Nixon in full command as GOP convention opens in Chicago
Vice President Richard M. Nixon held tight control over the convention agenda in Chicago as he seeks the Republican nomination. He dictated talks with platform leaders and signaled Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. as a likely running mate while a protest by Goldwater supporters looms as a possible roll call. Nixon aims to shape the platform with Rockefeller support and delay a final vice presidential decision.
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Richard M. Nixon
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White House
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Richard Nixon
Production Workers Vote on Strike Authority in Firestone Plants
About 18 000 production workers in Firestone Tire and Rubber Co plants across eight cities will vote Friday to authorize a strike. United Rubber Workers seek wage increases averaging $2.85 an hour as bargaining continues.
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Firestone Tire & Rub Co
United Rubber Workers
Riots End In Bulawayo Return To Work After Three Days
Long lines of Africans returned to work in Bulawayo as three days of rioting ended. At least nine Africans were killed and 118 injured during the unrest in Southern Rhodesia.
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Southern Rhodesia
Nixon Near Nomination as He Reaches Key Milestone
Chicago dispatch says Richard M. Nixon moves toward the Republican nomination with likely acclamation as he enters the final stretch of the campaign. He aims to unite delegates, pick a strong running mate, and push toward the November 8 decision date.
Castro Again Derides U.S. In Cuba Anniversary Rally
Fidel Castro used the Sierra Maestra birthplace to appeal to Latin American nations while accusing the United States of aggression. He appeared gaunt as he addressed about 200000 Cubans in a two hour and 15 minute speech amid rain and mud.
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Fidel Castro
U.S
Castro
Sierra Maestra Mountains
Kennedy DiSalle Talks Planned at Hyannis Port
Governor Michael V. DiSalle plans to meet with Senator John F. Kennedy next week at Kennedy’s famed Hyannis Port summer home in Massachusetts to discuss the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Michael V. DiSalle
John F. Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Reading For The Family On The Inside Pages
Glouster board to study reorganization Logan council boosts parking meter time wind storm blasts Athens area Athens 2 3 Glouster Chauncey Logan comics markets Gallipolis Nelsonville Pt Pleasant.
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Athens
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Gallipolis
Nelsonville Pt. Pleasant
Eisenhower Defends Prosperity and Military Strength
President Eisenhower told a GOP National Convention audience that the nation enjoys unprecedented prosperity and a strong military, defending his record in defense and economic growth. He challenged Soviet dictatorship and urged free elections under the U.N. sponsorship, while noting rising employment and wages. The president cited missile advances and a growing arsenal as part of national defense.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
United Nations
United States
Eisenhower urges Republicans to seek the middle ground
President Eisenhower at a Chicago breakfast urged GOP candidates to follow the middle road, echoing Lincoln's philosophy that government should act only when people cannot. He called the approach a battle flag for the party and said it is hard to defend without clear explanation. About 600 attended at the Morrison Hotel before Ike and Mrs. Eisenhower head to Denver.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican Party
GOP
Morrison Hotel
Denver
Congo Chief Appeals For Crisis Aid
Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba arrives in Washington amid a military welcome to plea for emergency U S economic and technical assistance to save his crisis ridden, near bankrupt republic He will meet Secretary of State Herter and administration aides as Congo officials seek funds and doctors to restore essential services.
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Patrice Lumumba
U.S
United Nations
Christian A. Herter
Lumumba
Congo
Herter
Leopoldville
Rights Plank Rebuilt Confirms GOP Civil Rights Stand
The Republican platform rebuilds its civil rights plank with a stricter emphasis on equal opportunity and individual dignity. New York Governor Rockefeller endorses the revised stance, while Southern delegates push for moderation. defense pledges include accelerated missile production and broader national security in a GOP framework closely echoing Democratic aims on civil rights.
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Eisenhower
GOP
Chile Dams Crumble Inspires NATO Base Visit Delegation
Washington Ohio congressmen Wayne L. Hays and John E. Henderson, a Democrat and Republican, were named to a House delegation to inspect NATO bases in Europe late this month.
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Ohio
Wayne L. Hays
John E. Henderson
House
NATO
Europe
Congo Asked as United Nations Trust Territory
Leopoldville notes the Belgian government supports turning the newly independent Congo republic into a United Nations trust territory under international supervision.
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Congo Republic
United Nations Trust
French Resume Attack Algiers Against Algerian Rebels
Several thousand French troops launched a new offensive southwest of Algiers against Algerian rebels. The operation aimed to press rebel positions and widen control in the region amid ongoing fighting.
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Algiers
Morocco
Presidential Nomination Tonight at Republican National Convention
Chicago report outlines tonight schedule of the Republican National Convention with Charles H. Percy and Melvin R. Laird presiding. Nomination speeches and balloting begin after roll call for president, while Nixon’s vice presidential bid may move to a daytime session Thursday.
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Charles H. Percy
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Melvin R. Laird
United States
Nixon
U N Debates RB47 Shootdown as Soviet Vetoes Clash
United Nations Diplomats report a 9-2 vote on three resolutions rejecting Soviet charges and the U N veto of an investigation into the RB47 reconnaissance plane downing. Poland abstains area nine non Communist members opposed the Soviet action. Chief U S delegate Lodge says the veto signals Soviet distrust of their own accusations.
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U.S
International Red Cross
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Soviet Union
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Ceylon
Tunisia
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Soviet scientist reverses asylum request in Helsinki
A Soviet scientist at a Helsinki geo physics and geodetics congress initially sought political asylum on Monday but later asked to be sent back to Russia.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Chile Valley Flood Deepens as Dams Fail
Named delegates report water continues to pour over a valley near Lake Rinihue in southern Chile, threatening about 100,000 residents as earthen dams crumble further.
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Santiago
Chile
Rinihue
Northwest fires surge as lightning sparks more than fifty blazes
Portland area weather reports record more than 50 new fires started by lightning during a week of spreading flames in the Pacific Northwest. Fire crews battle rapidly growing blazes across multiple counties as fire weather remains extreme.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Cabinet Takes Over Rome in New Italian Government
President Giovanni Gronchi swore in Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani and a newly appointed Italian cabinet in Rome signaling a change of government.
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Cabinet
Rome
Giovanni Gronchi
Amintore Fanfani
Pittsburgh Steel to Cut Incentive Wages
Pittsburgh Steel Co plans to reduce incentive wage rates effective August 7.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Rail chiefs set for merger talks in Cleveland on Aug. 15
Presidents of the Chesapeake and Ohio, Baltimore and Ohio, and New York Central railroads will meet in Cleveland on August 15 to discuss possible merger moves.
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Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
Ohio five day forecast with near normal temps
The forecast shows average temperatures near normal with highs from 84 to 86 and lows around 62 to 64. Daily changes are small, with rainfall averaging 0.25 to 0.75 inches and about 30 scattered showers expected over the week.
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Ohio
Federal Aid Received for Ohio Highway Work Near Forests
The Commerce Department reports Ohio has been allotted 18072 dollars for highway work in and around national forests for the 1962 fiscal year starting July 1, 1961.
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Ohio
Commerce Department
Faubus Wins Primary for Unprecedented Fourth Term
Gov. Orval E Faubus sailed to a decisive victory in the Democratic primary defeating four opponents and moving toward an unprecedented fourth term in Little Rock Arkansas.
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