Scranton Presses Three Amendments To GOP Platform
Backers of Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton seek broader party support by filing three amendments to the Republican platform. They aim to force floor votes on civil rights, nuclear weapons control, and extremism, challenging Goldwater influence and pledging civilian control of nuclear arms. The move includes language softer on civil rights and a pledge to repudiate extremist groups.
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GOP Convention Focuses On Platform And Peacemaker Roles
The Associated Press reports on the GOP convention as Barry Goldwater’s strong card gains momentum and Gov. Scranton tests the platform on the floor. Richard Nixon returns to California as a peace broker, while national and international events shape the political scene.
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Federal three judge panel orders Alabama to stop hindering desegregation
A three judge panel in Montgomery ordered Gov. Wallace and the State Board of Education to cease interfering with desegregation orders. The ruling stops short of ordering statewide integration but directs immediate desegregation in Macon County high schools and prohibits funding for segregated private schools. The judges warned they may act again if interference continues.
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Three U S Officers Die in Viet Nam Ambush
Three U S Army officers and 16 Vietnamese troops were killed when a convoy on Route 13 45 miles north of Saigon was hit by road mines and heavy fire. The dead include Maj Joseph W and Capt Billy T Hatfield Fay Capt Rich Rangard M Sroka Pueblo. An American spokesman said the firefight lasted about an hour as a six-vehicle convoy was halted by ambush.
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Vermont Abandons Protest In Grain Freight Rates
Governor Philip H. Hoff announced Vermont will end its protest with Maine at the Interstate Commerce Commission over grain freight rates. He said the move, made with regret after New England Council input, affects Maine poultry and Vermont broiler interests and follows regional drops by Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island. Hoff cited rail competition and recent Delaware reductions as context for New England producer disadvantage.
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Nixon Seeks Unity at Republican National Convention
Nixon arrives in San Francisco to attend the Republican National Convention as a peacemaker. The former nominee plans a unity message after the party nominates its standard bearer. He will meet insiders including Morton and Goldwater and speak Thursday night after the nomination.
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Kentucky
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Scranton Battles Goldwater as Platform Fight Intensifies
SAN FRANCISCO AP Senator Barry Goldwater strengthens his delegate lead as Scranton supporters mount a last stand over the platform and civil rights plank. Former Secretary Herter may push a nuclear arms control amendment while party elders seek to alter the Goldwater dominated agenda. Hoover sends a brief unity message as Dirksen lauds unity and lifts the crowd at the Cow Palace.
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U S Plan Rejected By Soviets In Geneva Talks
In Geneva the Soviet Union rejected the U S proposal for gradual nuclear disarmament. Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin said the American concept is unacceptable and cannot be a basis for negotiation. He urged talks to follow the Gromyko plan which calls for eliminating most nuclear delivery vehicles early, a stance Western powers reject. Ambassador Clare Timberlake offered no immediate comment.
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Terrorist Campaign is Started in Mekong Delta
South Vietnamese government squads have begun a nighttime terror campaign in the Mekong Delta near Saigon. They target Viet Cong leaders with stealth teams using exact intelligence and daggers and leave a white eye symbol at sites. Officials say census-driven tactics aid pacification, while observers note Viet Cong leaders are pressured and changing sleeping patterns amid fears of arrest or injury.
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Mikoyan to Be Elevated to Soviet Presidency Report
Cairo AP reports a source says Anastas Mikoyan will be promoted to president of the Soviet Union within days replacing Brezhnev and remaining on the Presidium. The reshuffle may include Alexei Adzhubei as foreign minister and Andrei Gromyko retaining the post.
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