Photographers Capture Nixon Convention Arrival in Miami
Photographers swarm as the Republican National Convention unfolds in Miami with tight security, protesters in Flamingo Park, and visual drama around the hall. Mrs. Pat Nixon and daughters arrive, while a guard checks purses at the gate and a Presidential Seal replaces the convention seal for Nixon's acceptance speech. Barbed wire lines the convention walls as a sunlit protester holds an upside down flag to shield from heat.
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Assassination attempt wounds bystanders in Cambodia
An assassin failed to strike Cambodian Prime Minister Son Ngoc Thanh as a bomb in an old car exploded near his limousine. A jeep carrying bodyguards and a Buddhist monk accompanying Thanh was damaged, wounding four persons seriously.
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Uganda Exile Orders Shake Uganda Asian Community
United Nations refugee officials seek a calm approach as Maj. Gen. Idi Amin orders 80,000 Asians to leave Uganda, demanding British passports. The move affects 23,000 who acquired Indian and Pakistani citizenships and 55,000 with British papers, many running major businesses.
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GOP Guns Aim South in 1972 Sweep Across Dixie
The article argues Republicans will sweep the South in 1972, with Nixon favored to carry states like Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina. Dent Reed and Stagg predict a strong Nixon showing, potentially lifting southern senators and representatives, while acknowledging challenges to building a persistent two party system in the region.
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McGovern in Pennsylvania amid flood relief push
Sen. George McGovern opened a five day tour visiting flood devastated Pennsylvania and Kingston to press for faster federal aid. He accused the administration of slow response to housing needs and cited bids to aid Agnes victims. He later planned stops in Illinois and Texas including a reunion with Lyndon B. Johnson in Austin and a Chicago meeting with Mayor Daley.
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Florida Governor Keeps Sheriff McCall Suspended
Florida Governor Reubin Askew said suspending Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall will stay in effect at least until November despite his acquittal on charges tied to the beating death of Tommy J. Vickers. The all white jury cleared him of murder and assault counts, while the governor noted the suspension rests on malfeasance concerns and will be reviewed by the State Senate.
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