Big Cost Raises Big Convention Doubt
The piece questions the huge expense of the presidential nominating convention and its mixed value for candidates like Nixon and Reagan. It notes Rockefeller’s lavish Miami Beach reception, delegates housed far from the hall, and debates whether cities like Chicago offer better logistics for national party gatherings.
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Americana Hotel
Rockefeller
Nixon
Reagan
Charleston
John Shanklin
Shanklin
Miami Beach
Los Angeles
U S Hunts Barron Trial List See Change of Venue Debate
Special Federal Judge J Robert Martin Jr weighs effects of OCD list testimony on the pretrial phase as lawyers debate moving the Barron case. Brown health updates and defense concerns about publicity and potential criminal referrals surface amid ongoing pretrial hearings.
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Martin
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Repub
Greenville
S. C
Lincoln
Hoover
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Jerson
Roosevelt
Truman
Llness
Brown
Memorial Generali
IRS
Elkins
Law One
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Ace
Schroath
Thomas Wadden
Williams and Connolly
Washington, D. C
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Rial Law
Perry
Peter Taft
Press
William Howard Taft Andlin
Charleston Gazette
Robert A. Taft
Charleston Daily Mail
Babe Enterprise Review
Tha Dafandante
Nixon Nominated On First Ballot
Nixon wins renomination on the first ballot amid noisy demonstrations as Rockefeller supporters cheer and Gov. Shafer of Pennsylvania touts Nelson Rockefeller. Delegates mingle with protests, mummers band, and staged counter demonstrations on the convention floor.
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Nixon
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Rockefeller
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Lincoln
Nelson Rockefeller
Shafer
Rocky
McCarthy Gains Two Endorsements
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy of Minnesota secures two endorsements from a Kennedy family associate and a prominent Black leader. The report notes campaign activity ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. A separate item mentions a Vietnam vet organizing to picket peace demonstrators, and a funeral rite to Abraham Boiarsky at B'nai Jacob Cemetery in South Hills.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Kennedy
Abraham Boiarsky
Staunton Ave
B’nai Jacob
South Hills
Columbus
Patrick J. T. Lucey
Wisconsin
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
McCarthy
Phones for Humphrey Irk McCarthy Camp
Chicago reports a flap over extra telephones in Illinois Bell offices. Humphrey aides deny adding lines, then concede six lines were installed at the Blackstone site during a strike. Union officials say none were removed. campaign staff say the action risked their convention plans.
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Donald Janson
Humphrey
New York Times Service
Chicago
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Hesuiuy
Eugene J
McCarthy
Conrad Hidential
Wallinois Bell
Blackstone Eration
Electrical outages flood basements hit Brent Fee area
Lightning knocked out six telephones at a new Brent Fee office causing a three hour disruption. The volunteer fire department fought floods while Appalachian Power and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co reported extended outages affecting thousands of customers across the region.
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Appalachian Power Co
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Red Oak Street Resurfacing Plan Sparks Columbus Crowd
A noon gathering near the state capitol in Columbus heard City Street Commissioner E. Bond outline a continuing summer resurfacing program. McCarthy and A. McCoy, a Georgia legislator ally of Ralph Abernathy, spoke as streets from Park Avenue to Hunt Avenue were set to close for work and new projects to be announced.
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E. Ed
A. McCoy
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Hunt Avetel
Columbus
Juliannue
Red Oak Street
Bond
The
Georgia
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian
Eac Od
Weather Summary Across Regions With Storm Threats
Charleston expects variable clouds and hot conditions with a 40 percent chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. High around 90, low 72. West Virginia sees partly cloudy hot humid weather with scattered sundowners in the afternoon and evening, high near 84. Virginia foresees partly cloudy hot humid skies with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, mountain highs 64 and lower elsewhere. Ohio remains partly cloudy warm and windy with widely scattered thundershowers. temperatures not specified.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Trarginia
Ohio
U S Troops Pledge Sweep On Suspected Saigon G Project
In the Mekong Delta allied forces poured in over 1,500 troops by helicopter and armored cars to trap a suspected large enemy group near Saigon. Casualties listed include two U S killed and three wounded amid skirmishes in the rocket belt. North of Saigon, government troops seized a base camp of about 50 structures in the A Shau Valley and recovered rice rockets and ammunition.
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Saigon
U.S
9Th Infantry Division
Mekong
U. S
Hue
da Nang
A Shau
Two Cars Crash On Zabel Lane
Two cars collided on Zabel Lane Wednesday causing $400 damage. Drivers were Benjamin O. Iman 27 of 1124 Copenhaver Dr and Linda L. Babb 21 of 2755 Daniels Ave. No injuries were reported.
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Benjamin O. Iman
Copenhaver Dr
Linda L. Babb
Daniels Ave
Nine Miners Trapped After Kentucky Mine Blast
An explosion at a Muhlenberg County coal mine near Greenville trapped nine men. Six miners were hospitalized with injuries as rescue teams battled dense smoke and extreme heat. Crews drill an air shaft to reach those trapped in the River Queen mine operated by Peabody Coal Co.
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Greenville
Kentucky
Muhlenberg County Sheriff’s Department
River Queen
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Peabody Coal Co
Two Charged With Larceny In Recreation Center Theft
A 21-year-old Vandalia man and a 17-year-old juvenile were charged with grand larceny after $100 disappeared from Boulevard Recreation Center. Jackie Lee Broyles identified by police. Entry traced to a dumbwaiter. Police recovered $68.
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Boulevard Recreation Center
Jackie Lee Broyles
Alvert
L. Hager
Riverview School to Close in Kanawha County Consolidation Planned
The last all Negro school in Kanawha County, Riverview on Wertz Avenue, is expected to close and consolidate with Capitol School tonight. Officials cited continued segregation due to location, federal rules against aid to districts with segregated facilities, and the building’s poor condition.
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Board of Education
Riverview
Wertz Avenue
Capitol School
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