Nixon Rules Out Raids on 3 State Delegations
Nixon said he will not raid the California Ohio and Michigan delegations for the Republican presidential race. He aims for party unity while signaling difficulty in winning over governors Rhodes and Romney. He predicts an early ballot nomination and discusses possible travel to Paris and the Soviet Union after the election.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
California
Ohio
Michigan
James A. Rhodes
George Romney
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
Soviet Union
Paris
Charles) DeGaulle
Chicago
Vietnam
China
Rhodes
Romney
John F. Kennedy
Secret Atlas-Agena Launch From Cape Kennedy Elevates Spy Satellite
Cape Kennedy launched an Atlas Agena rocket carrying an experimental spy satellite nicknamed Spook Bird. The mission aims to test enhanced signaling and early warning capabilities for missile sites, with orbit extending far beyond recent Vandenberg missions.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Russia
Red
China
Southeast Asia
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Department
Globe
Earth
Cape
Blast Splits Door of Newspaper Office
In New York police report a low power explosive blew open the front door of a storage room at the Daily World, a Communist paper, at 23 West 26th Street in Manhattan at 3 40 am. Detectives and the bomb squad found one or two cherry bombs or firecrackers used in the attack, the 15th bombing in the metropolitan area since April 22.
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New York
Daily World
26Th St
Manhattan
Reagan Leads Southern Delegates as Nixon Falters in Drive
AP survey shows Nixon 81 votes short of a first ballot majority with 586 of 667 needed. Reagan gains with 167 while 126 delegates remain uncommitted and Rockefeller holds 259 votes led by Maryland and Connecticut shifts. Agnew backs Nixon after dropping favorite son bid. Alabama gains for Reagan amid Southern split.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Ronald Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
Associated Press
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Son
Mer
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Agnew
Rockefeller
Connecticut
Reagan
2-Vorute
Alabama
North Carolina
Mississippi
South
GOP Convention View Becomes More Clear
The article traces shifting endorsements at the Republican National Convention as figures like Nixon supporter Wilt Chamberlain, Nelson Rockefeller backer John Lindsay, and Eisenhower publicly back Nixon, while Romney and Rockefeller allies flip positions. It notes Hatfield's switch to Nixon and questions whether the picture is finally clear.
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Leonard Hall
Richard Nixon
Rockefeller
George Romney
Michigan
George
Romney
Nelse
Dean Martin
John Lindsay
New York
Four-Square
Nelson Rockefeller
Hatfield
Sen
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Ronald Reagan
California
George Gallup
Lou Harris
Will Chamberlain
Nixon
President Johnson Enters Army Medical Center for Routine Exam
President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson flew to Brooke Army Medical Center by helicopter for a routine annual health examination described by Vice Adm. George G. Barkley as standard. The visit was framed as ordinary medical care within the White House schedule.
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San Antonio, Tex
Johnson
Brooke Army Medical Center
Texas White House
Adm
George G. Barkley
Johnson Signs Oahe Irrigation Bill in South Dakota
President Johnson signed the bill authorizing the first stage of the Oahe Irrigation Project in South Dakota. The initial unit costs an estimated 191.6 million dollars and would irrigate about 190000 acres in east central farm areas.
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Austin, Tex
Johnson
Oahe
South Dakota
Richmond girl dies 33 days after liver transplant
A 20 month old Richmond Minnesota girl died at University of Minnesota Hospitals late Monday after receiving a liver transplant 33 days earlier. An autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death.
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Minneapolis
Richmond, Minn
University of Minnesota
Linda Peine
Minnesota Delegation Sees Uncommitted Shrink as Zwach Faces Nixon Vote
Miami Beach AP report notes uncommitted ranks in the Minnesota delegation contract as Rep. John Zwach says he will vote for Richard Nixon on the first ballot while surveying his stance if a second ballot becomes necessary.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Minnesota
Rep
John, Zwech
R-Minn
Richard M. Nixon
Zwach
Nixon hints he failed to win Ohio Michigan votes
Nixon indicates he cannot crack open Ohio and Michigan delegations as he seeks about 80 delegates to clinch the nomination. Rockefeller gains Washington governor Evans while Nixon eyes an early ballot and a possible trip to the Soviet Union if he secures the nomination.
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Ohio
Michigan
Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
Associated Press
White House
Stassen Predicts Seventh Ballot Nomination Victory
Former Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen told reporters that he expects to win the Republican presidential nomination on the seventh ballot as delegates shift to candidates who can win in November. He cited estimated first-ballot votes with Nixon at 496, Rockefeller 343, Reagan 204, and himself 106, noting Nixon’s camp claims 700. He predicted Nixon would fail on the second ballot and a Rockefeller Reagan movement would begin by the third.
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Rockefeller
Nixon
Evans
Washington State
Gov
Reagan
Rhodes
Charles McWhorter
Miami Beach
Fla
Minnesota
Harold Stassen
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
California
Ronald Reagan
Stassen
Eisenhower Suffered Chest Pains After Convention
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, experienced chest pains at 6:15 a.m. EDT at Walter Reed Army Hospital, with preliminary indications pointing to another myocardial infarction. His condition was stable and comfortable at 10 a.m., with further bulletins promised.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Britain Pushes Global Talks to Ban Germ Warfare
Britain proposes a new draft treaty at the 17 nation disarmament conference to outlaw manufacture and use of bacteriological weapons. The plan calls for bans on production and certain equipment, access for civil authorities to research, and a UN under expert body to investigate violations.
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Britain
Geneva
Fred Mulley
Mulley
U.N
Cavalry Troops Seek Red Units Near Saigon
U S air cavalrymen swept a Viet Cong hideout 23 miles west of Saigon after air strikes and artillery pounded the area. Early reports say 12 enemy bodies found with up to 300 fighters believed in the hideout. two Americans killed and 10 wounded in the initial assault. One helicopter was shot down but the pilot survived.
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Saigon
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Oriental River
Cambodia
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