Mad Capers Alfred E. Neuman Crown for Nixon
Chicago report recounts a staged prank at a hotel lobby where two women followed Vice President Nixon for hours and placed a plaster cap reading Alfred E. Neuman for President atop his head. Secret Service intervened as the scene escalated and the magazine achieved its stunt for thirty dollars.
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Nixon
Chicago
Alfred E. Neame
Secret Service
Carla
Los Angeles
Texas Delegation Quits Nixon Camp Shakeup Ahead of Convention
Delegates across Texas show defiance as Nixon camp falters and hopefuls surge. Walter Judd Everett Dirksen Clifford Case gain favor while Henry Cabot Lodge Thruston Morton vie for No 2 slot. Seaton trails closely as delegates grow restless and pressure mounts on convention leadership.
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Walter H. Judd
Minnesota
Everett Dirkson
Illinois
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Fred Seaton
Morton
Seaton
Goldwater Holds Out on Bid for GOP Nomination
Chicago dispatch reports Barry Goldwater of Arizona reluctant to let his name go to a vote for the Republican presidential nomination. Delegates favor Morton as national chairman and may open the field. Lodge and Judd are mentioned as alternate options. Nixon could still pick favorites, but a freer contest seems possible amid convention tensions and civil rights plank debates.
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Chicago
Upson
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Lodge
Morton
Republican High Command
Veep
Walter Judd
Seaton
Jman
Arizona
Glendale Woman Killed in Crash
Glendale woman dies in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 11 fifteen miles north of the city. The incident affects a political scene as delegates discuss support and security during the GOP convention while a Chicago case echoes the era's public figures and crowd dynamics.
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Nixon May Consider Three or Four VP Candidates
Vice President Nixon said he is weighing the possibility of proposing three or four running mates for the Republican National Convention. He told reporters the idea has been suggested and he will discuss it with readers of the party before deciding. Eisenhower indicated several men could be suitable choices. Nixon plans to discuss a running mate after his expected presidential nomination and expects 25 to 30 top Republicans to attend.
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