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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1968

Page

6

Nixon Falls Just Short Of First Ballot Nomination Lead

A New York Times survey shows Nixon at about 619 delegates with 50 undecided as the Republican convention opens in Miami Beach. Rockefeller trails with 267 and Reagan with 192, while 50 delegates are undecided and 205 support coalition candidates.

Warren Weaver JR New York Times News Miami Beach Richard M. Nixon New York Times Times Nixon Nelson A. Rockefeller New York Ronald Reagan California Rockefeller Reagan

Decatur Men Arrested In Burglaries

Two Decatur men Larry Ray Cook age 22 and Michael Graham Allen age 18 were charged with two counts of second degree burglary. Police recovered chairs a coffee table radios a mattress night stand a large picture and other items from Hunter Furniture Company and Sandlin Hardware. Weapons and tools were found in Cook's apartment tied to the burglaries.

Larry Ray Cook Brentwood Apartments Michael Graham Allen 8Th St. SE Hunter Furniture Company Sandlin Hardware Rom Sandlin Cook

Democratic National Convention to be Armored Camp Scene

Chicago prepares for an Aug convention with 15,000 security personnel, including 8,000 officers and 5,500 National Guardsmen, plus federal agents. The Amphitheatre and hotels will be ringed by rigorous controls as protests loom by groups led by the National Mobilization Committee and hippie factions.

Stuart J. Pahn Associated Press Chicago National Committee Ore Johnson Chicago International Amphitheatre Cook County Sheriff’s Office State Police Coast Guard FBI Secret Service Air Force Hgh National Mobilizations Committee Pentagon Amercan Free Miss Party Rennie Davis National John M. Bailey

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