs were lowered and the flight engineer, who had been pistol whipped, either was thrown out or escaped, the FAA said.

He was taken to a local hospital. The hijackers remained aboard the National Airlines 727 with the pilot and four stewardesses. The Associated Press Two airline hijackers armed with sawed-off shotguns flew in an escape plane from Philadelphia to a small airport in Texas today with $600,000 ransom and four stewardesses hostages, the Federal Aviation Administration said. One of the four stewardesses is Sandy Schmitt, who is based in Miami but lives at 5000 S. State Road 7 in Broward County (50 blocks south of West Broward Boulevard).

She speaks Spanish fluently and has been a stewardess on many Cuban refugee airlifts from Havana during her five years with National Airlines. Miss Schmitt reportedly was released late this morning. Her worried step-father, Don-ny Slay of Pompano Beach, described her as a "cool-headed girl." The plane landed at Brazoria County, Airport, near Lake Jackson, about 50 miles The two hijackers of a National Airlines Boeing 727 plane out of Philadelphia released 111 passengers who endured nine hours of suffocat-'ing heat as aircraft sat on a runway in Philadelphia International Airport while FBI agents haggled with the gunman over details of delivering the ransom money and freeing the passengers. "A 0 1 of people fainted," said one passenger, Tom Herring of St. Louis.

I didnlt think it was necessary to go through all the shenanigans with the heat the way it was." The gunman in the second hijacking, identified by the FBI as Melvin Martin Fisher 49, of Norman, the father of five children, released the 51 passengers aboard an American Airlines Boeing 727 after getting the ransom at. Oklahoma City's Will "Rogers World Airport this morning. Fisher had boarded the Dallas-bound flight there and took over the aircraft about a half hour after it was in the air, ordering it to return to the airport. He demanded the money in $100 bills and a parachute, released the passengers and then ordered the plane to take off again. Crew members said Fisher ordered the pilot to several sites in Oklahoma City while apparently pondering a parachute escape, but finally decided against jumping and surrendered.

The plane returned to the airport where FBI agents took Fisher off in handcuffs. Arnold C. Larson, special agent in charge of the FBI in Oklahoma City said Fisher would be charged with air piracy. One passenger, John Clark of Dallas, said no metal detector was used to check passengers boarding the flight in Oklahoma City. Henry A.

Kissinger or other U. S. officials. Porter told the Communists that he felt it possible to find a parallel to other peaceful developments in the world-since the last session. He referred to the peace moves between the two Koreas and the two Germanys and the agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union to settle differences by peaceful means.

He did not mention U.S. relations with Communist China. The ambassador asked for "full and measured consideration" of Nixon's proposals. "For our part," he continued, "we will give most careful attention to the views you may express and to any (Continued on Page 2A, Col. 1) U.S.

Bombers Hit Hanoi-Haiphong Area The Associated Press PARIS The Vietnam peace talks resumed today after 10 weeks but the positions of both sides appeared S. Ambassador William J. Porter put before the conference the four-point package President Richard Nixon proposed on May 8. The Viet Cong's chief delegate, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh, told newsmen she was ready to negotiate on the basis of the seven-point proposal she made a year ago a 0 i chief delegate, Xuan Thuy, called on the' United States to end its bombardment of North Vietnam "if it really desires to negotiate" an end to the war.

The apparent lack of change was no great surprise. Any progress toward agreement is expected to come in secret sessions. Politburo member Le Due Tho is due back from Hanoi in the next few days, and this could mean more behind-the-scenes sessions with presidentialdviser miles northeast of Haiphong. Other attack planes set afire the Yen Cu and Hon Gai fuel depots 13 and 21 miles east and northeast of Haiphong, the Navy said. Three building were damaged at an island 'supply base 35 miles east of Haiphong and two buildings and dther equip ment were destroyed or damaged at the Hon Gai port facility, the 7th Fleet said.

Pilots from the Hancock also reported seven railroad boxcars damaged in a raid near Hanoi. The Navy said in a delayed report that the destroyers (Continued on Page 2A, Col. 1) The Associated Press SAIGON American fighter-bombers i North Vietnam yesterday with the heaviest raids in more than a week, setting fire" -to fuel depots and supply and port facilities in the Hanoi-Haiphong area, the U.S. Command announced today. The command reported more than 350 strikes were flown, equalling the number on July 5, and said the closest to Haiphong was within a mile of the city.

It made no tion of any plane losses. North Vietnam charged that "many waves" of U.S. planes attacked areas inside and outside Haiphong, that dozens of persons were killed ajid near ly 200 houses destroyed. Hanoi said an American RF4 reconnaissance plane was shot down. The U.S.

Command as usual refused to comment on the North Vietnamese charges. Navy pilots from the carrier Hancock reported wrecking 12 buildings in strikes against the Van Dong storage area 20 Buf ness 21-23C Clarified 2-17E Conges 8, 9D Crossword 9D Editorials 10, 11A Entertainment 18, 19C Horoscope 8D Living Section 1-5C Local MOB Movie Clock 19C Obituaries 12C Sports 1-7D Television 20C Vintage Years 8C Weather 2A am To Read 8D WE WILL BUY your DIAMONDS and old J-jwelry and pay the highest spot -ash prices. BRITTS Fine Jlry. Ept. -Adv.

Vein Phonps. 52i43U: Circulation, 525-3751 Clauititd. 525-1601 BOAT REPAIRS: No job is too big or small. From 20'-100'. BROWARD MARINE 522-1701.

-Adv. For that "Get out of the doghouse gift" visit Pribble's Shop in Sears Town. -Adv. BOAT, AIRPLANE and machinery movers. Ft.

Lauderdale Transfer. Ph. 584-30. -Adv. Motorcycle auto insurance at BURKE'S HONDA.

2309 Dixie Hwy. 563-6132. Ft. Laud. -Adv..

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

Publisher Extra® Newspapers

  • Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the Fort Lauderdale News
  • Archives through last month
  • Continually updated

About Fort Lauderdale News Archive

Pages Available:
1,724,617
Years Available:
1925-1991