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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1968
Page
20
National conventions involve massive spending by participants and media. Delegates and staff could incur about 45 million dollars in personal expenses, while broadcasters alone spent around 3.5 million to move equipment. Cities bid big to host, hoping for tens of millions in tourism and convention revenue.
A guide to political convention jargon with definitions of terms such as bandwagon darkhorse deadlock delegates draft dream ticket front runner kingmaker packing the galleries standard bearer steamroller and young turks noting their use in United States party politics and history.
Delegates to the Republican national convention bring in tourism dollars and Florida hotels boast rising numbers as taxi drivers quiet their planned strike. Vendors predict lodging and clothing sales will dominate convention spending with some noting party differences in resort wear preferences.
An anonymous tipster network called Crime Stop CS aids U S security police at Clark air base north of Manila. Volunteers phone 20000 with guarantees against involvement, leading to recovery of 50000 dollars in stolen property.
In San Francisco a suburban supermarket display reads Chicken 29 cents a pound with a humorous sign about the coop running over. The playful ad line captures lighthearted local flavor aboard UPI dispatches.
Louis Cassels surveys the vice presidency, its history, and the 1960s push to elevate the role. He notes how 12th Amendment changes shifted focus to geographic balance, and recalls past figures like Adams, Jefferson, and Wheeler while urging leadership over mere political appeal.
In Kenosha Wisconsin a woman alerted police claiming a possible holdup but officers found only a parrot in a cage placed outside by a neighbor to cool off.
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