Nixon selects Agnew as running mate at convention
Nixon, after winning the Republican nomination on the first ballot, chose Gov. Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland as his vice presidential running mate. Delegates surged with support as Wisconsin votes helped push Nixon to the 667 needed for the nomination, while Rockefeller and Reagan trails persisted for other spots.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
White House
John F. Kennedy
Rockefeller
Reagan
Wisconsin
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
George Romney
Michigan
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Romney
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Saco Aides Studying Extended Care Unit Fund Plans
A Saco physician outlined the proposed extended care health unit under Medicare at the Saco Adult Center meeting. Dr Paul S. Hill Jr noted 15 to 20 percent of acute hospital time could shift to extended care, with current patients traveling to Sanford or Pine Point. He described the Lucia Kimball Deering Hospital Fund, now about 550000, created by Mrs. Deering in 1916 for a city hospital and governed by trustees with city council oversight. A professional hospital needs study is underway, funded 60 percent by a federal grant and 40 percent by the fund’s trustees, with a final report imminent.
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Lucia Kimball
Saco
Biddeford
Sanford
Pine Point
Hill
Deering
Mexican Americans Rise in Civil Rights Militant Awakening
In the Southwest a new Mexican American civil rights movement grows from El Paso to California led by diverse groups demanding bilingual education in primary grades and better classroom facilities. They seek to end discrimination in schools and jobs, with activists arguing Anglo society labels them for lower training.
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Robert Berrellez
Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Angela Castrejon
el Paso
Great Southwest
Los Angeles
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
California
Imperial Valley
U.S
Plymouth Rock
Ralph Yarborough
el Paso College
Local Police Have Soft Spot In Heart
A Biddeford police log since 1940 records wandering indigents who seek lodging at the station. Chief Edgar Sevigny notes 1940 January logged 45 names. eight months in 1968 saw 54 vagrants sign in. He explains they are allowed to sleep there if they lack hotel funds, otherwise asked to leave town to avoid trouble.
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Peg Hendrick
Yesteryear
America
Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
Sevigny
Florida
Maine Man Father Of Japanese Music
Luther Whiting Mason, a Maine native and self taught educator, pioneered Western music in Japan from 1880 to 83 under Emperor Meiji. His National Music Course remains in use in many towns and inspired the children's song Lightly Row. A television crew filmed his life in Buckfield, with Mason remembered in Japan as a key figure in early music education.
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David W. Fitzpatrick
Associated Press
Buckfield
Luther Whiting Mason
Luther Mason
Mason
Japan
Broadcasting Company
Nihon Hoss
Kyohai
Maine
Turner
Boston
Commodore Matthew Perry
Elizabeth Perry
Harvard
Meiji
Win
Eisenhower Delighted At Nixon Nomination
Army doctors report Ike shows progress after his latest major heart attack at Walter Reed. They quote his note that he is delighted with Richard Nixon’s nomination for Republican presidential candidate as he remains on oxygen and a low salt diet. Medical officials say the attack is of equal severity to the June 15 incident and monitor vital signs daily.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Nixon
John
Miami Beach
David Eisenhower
David
Mamie
Walter Reed
Nixon wins first ballot GOP nomination at convention
Nixon breaks opposition lines to win the Republican presidential nomination promising a quick running mate pick. Rockefeller largely concedes, Merrick calls the convention dull, and reporters note varied opinions on Nixon’s victory. Eisenhower’s doctors report improving but unpredictable outcome. National and international items follow: Miami unrest, mine tragedy, Spanish surname militancy, A Shau Valley invasion, Uruguayan stance on terrorists, and Potsdam revival.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
David Merrick
Vietnam
Nixon
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pears
Miami
Fla
Kentucky
A Shau
Potsdam
Germany
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Midwest
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New York City
Lindsay
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Hatfield
Old County Road
Buxton
Edward J. Mandell
Peter F. Graham
Westbrook
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Wayne B. Dunton Jr
West
Richard Nixon
Southwest
WRR
Fea. Corp
A&p
Biddeford & Saco
SCOTT
Chevron Oil Co
Biddeford, Maine
D. F. Burley
Yankee Fisherman
Ocean Ave
Kennebunkport
Kinney Ave
Old Orchard Beach
West Grand Ave
Ocean
Clement P. Wight
Agency
C. Russell Durant, Realtor
Dial
Wonderbar Steak House
State of Maine
General Electric
RCA Whirlpool
RCA Victor
Main Street
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