Nixon Promises Strong Leadership and Peace Drive
Nixon urged uniting the nation and guiding world peace through strength. He contrasted his record with Democrats, pressed arms and housing plans, and called for volunteer forces after Vietnam while praising Social Security and a future era he termed the century’s most exciting. Traffic swelled near Long Beach Airport as supporters gathered.
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Nixon ends campaign with sentimental return to California
Nixon wraps up his campaign with a Los Angeles stop and a two-hour telethon plan as he seeks a large California victory. He used radio addresses to defend crime policies and pledged a tough approach to law enforcement and crime, while signaling leadership on economics and foreign policy. Three vandals smeared Nazi swastikas at the National Gallery in Berlin and fled.
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Wallace avoids polls as he closes campaign tour
George Wallace ended his campaign swing with a TV appearance in Atlanta and a final rally at the Georgia capitol. Weather forced a Joplin stop to a telephone speech linking St. Louis to Joplin. Wallace and running mate Curtis LeMay planned a joint TV appearance and a finish in Atlanta.
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Pilot Stops Hijack Try On Birmingham Bound Jet
A 17 year old Bay Minette Alabama youth armed with a shotgun tried to hijack Eastern Airlines Flight 224 carrying 50 aboard from Mobile to Chicago. The pilot stopped the attempt and the youth was turned over to the FBI.
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Pat) Brown
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