Kingmakers Play It Cool At Republican Convention
At the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, governors Rhodes Ohio Agnew Maryland and Romney Michigan remain uncommitted in the Rockefeller Nixon contest. Rhodes and Agnew hint possible early delegate releases while Romney seeks a single consensus candidate. Rockefeller aims to keep favorite sons loose to force multiple ballots then win as Nixon falters. Nixon holds a solid delegate lead but faces ongoing maneuvers from the South and West before Monday’s opening session.
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UPI
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Reagan
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George W. Abbott
Nevada
Earthquake Strikes Mexico City Amid Olympic Preparations
A powerful morning quake lasting about eight minutes rocked Mexico City injuring over 100 and killing at least six. Buildings collapsed and two Hilton sections split, while Acapulco and Jalapa felt tremors. Seismologists placed the epicenter south southwest of the capital.
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Mexico City
UPI
University of Mexico Seismological Center
Pacific Coast
Mexico
Jalapa
Here
Gulf of Mexico
Cuernavaca
Olympic Organizing Committee
Olympic Village
Humphrey pledges to replace Hershey if elected president
In Detroit UPI, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey vowed to replace Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey if he becomes president. He noted Hershey favors Wallace and criticized reform measures, while Humphrey outlined an administration agenda including environmental protection and stronger science policy. A crowd of about 2,000 heckled with chants about Stokely Carmichael and crime in cities.
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UPI
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Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
George Wallace
Humphrey
General Hershey
Selective Service Administration
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wallace
Denver
Alabama
Stokely Carmichael
Cleveland
Solon Would Bar Hippies From College Campuses
Hartford Vermont representative Francis G Hathorn says he may introduce a 1969 bill to bar what he calls the hippy element from state college campuses including the University of Vermont Vermont Technical College and Lyndon Castleton and Johnson state colleges. He argues the state should have authority over student conduct when it pays part of tuition and plans to consult lawyers before proposing the measure if re-elected.
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UPI
Francis G. Hathorn
Hathorn
University of Vermont
Vermont Technical College
Lyndon, Castleton and Johnson State Colleges
Inside Page Four Editorial Endorses Rockefeller
Editorial on Rockefeller’s GOP nomination path outlines support from the paper. George Gordon comments on gun laws and conservation, reflecting editorial stance. A brief photo spread presents the summer school story with captions.
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Rockefeller
George Gordon
Steel Makers Raise Prices Amid Johnson Plea
Five more steel producers including Jones and Laughlin Youngstown Sheet and Tube Armco National and Crucible boosted prices Friday despite Johnson urging restraint for the nations welfare None of the hikes was universal but covered a large share of output as higher costs and inflationary pressures were cited Armco noted government spending cuts could curb inflation.
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UPI
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Cer
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Armco
National
Crucible
GOP Adopts Riot Commission Proposal
The GOP platform writers tentatively approved a Riot Commission plank urging tax incentives to involve business in slum housing, industry, and manpower programs while promising a relentless attack on crime and social ills. Rockefeller backers pushed for peace talks in Vietnam, details of planks not disclosed. Steel price hikes followed labor costs and a Johnson prompted boycott, with major producers raising prices and defense contracts at risk.
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UPI
Riots Commission
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tAnyone
Vietnam
Nelson A. Rocke
Dorothy Stuch
Arkansas
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