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| North America:The thirty sixth Democratic national convention meets in Miami Beach to nominate George McGovern.
The thirtieth Republican national convention meets in Miami Beach to nominate Richard M. Nixon. |
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November 1972Edwin Edwards elected to his first term as governor. J. Bennett Johnson beats outgoing governor John McKeithen in a race for U.S. Senate. |
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| U. S. Rep. Hale Boggs who was well on his way to become Speaker of the House of Representatives dies in an airplane crash in Alaska. He will be replaced by his wife Lindy. | One Shell Square, Poydras St. at St. Charles completed. This 50 story building is 697 feet high. |
Louisianian Olympians in Munich: Rodney Milburn, gold, 110-meter hurdles; Willie Davenport, 110-meter hurdles. |
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