Ike's Showing More Progress
Washington reports Eisenhower improved but remains unstable after his seventh heart attack. Doctors say appetite returning slowly, but he cannot sit up yet. public updates limited to once daily as Mamie stays by his side and Col. John Eisenhower returns home.
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UPI
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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Mamie
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Phoenix Ille
Price for peace Czech reforms slow to avert new sacrifices
Prague report says National Assembly president Smrkovsky warned a Kremlin backed central committee may govern Czechoslovakia while urging tighter control of press radio and television. He outlined steps to prevent opposition parties as Moscow presses for curbs on freedoms and a rapid troop withdrawal.
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Ludvik Svoboda
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Nixon to Open Presidential Drive in Chicago
Nixon will launch his White House bid in Chicago on Sept. 4 with a noon motorcade through the downtown loop and a statewide television address that evening. Nixon backers say the Democratic Convention chaos did not drive the Chicago kickoff.
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UPI
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White House
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Loop
Air West Executive Pushes Hughes Sale Approval
Air West chairman Nick Bez urged approval of selling the carrier’s assets to Howard Hughes as the best move to secure growth and needed funding. He noted stockholder and Civil Aeronautics Board approval required, while some executives cited selfish reasons for opposition amid criticism of service in Las Vegas.
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Air West
Howard Hughes
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Bonanza
Pacific Air Lines
Bez
Civil Aeronautics Board
Las Vegas
Paraguay Faces Fast Population Growth
Asuncion Paraguay the nation about the size of California has a population near two million and is expanding at about 3.1 percent annually. The data reflect rapid demographic change in a Central American country despite its modest size.
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Paraguay
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Hanley Denied Bail Motion in 1966 Shooting Case
Deposed gaming union king pin Thomas Hanley was denied a bail motion in District Court and will remain in county jail awaiting trial for the 1966 shotgun killing of labor leader Ralph Alsup. Defense attorney Claiborne challenged key witnesses while D A Gripentrog rebutted. Judge Mendoza ruled bail inappropriate due to the fatal shotgun attack and evidence linking Hanley to the weapon.
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Will Main
Ralph Alsup
Claiborne
Barbara Howard
Gripentrog
Hanley
Martin Luther King
Memphis
Tenn. Dist
John Mendoza
Alsup
Woman Found Dead in Apartment Under investigation
A 30 year old cocktail waitress Phyllis Marie Charron was found dead by a neighbor in her apartment with a self inflicted bullet wound. Investigators say she apparently took her own life though motive is unclear. A pistol was found under her body and the door was unlocked. Detectives continue an open investigation.
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Phyllis Marie Charron
Charlotte
James Waggoner
Waggoner
Miss Charron
United States Ambassador Mein Assassinated in Guatemala
UPI reports U S Ambassador John Gordon Mein was killed by gunfire in Guatemala City while trying to flee a kidnapping attempt. The government imposed a 30 day state of siege and lowered the flag to half staff as officials blamed leftist extremists.
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UPI
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U.S
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Mein
Cadiz
United States
Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro
Mendez Montenegro
Washington
State Department
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FAR
Nixon opens Chicago as campaign springboard
Nixon spent his final vacation day in Florida while indicating he will launch his presidential bid from Chicago. He plans to fly to New York to prepare for the campaign with Chicago as the likely site of his kickoff, amid Democratic convention turmoil and Daley’s leadership scrutiny.
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Chicago
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Democratic Party
Richard Daley
Networks bid for HHH Nixon debate in New York
CBS and NBC invited Hubert Humphrey to televise debates with Richard Nixon. CBS offered its facilities for unilateral or joint debates. NBC proposed a two hour debate on November 3, contingent on House approval of a Senate bill suspending equal time rules.
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Upi
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NBC
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Humphrey
U.S. House
Daleys’ Power Seen Rising From Precinct Manipulation
A political essay warns that power corrupts when rooted in absent citizens and manipulated precincts. It cites Richard J. Daley as a national symbol, urges active participation beyond voting, and calls for fighting decency at home before demanding reform elsewhere.
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Jon
Daley
Richard J. Daleys
Chicago
Nevada
Bible Tries Re-Election Swing Across Nevada
Sen Alan Bible returns from the National Democratic Convention to push his re Election bid with a broad Nevada tour. He plans Elko Battle Mountain Winnemucca Lovelock Fallon Sparks and Southern Nevada appearances in Las Vegas Caliente and Pioche ahead of the general election.
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Bible
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Elko County
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Fallon
Sparks
Las Vegas
Caliente
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