Nixon pushes for first ballot victory at GOP convention
At the Miami Beach kickoff Nixon trails by about 100 votes as Rockefeller and Reagan seek to force more ballots. Rockefeller gains Rhode Island support and Ohio moves favoring Rhodes, while Reagan targets individual delegates amid a crowded, high stakes opening day.
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Republicans pledge peace talks platform at national convention
The platform committee backed a 13 000 word document pledging peace negotiations in Vietnam without surrender and a broad drive against crime and social ills at home. It vows a clear negotiating position and a program to restore leadership while avoiding major tax changes.
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Pope's Encyclical Battle Over Birth Control Deepens
Pope Paul VI defended his encyclical banning artificial birth control while clarifying it allows reasonable limitations and medical research. The dispute among Roman Catholics over obedience to the ban intensifies as American theologians opposing the decree rise to 222 at Catholic University of America.
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Jets Hit Guerrilla Bases Across Jordan River Front
Arab and Israeli forces traded fire for a second day after an Israeli airstrike reportedly destroyed guerrilla bases near Amman. Jordan said civilians and soldiers died in the raid, while Israel reported no casualties and claimed major guerrilla bases near Salt were destroyed.
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LBJ Pressures Steel Firms Over Pricing Again
President Johnson seeks to curb steel costs by pressuring US Steel to avoid broad price hikes already posted by Bethlehem and Republic Steel. Aides say a competitive restraint from the nation's largest producer could avert the across the board increases.
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General Davis wounded as Viet Cong attack near Saigon
Brig. Gen. Franklin M. Davis Jr. 50 of Massachusetts wounded by shrapnel during Viet Cong rocket grenade attack 13 miles southeast of Saigon. U S forces report 41 enemy killed and 19 captured. two Americans killed and 13 wounded. Davis’s son Stephen was killed in 1967 in Vietnam.
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Ohio weekend traffic toll rises with two double fatalities
Ohio traffic deaths for the weekend reach 15 with two double-fatality crashes included from Friday night to Sunday night. The count exceeds last weekend's 10 across the state.
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Columbus
Truce Seen in Czechoslovak Rift After Bratislava Talks
Prague reports a truce as liberal Communist leaders and the Soviet press assure the public all is well following Bratislava. Observers fear renewed strains with Ulbricht and Gomulka, but the future looks brighter for party chief Alexander Dubcek and his associates.
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Syracuse Resident Electrocuted at Graham Station Plant
A Syracuse resident was fatally electrocuted in an accident at the Graham Station plant. Investigators are examining circuit faults and safety procedures as the incident is reported on page 3.
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Rhodes Retains Support in Ohio Delegation at Convention
The 58 vote Ohio delegation backed Gov. James Rhodes as its favorite son candidate prior to the Republican National Convention. John S. Andrews said most delegates would back Rhodes on the first ballot, delaying Nixon’s path to a first ballot win. Delegates held a 40 minute breakfast caucus with another planned for Tuesday morning. Andrews noted talks with Reagan and a possible meeting with Nixon.
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Nixon Strength Boosted as Delegates Hold Key to Nomination
Nixon gains support from previously uncommitted delegates raising AP survey strength to 572. 95 votes needed for win. 137 uncommitted delegates and nine states with favorite sons remain pivotal. Rockefeller climbs to 232 and Reagan to 161 as south support is pursued.
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