Nixon vows a broader campaign after GOP convention
Richard Nixon, in Miami Beach after the Republican National Convention, promises a more varied campaign with TV panels and interviews. He defends choosing Spiro Agnew as running mate and predicts Humphrey as the Democratic rival with Wallace fading. He notes Agnew's experience and vows to address foreign policy after Vietnam.
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Demo Battle Looming on Viet Plank
A new Democratic group nears agreement on a Vietnam peace proposal for the party platform. The Plank fight involves Kennedy and McCarthy backers, with Sen. Claiborne Pell stressing the issue is platform related, not a bid to unit the two camps.
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Unruh delegates press for open convention as anti Humphrey camps unite
Unruh and fellow Kennedy supporters push to keep the convention open and deny Humphrey a first ballot nomination. Hill notes McCarthy gains, Humphrey wanes, with about ten Humphrey votes and several shaky Assembly seats. Burton cites few reelecting Humphrey allies and multiple delegates backing McCarthy.
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Julie Nixon Stricken With Flu Amid Convention Pace
Julie Nixon 20, daughter of the Republican nominee, is in bed with the flu and a 102 degree fever in Miami Beach. Her fiance David Eisenhower and sister Tricia, 22, supported the campaign as Julie hoped to join the California trip. She attended rallies and the convention eve events before falling ill.
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Bookshop notes and film scripts on display
Action Line reports Long Beach Library has no book edition for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, only a screenplay. Suggestion to buy A Patch of Blue at Lordan's. Canterbury Book Shop lists hardback Lilies of the Field by William Bar rett at 3406 E Broadway for purchase.
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Medicare concerns rise over doctor charges after move
A Long Beach reader, 80, recounts switching from Pasadena to a local doctor, receiving seven blood tests and extra checks, then facing a $129 bill compared with $27.50 prior. He questions Medicare regulation and cost controls amid rising charges.
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Bilker Rejects Diagnostic Study Gets 1 to 10 Years
Lorenzo V. Spencer, 54, was sentenced to one to ten years in prison for bilking elderly women in real estate deals. He refused a 90 day diagnostic study by the state corrections department and sought immediate sentencing to appeal. He was found guilty on three counts of grand theft and two of forging promissory notes, totaling about $34,000. He posted $2,500 bond and will be released while pursuing the appeal.
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Teen Burn Death Ends Coast Youth Tragedy
A 17 year old, David M. Williams, died in the Orange County Medical Center burn unit after setting himself on fire following an argument with his mother at their La Palma home. He suffered third degree burns over 80 percent of his body and died at 6 40 p m per the coroner.
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Firefighters Save Residents From Hollywood Apartment Blaze
Firemen using aerial ladders rescued residents from a burning Hollywood apartment building on Friday night. Nearby occupants waited on ledges as flames destroyed 15 garages and six cars, with total damage estimated at 50 000 dollars.
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Rockefeller Says No Regrets About Campaign
Gov Nelson Rockefeller returned to New York after the Republican National Convention saying he had no regrets about his bid for the presidential nomination. He flew into Westchester from Miami Beach aboard a chartered jet. The Secret Service detail guarding him for the Kennedy assassination period ended at that moment.
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Agnew Defends Civil Rights Record Amid Right-Wing Labels
Miami Beach Gov Spiro T Agnew rejected being cast as a rightist noting his civil rights stand and local open housing support. He argued his nomination by Nixon shows broad backing and defended his record against liberal critics while in contention for the vice presidency.
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