Nixon nominating convention aims for second term
Republicans in Miami Beach stage a tightly scripted convention. Delegates open with speeches and a tribute to Eisenhower as Nixon is slated for renomination on Tuesday night with Agnew chosen for Wednesday. The sole potential clash centers on 1976 delegate seating rules.
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Miami Beach
Fla
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Robert Dole
Republican National Committee
Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania Avenue
Spiro T. Agnew
Margaret Heckler
Massachusetts
Convention Schedule Reports GOP Convention Events
In Miami Beach sessions include a 7:30 p.m. ceremony with Brock, Lugar and Armstrong as speakers and a tribute to Mrs. Nixon. Protests outside the Fontainebleau Hotel sparked a traffic jam while police kept order. Nixon criticisms dominate GOP rhetoric as McGovern campaigns elsewhere. Dole pushes for delegate plan compromise amid Agnew speculation.
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Sen
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Richard Lugar
Indianapolis
Anne Armstrong
Cochairman
Republican National Committee
Richard Nixon
Demonstrators Crowd Entrance at Republican Gala in Miami Beach
About 1,000 antiwar and anti Republican protesters blocked Collins Ave outside the Fountainebleau Hotel using police tactics seen Sunday night. They spat on and jostled guests and hurled eggs and insults as delegates and party leaders sought access to the convention.
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Fontainebleau
Nixon
George McGovern
Sen
Indochina
McGovern
Pennsylvania
Lyndon B. Johnson
American Legion
Chicago
Duncan Spencer
Washington Star News
Miami Beach
Rocky Pomerance
Collins Ave
Fountainebleau Hotel
Florida
David Dellinger
Flamingo Park
Gold Coast
Fischer and Spassky Battle to Third Consecutive Draw
In Reykjavik the world chess championship saw Fischer and Spassky draw for the third straight game. Fischer trails 9 1 2 to 6 1 2 and can clinch by drawing six of the remaining eight games, while Spassky must win at least three and draw the rest to retain the title.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Spassky
Fischer
Murder Trial Opens for Wilbert Alexander in Fatally Shot Vinson
The trial of 31 year old Wilbert Alexander begins with the first witness recounting the defendant saying he would light up someone. The victim Percy Vinson, 59, was killed by a .22 caliber bullet outside a downtown ab od en. Alexander denied the remark under cross examination, claiming no threat or anger in his June 18 conversation with Riggs.
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Wilbert Alexander
Alexander
Percy Vinson
Chicago
Mike Moebes
J. N. Powell Jr
Riggs
Vinson
Decatur's Spotlight in Daily Horoscope and Obits
The page highlights Decatur as a shopping hub and features the daily horoscope, obituaries, and sections on sports and events. It notes 1951 date line about atomic submarine order, rain probability, and forecast highs around 90 with lows near 70.
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United States
Moonshine May Be Linked To Esophageal Cancer
British environmental cancer expert Dr. Neil D. McGlashan suggests a connection between crude moonshine whisky and esophageal cancer due to the chemical dimethyl-n-nitrosamine found in unrefined distillates. He seeks US regional studies to confirm the risk, with prior work appearing in the British Medical Journal and Lancet.
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New York Times
Valhalla
N.Y
Neil D. McGlashan
Lecnon Ae
Tasmania
Australia
Siensens
Grasslands
Westchester County Hospital
McGlashan
United States
Lancet
Central Africa
Iran
Viets Seek To Halt Reds In Que Son Valley Fight
South Vietnamese troops launched a push to block a North Vietnamese division from exiting the captured Que Son Valley toward Da Nang and the coast. U.S. Air Force said 130mm guns and tanks were spotted. F4 Phantoms knocked out three guns and two tanks as heavy fighting persisted in the valley.
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Saigon
Que Son
South Vietnam
da Nang
U.S
Quang Tri
Baldy
McGovern Sees Flood Toll in Pennsylvania Visit
Senator George McGovern toured flood damaged northeastern Pennsylvania, urging rebuilding dikes at home rather than bombing Haiphong. He met homeless families in Kingston near River. Residents cited slow aid as they lived in temporary housing while asking government to do more.
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H. L. Schwartz
Kingston, Pa
George McGovern
Pennsylvania
Haiphong
McGovern
Vincent Goulstone
Doster Resigns Guard Post in Plea Deal
Major General Reid Doster resigns his Air National Guard commission and civilian military technician job as the federal Hatch Act charges against him and three other officers are dropped. Doster faces trial alongside Cols Alfred Gurley Henry Fillingim Jr and James E Hardwick. Doster’s full-time pay is 28000 while his Guard pay totals 12000 with prior 120 day suspension cutting 9000. U.S. Attorney Ira DeMent calls the penalties sufficient.
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Montgomery
Ala
Reid Doster
Air National Guard
Doster
Alfred Gurley
Henry Fillingim Jr
James E. Hardwick
Guard
U.S
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