Nixon Leads GOP Nomination Fight on First Ballot
Nixon held 445 of 667 needed on first ballot according to AP tally based on primaries pledges and early responses. Rockefeller trailed with 180, while 373 delegates backed favorite sons and 219 were uncommitted. Democrats show Humphrey leading McCarthy by 486 12 to 350 4 with 1 312 needed to win and a large uncommitted pool.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Associated Press
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Miami Beach
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Chicago
Senate likely to approve gun bill amid House doubt
President Johnson pushes for universal firearm registration and owner licensing, with Senate Judiciary Committee backing a compromise bill combining elements from three proposals. House Judiciary Chair Emanuel Celler remains wary, warning registration could create enforcement challenges while Mansfield reports overwhelming Montana mail in support of stronger gun laws.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Joseph A. Califano Jr
White House
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Judiciary Committee
Dirksen
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Mansfield
Ford To Speak At 9th Meet
ROANOKE AP A 6th District Republican convention Saturday will nominate Rep Richard H Poff for a ninth term and elect two delegates likely to back former VP Richard Nixon for the presidential nom. Ford will address the Salem meeting then go to Abingdon for another GOP convention.
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Roanoke
Richard H. Poff
Congress
Richard Nixon
Poff
Nixon
House
M. Caldwell Butler
Hazel K. Barger
Barger
Virginia
Nelson Rockfeller
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Abingdon
Ford
Miami Beach
Salem
Robert C. Heterick Jr
Blacksburg
VPI
A. Linwood Holton
GOP
B52s Hit River Targets Near Saigon in New Offensive
U S bombers raided river points 15 to 20 miles from the Cambodian border in Yay Ninh Province as ground and air forces push to disrupt Viet Cong supply routes to Saigon. Eight raids targeted staging areas while reports of major ground engagements dropped to a three week lull.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Yay Ninh
Mekong
North Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Vinh
U.S
Steel Strike Vote Planned Ahead of Contract Expiry
Pittsburgh AP United Steelworkers Union plans a strike vote for July 22, nine days before the industry contract expires. It will be the first strike vote among the 450,000 basic steel workers as the Basic Industry Conference committee prepares to initiate strike action July 15 to press for a better offer.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
Basic Industry Conference Committee
Associated Press
Racketeer Plot To Murder Governor Reported in Louisiana
Gov. John McKeithen confirmed reports of a plot to kill him tied to the state labor racketeering probe. Sources said a contract to murder him was made and disclosed three weeks ago, with two threats reported by the FBI in New Orleans.
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Thomas Burbank
FBI
New Orleans
NATO Demands Open Berlin and Links Detente to West Links
In Reykjavik the 15 NATO allies condemn new East German and Soviet traffic curbs on Berlin and warn against one sided withdrawals. They offer a path for Eastern bloc participation in balanced force cuts while preparing countermeasures to Soviet naval power in the Mediterranean and stressing Russia bears responsibility for Berlin’s lifelines.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Berlin
France
Europe
Johnson
America
Mediterranean
NATO
Malta
NATO Council
Russia
West
Victory In Sight For PM Trudeau
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and his Liberal party appeared headed for a majority in Parliament with strong support from Quebec and Ontario. Returns showed Liberals leading in key districts as Conservatives suffered losses, while Trudeau and rival Robert Stanfield both won their home ridings. A Montreal melee at a St Jean Baptiste parade left many hospitalized and hundreds jailed as protests turned violent.
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Toronto
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Liberal Party
Quebec
Ontario
Canada
Newfoundland
Robert Stanfield
Real Caouette
Creditistes
House of Commons
Dalton Camp
Conservative Party
Robert Kaplan
Montreal
St. Jean Baptiste Society
Trudeau
Ottawa
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Children Vital To Success Of An African Marriage
In Lagos and Accra discussions reveal pregnancy often precedes marriage in West Africa. A German missionary girl acts as maid of honor and godmother in Nigeria while a Ghanaian scholar notes that illegitimacy is foreign. A Lagos woman seeks advice on pregnancy and faithfulness, sparking a debate on premarital pregnancy and marriage.
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Lagos
Nigeria
West Africa
Africa
University of Ghana
Tunji Adesungboye
Preacher Urges Continuation Of Project To Put Gangsters To Work
The Rev. John R. Fry urged senators to continue a $927000 Office of Economic Opportunity program run by The Woodlawn Organization in Chicago. He defended hiring Ranger gang leaders as teachers in basic education, citing reduced violence and crime in the South Side neighborhood.
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Preacher
Chicago
John R. Fry
Office of Economic Opportunity
Fry
First
Byterian Church
South Side
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
McClellan
Mittee
Woodlawn Organization
Mule Train Moves Through Washington as Abernathy Feels Prison Sentence
A Poor People's Campaign mule train swept through muggy Washington on Tuesday led by Rev. Ralph David Abernathy who was sentenced to 20 days in jail while other campaign leaders remained free. City officials, facing heat and tension, considered extending the night curfew but did not renew it.
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Washington
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
Ear
Resurrection City
Poor People’s Campaign
Washington Monument
Walter E. Washington
Capitol Hill
Capitol
National Park Service
Arlington
Willie Bolton
Bolton
William Russell
Southern Christian Leadership Council
Moncey
Hosea Williams
Williams
National Guard
Congress
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
John S. Monagan
D-Conn
Alvin Rowan
St. Louis
Bluefield State College wins federal grant for science hall
The U S Office of Education awarded a 699 020 federal grant as a Title One funding for a new basic science building at Bluefield State College. The 2 1 million project, designed by Donald Stark, will sit on the old gym site and include labs classrooms offices and a 350 seat auditorium. Construction could begin spring 1969 with bids open early next year.
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U. S. Office of Education
Bluefield State College
U. S
Jennings Randolph
Robert Byrd
James Kee
Office of Education
Appalachian Regional Commission
West Virginia Board of Education
West Virginia
Donald Stark
Beckley
Dickason Hall
Corte Construction Co
Kimball
Lightning Two-Way Street to Heaven Says Physician
Dr. Helen B. Taussig of Johns Hopkins says lightning survivors illustrate a two way street to heaven because many recover and resuscitation can revive seemingly dead victims. She advises focusing aid on those who appear dead and lying flat on the ground away from trees during storms.
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New York
Helen B. Taussig
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Taussig
Annals of Internal Medicine
Two Way Street
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Julie
PM Trudeau
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Appalachian Development Program
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American Library Association
National Institute of Mental Health
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Southern West Virginia
Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
Southern West Virginia Regional Community Health Center
Heaven
Alfred Blalock
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