Nixon aides weigh bold first ballot bid for GOP nomination
Nixon top advisers weigh an all out effort to win the Republican nomination on the first ballot at the convention. They cite risks and benefits as Nixon weighs this tactic with Mitch ell Kleindienst Ellsworth Haldeman and Klein guiding the decision.
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Jack Bell
Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
John N. Mitchell
Richard Kleindienst
Robert Ellsworth
R. J. Haldeman
Herbert G. Klein
Nixon
Racial disorders ease in Gary Peoria and Seattle
Racial disturbances slackened Tuesday night in Gary Indiana Peoria Illinois and Seattle Washington with scattered gunfire rock throwing and minor injuries. Two youths were arrested for curfew violations and the Illinois National Guard remained on alert. In Seattle two policemen were injured and tear gas was used in a four block area as crowds milled. About two dozen people mostly juveniles were arrested and eight adults booked on assault charges. In Kalamazoo Michigan five juveniles and two adults were arrested after rock throwing. In Jackson Michigan thirteen Negro youths pelted city commissioners with crumpled meeting agendas.
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Associated Press
Gary
Ind
Peoria
Ill
Seattle
Wash
Richard G. Hatcher
Illinois National Guard
Kalamazoo
Mich
Jackson
Brezhnev Falls Ill as Czech Soviet Talks End
Prague AP report says Leonid Brezhnev became ill and did not attend the final session of three day talks in Cierna with Czechoslovak leaders over liberal reforms. Alexander Dubcek visited Brezhnev aboard the Soviet train as negotiations stretched beyond expectations for further dissident participation.
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Cierna
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Prague
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Alexander Dubeck
Ness
Slovakia
Alexei N. Kosygin
Steel Pact Averts Strike Prices Are Raised By 2 Largest Firms
In Pittsburgh AP report, Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel announce price increases after the United Steelworkers union secured a record labor contract. Bethlehem notes a general rise to offset rising costs, effective Aug 8 and Oct 1 for different products, while U S Steel signals only a price hike. Union leaders say the pact yields wage and benefit gains totaling about one billion dollars over three years, with inflationary effects to be weighed against industry costs.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
Bethlehem Steel
Ment
Washington
Bethlehem
R. Conrad Cooper
I. W. Abel
Santa Post Office Closure Sparks Idaho Outcry
In Santa Idaho the local post office slated for closure drew objections from state officials as thousands of children send Christmas letters. Volunteers from 100 townsfolk reply, with Rep McClure joking the department dislikes kids. Sen Church announced the department reversed course.
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Santa
Idaho
James McClure
Post Office
Nixon Urges GOP To Push War On Crime
Nixon calls on the Republican party to endorse a militant crusade against crime to restore freedom from fear for Americans. He frames the fight as essential after years of democracy aims and contrasts competing leaders Reagan Lindsay Rockefeller at a pre convention policy session. He argues for stronger defense and domestic law and order while stressing national purpose.
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Miller
Rockefeller Group
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
North Dakota
Kentucky
Michigan
Rhode Island
Nixon
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Claude V. Kirk Jr
Florida
Rockefeller
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Lindsay
Reagan
Platform Committee
Miami Beach
California
Gop
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Republican Party
America
Texas
John G. Tower
Ronald Reagan
Vietnam
New York’s
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Riot Commission
Johnson
Cost Of Living Rises In June 4.2 Per Cent Higher
The June cost of living jumped one half of one percent to 4.2 per cent above a year ago led by higher mortgage and home ownership charges. Consumer prices rose more than wholesale prices, with food and dining costs rising but fruit and grain prices mixed. Real earnings increased despite higher prices as gross weekly pay averaged $108.20 with spendable earnings up for workers with dependents and singles.
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Washington
Sai
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Maryland
Eugene J. McCarthy
Tribune
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By Hanns Neuerbourg
Brezhnevy
National Assembly
Rude Pravo
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John F. Kennedy
U.S. Steel Corp
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Santa Post Office
Lew Herbert
Kiss Me
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