Anti War Demonstrations Break Up in Midtown New York
Police on horseback and clubs dispersed about 150 antiwar protesters outside the 71st Regiment Armory in midtown Manhattan after a larger rally in Times Square. Earlier crowds marched to the armory and to St Patrick's Cathedral, with roughly 20 arrests reported at the cathedral and around Times Square.
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Ohio NFO burns grain protest in Urbana
Ohio members of the National Farmers Organization burn thousands of bushels of grain in Urbana to protest low prices. Ed Brecount says 16 000 bushels were burned on his land as wheat corn oats and soybeans were soaked in oil and set alight.
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Tulsa Woman Attends Miami Beach Convention Event
Mrs Louise Kimmel of Tulsa helped at the Republican national committee convention in Miami Beach to show she supports no single nominee. The page notes late convention news and points readers to other reading across pages 6A 18A 1B 3B 7B 7C 12C and 16C.
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Navy to honor Caroline Kennedy with crew gift at JFK carrier commissioning
Caroline Kennedy will receive a crew gift during the commissioning of the nation’s newest aircraft carrier the John F. Kennedy in Newport News Virginia on September 7. The gift’s cost was not disclosed by the Navy which described it as a surprise. An exchange of gifts between sponsor and crew is traditional.
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Nixon campaign trust in nomination sweep shocks Romney ties
Nixon aides said they were so confident of winning the Republican nomination that they would not seek Michigan Governor George Romney's support at the national convention. Romney runs as a favorite son and is expected to carry Michigan on the first ballot, leaving Romney's delegation status undecided.
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William Gavin Dies Former Boston Traveler Editor at 79
Bourne Mass William Gavin aged 79 former managing editor of the Boston Traveler who retired in 1956 has died.
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Ford Calls Convention Fluid With Possible Five Ballots
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford said the Republican convention situation is very fluid and may require five or six ballots to nominate a president. He predicts a smooth process, hopes losing candidates consider a No 2 spot, and expects the GOP to gain at least 40 seats while presiding over an orderly convention.
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Chicago
D R Cummings Drowned After Maine Crash
Donald R. Cummings a 20 year old Cedar Rapids man died when his car struck a bridge abutment along route 1 near the Brunswick naval air station in Maine and plunged into a creek. Police ruled the death a drowning. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John V Cummings of 628 A avenue NW. Continues on Page 14.
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U.S
Freight Train Derailed Near Crookston Nebraska
Nine cars of a Chicago and North Western freight train derailed five miles west of Crookston Nebraska causing extensive damage. There were no injuries reported and a quarter mile of track was torn up as the Omaha to Chadron line was closed.
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Kadar Broke Secret Warsaw Pact Press Pledge
East European sources say Janos Kadar violated a five party secret Warsaw Pact agreement by broadening Prague reform coverage. The report notes Hungary's press excerpts backed Dubcek while others criticized Prague.
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Dubcek
Two Sides Seal Pact With Kiss
Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union signed a 10 page declaration backing the liberal Czech leadership as Soviet troops withdrew. President Josef Smrkovsky hugged and kissed Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev on the Bratislava city hall balcony amid cheering crowds. The joint statement affirmed unity among six Communist nations against Western imperialism and highlighted Warsaw Pact importance.
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U.S
When the Eyes Closed Heightens Hearing Study
A medical author notes that closing eyes sharpens hearing and observes several individuals conducting informal experiments in church settings. The remark appears in a compilation labeled Today's Chuckle with copyright attribution.
Three Pilots Free After Hanoi Captivity Headed to New York
Major James Low Fred Thompson and Captain Joe Carpenter, released from a Hanoi prison after months of captivity, traveled via Vientiane and Bangkok to reach New York by 4 p.m. Today. They described life in captivity and their preference to fly home commercially for the prisoners.
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Joe Carpenter
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Newsweek
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New York
Philippine Toll Rises After Five-Story Collapse
Rescuers made voice contact Sunday with unknown number of survivors trapped in the rubble of a five-story apartment building that collapsed after Friday’s earthquake as the death toll reached 111.
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Humphrey Seeks to Build on Johnson Record in Detroit
Vice president Hubert Humphrey said that day he would build on the Johnson administration achievements including Medicare federal aid to education the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and open housing. He argued civil rights progress depends on enforcement rather than new laws.
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