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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1972
Page
1
Miami Beach reports a GOP rift as large state moderates and small state conservatives clash over the 1976 convention delegate apportionment plan. Agnew supporters pressed the plan in the Rules Committee, signaling a floor fight amid Nixon renomination efforts and platform approval underway.
Washington AP reports the Labor Department says the cost of living rose four tenths of a percent in July driven by a one percent jump in food prices. Weekly earnings rose eight tenths, lifting real buying power by four tenths for the month.
The Agriculture Department will require bacon packages from Feb 19 to display a window revealing at least 70 percent of the ham strip. Labels on curer meats like hams must list ingredients including nitrates and nitrites. Consumer advocates including Virginia Knauer pushed for these changes amid cancer risk concerns.
An optimist faces mounting summer bills and debt by noting he does not owe money to creditors. His cheerful outlook centers on not being a creditor, a humorous take on financial pressure.
Classifieds and puzzles fill pages 16 and 17 with brief notices and a crossword. The column lists Dear Abby editorials and notes on the latest chess match plus word of the upcoming Apollo flight.
About 3 500 peaceful protesters gathered in rain in front of Miami Beach Convention Hall to hear Jane Fonda and Bobby Seale. Police increased presence as demonstrators planned further actions over the convention two days. Abbie Hoffman clashed with A J Weberman at Flamingo Park camp.
The flood toll mounts across the Far East as monsoon rains sweep through the Philippines, South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong. Rescue crews aided by U S forces saved thousands while dozens perished and cities faced landslides and widespread damage. Hong Kong reports its heaviest rainfall in history with landslides burying shanties on Kowloon and Victoria Peak under renewed deluges.
Schedule lists 1 pm sessions with remarks by RNC Cochairman Thomas Evans and reports from Credentials Rules and Permanent Organization. It includes introduction of the permanent chairman House Leader Gerald Ford and Gov. Milliken, platform and RCCC reports, and a 8:30 pm session with Ford, film Nixon The Man and presidential balloting.
U S Navy pilots attacked targets along the North Vietnamese coast from Vinh to Haiphong. They destroyed 10 bridges and more than 100 stacks of war materiel, and a raid near Vinh leveled a supply depot. In the air, Kitty Hawk intruders hit Son Duong depot and Tho Vuc barracks, with major explosions reported.
At the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach the platform elevator misfired causing Robert Dole to stumble as the section sank. Tributes featured to Eisenhower Nixon Landon and a later salute to older Americans while George Wiley challenged party priorities for the poor.
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