Nixon Leads Romney In 1968 Nomination Poll
Delegates to the 1964 Republican convention prefer Richard Nixon over George Romney for the 1968 nomination. Nixon leads 38 percent to 25 percent with 27 percent refusing to work for a ticket headed by Romney who did not support Goldwater in 1964. Romney notes in a 1964 letter to Goldwater that the campaign failed to unify the party and left vital matters to others.
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Richard Nixon
Michigan
George Romney
Nixon
Romney
Barry Goldwater
New York Times News Service
Goldwater
Human Foonts
Ronald Reagan
California
Midwest
Johnson
Melodyland Uplifted Over Nude Show Compromise
Anaheim council approved a 12 month ban on nude productions after Vive Les Girls closes, ending a two week dispute. The compromise keeps Melodyland shows offstage for a year once the current run ends, pending new regulations. Opera and theater reps defend the production as legal and artistic, while critics warn of home rule legal questions and court decisions affecting city powers.
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Melodyland
Anaheim
California
Joe Geisler
Ecity
A. J. Schutte
Danny Dare
Truck Kills Teenage Wife Amid Freighters Sinking Alert
A pregnant 18 year old woman, Cynthia Ann Garland, died after being struck by a pickup at Cornuta Avenue and Alondra Boulevard in Bellflower. Her unborn child also died. The crash occurred on a slick roadway after a storm. Coast Guard reported freighters Shirokko and another vessel sinking or burning in the Atlantic southeast of New York with crews rescued or missing pending confirmation.
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Shirokko
Coast Guard
Seast
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Violvice
Lim
Alondra
Atlantic Boulevard
Theisanrocco
Harold
Harrison
Juff Place
Bellflower
Atlantic
Cornuta Avenue
Alondra Boulevard
Bellfower
Cynthia Ann Garland
Cornuta Ave
Studebaker Hospital
Lakewood Sheriff's Deputies
Allies Ponder Truce Amid Vietnam Ceasefire Talks
The United States and South Vietnam planned to announce a formal approval of brief ceasefires for Christmas and New Year’s after talks with Saigon officials. Washington and Saigon considered responding to Viet Cong 48-hour ceasefire proposals, delayed as South Vietnamese leaders were away. Meanwhile fighting continued in the central highlands near the Cambodian border and coastal operations claimed Viet Cong losses, with naval fire from seven destroyers.
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State Department
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Central Highlands
Seventh Fleet
Viet Cong cease-fire proposals eyed with cautious U.S. view
Officials noted a holiday minded lull shaping talks as Saigon Washington considered Viet Cong cease-fire ideas. U.S. caution aimed to avoid a longer pause in bombing over North Vietnam while fearing Communist pressure to extend any truce. Coast Guard assets from New Red, Ford Mass, and two crews from Miami aided the Sanracco. crew size undisclosed.
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Washington
Coast Guard
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Miami
Fla
North Viet Nam
Local Forecast Sees 40 Percent Rain Chance in L A
The weatherman predicts a 40 percent chance of showers in Long Beach today though sun may peek through afternoon clouds. Sprinkles reportedly fall at times but moisture fell short of recording on rain gauges, with most of the Southland expecting only dimmed skies and clouds per a five day outlook.
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Weather Bureau
Midwest Blizzard Traps 1000 in Snow and Wind
A powerful winter storm brings five inches of snow to Michigan and Wisconsin and up to 75 mph winds. The upper peninsula and lower Michigan face drifts seven feet high and widespread outages as lake shore communities endure hurricane force gusts. Chicago sees waves washing onto Lake Shore Drive and traffic delays as conditions worsen.
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Siua
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Chicago
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Lake Shore Drive
Munich Police Clash With Anti Vietnam Demonstrators
U S and Western Pennsylvania faced heavy snow warnings as a clash erupted outside the U S Consulate in Munich with about 400 demonstrators. U S soldiers and roughly 306 West German police patrolled the scene as protesters tore placards and resisted dispersal while a mid Atlantic snowstorm pelted several states.
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Munich
Germany
U.S
Doctors fear death may affect care at end of life
A pilot study by Dr. Herman Feifer of USC School of Medicine finds physicians fear death more than their patients. He says doctors’ anxieties can spur unwitting rejection or less than optimal treatment for the terminally ill, and urges physician awareness to help patients die comfortably.
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Herman Feifer
University of Southern Calfornia School of Medicine
Feifel
Rights Unit Pledges Aid to Youths in Sunset Strip
The ACLU offered legal advice and moral support to teens and Strip businesses amid a tense weekend with 67 arrests for loitering and curfew violations. It urged better communication between visitors and police and noted curfew enforcement in Los Angeles’s five block Strip zone.
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Rights Unit
ACLU
Los Angeles
Thars Gold in the Hills Subdivided Lands Sold
Thirteen years after matriarch Maggie Rowland's death, 46 acres near Li Puente valued at 8,750 were sold in October 1965 for 462,000. Superior Court Judge Joe Raycraft closed the estate with final accounting by Long Beach attorney Elsie Farris. The property now hosts homes, a shopping center and a public park.
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Maggie Rowland
Los Angeles
Li Puente
Superior Court
Joe Raycraft
Long Deach
Elsie Farris
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Mia
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Tennessee
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Florida
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