Rockefeller backs Nixon on campaign trail in Florida
In Miami Beach Florida Governor Nelson Rockefeller promised support for Richard Nixon on the campaign trail while downplaying any role as potential running mate He said he would back the party nominee after congratulating Nixon by phone on his early convention win Rockefeller reflected on his three presidential campaigns and noted his moderating influence on the GOP He avoided committing to future runs and commented on the convention margins and Reagan’s position Also included is a brief notice of Simmy H Black completing basic training at Fort Polk and stationed at Fort Knox.
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Cambodia Refuses to Release U S Boat and Crew
Phnom Penh reports ruler Norodom Sihanouk will not free the U S army boat and its crew, captured July 17, until the United States agrees to provide 14 buildowers and accept responsibility for a helicopter attack on a frontier village that Cambodia says killed 14 of its people. The village attack occurred June 25 when the American boat allegedly breached Cambodian waters.
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Crawfordsville Ordered to Integrate in School Plan
U S District Judge Gordon E Young ordered Crawfordsville School Board to file a plan by December 15 to merge its 217 white and 1054 Negro students into a single system while continuing a freedom of choice program for 1968-69. The district will assign additional Negro students from adjacent districts to the predominantly white Crawfordsville School amid overcrowding at McNeil School and underenrollment at Crawfordsville.
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Obituary and Thought For The Day by Ester Hicks
The column includes a thought for the day attributed to Cato and notes the obituary of Mrs Jessie Lee Johnson Wilson who died August 7 in Cleveland Ohio Her body will arrive in Hope on August 9 with funeral arrangements pending and to be announced by Hicks Funeral Home Inc.
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Renews North Little Rock Project Gets HUD Aid Increase
Washington AP reports the Military Heights Urban Renewal in North Little Rock received a 123 792 temporary loan increase from the Housing and Urban Development Department to complete rehabilitation, site improvements, and land disposal in the project area. A desegregation hearing drew mixed reactions with arguments about educational disparities and Supreme Court rulings.
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Michigan Turning Point for Nixon
Nixon leads in tally as states are called at the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. Wisconsin Gov. Knowles delivers the decisive votes, making Nixon the nominee amid tension and late-night nerves. Goldwater hails the result as expected and jokes about winning bets.
Arkansas Delegation Creates Noisy Rockefeller Demonstration
In Miami Beach Arkansas delegates sang Arkansas Traveler and waved green and white Win Rockefeller for President cards as Gov Wins Rockefeller was placed before the Republican National Convention as a favorite son candidate. Cass S Hough of Rogers gave the nominating speech while Rev M L Hendricks and Mrs Dorothy Stuck delivered seconding remarks. Delegates postponed a preference poll to the second ballot.
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