Nixon Backers Plan First Ballot Victory At GOP Convention
United Press International reports Nixon supporters claim 700 delegates pledged to Nixon already with 1,333 needed for nomination. Nixon mulls running mate options including Charles Percy, John Lindsay, amid Rockefeller support. Rockefeller says no issue will dominate the platform drafting in Miami. Eugene McCarthy proposes urban renewal spending, while Reagan denies a presidential bid and Wallace campaigns in Florida.
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United Press International
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Miami
President Organization
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
John V. Lindsay
Rockefeller
John Davis Lodge
Spain
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota Democrat
Liberal Party
McCarthy
Ronald Reagan
California
South
Reagan
George Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
Tampa
Six Texas Dope Officials Resign
An Austin narcotics chief and five agents quit rather than accept new assignments after a DPS reorganization. J. Terrell Jr. will be acting narcotics chief through August 31, replacing retiree W. E. Naylor. Retirements by Bob Richards, J. S. Johnson, and resignations from Jack E. Carpenter Horace F. Graves James T. Conley followed the changes. Speir framed it as part of an expansion program, not a shakeup.
Jam Pie In The Sky Delays Hit Kennedy Airport
A prolonged New York aviation tie up spurs passenger complaints at Kennedy with travelers venting about late flights and crowded gates. Experts point to a summer surge, safety slowdowns by air traffic controllers, and a need for more jetports to ease congestion.
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New York
Jack
Barbara Stein
Windsor
Ont
Kennedy Airport
Portugal
Kennedy
U.S
Los Angeles
Denver
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
PATCO
Chicago
San Francisco
Kansas City
Boston
Miami- Lauderdale
LaGuardia
Briton dies after second heart transplant at 48
Gordon Forde, 48, Britain's second heart transplant patient, died Sunday night after a three hour operation Friday. Seven transplant recipients remain alive worldwide. 28 operations have occurred. Forde's new heart from Derek Birkbeck failed to revive his weakened organs.
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London
UPI
Britain
Gordon Forde
Forde
National Heart Hospital
Decision Delayed On Deporting Walking Family
In El Paso a special inquiry official postponed the deportation decision for Hortensia Beltran Rivas and her five children for up to ten days. A. K. Moe said hearings in Denver and Salt Lake City will delay ruling as to whether they entered the U S without inspection after walking from El Salvador to the United States.
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EL Paso
UPI
Hortensia’ Beltran Rivas
A. K. Moe
Moe
Denver
Salt Lake City
Salvage Claim Sparks Railroad Friction At SF Bay Barge
California author Robert Read claimed a drifting 280 foot Santa Fe barge as salvage after he and his son swam to it near San Pablo Bay. Railroad police confronted him as tugboats began towing the vessel back to Ferry Point. Read later said the stunt was about fun with a hint of potential gain.
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Point Richmond
Calif
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Robert Read
Sebastian Pluma
San Francisco
Santa Fe
San Pablo Bay
Read
Timon
San Francisco Bay
No. 9
Ferry Point
Family All Grown Negro Woman Sets Return To Tech
Claudia Brown 52 returns to Texas Tech after a 33 year pause to pursue elementary education. The Levelland resident raised 12 children, worked long hours in homes, and saved for college while supporting her family. She plans to graduate and teach, drawing on 79 credits from South Plains College and Paul Quinn College.
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Jane Kirby
Levelland
Claudia Brown
Tech
Texas Tech
South Plains College
Paul Quinn College
Waco
Elm
Limestone County
Israel Seeks UN Help Over Hijacked Airliner
Israel asks UN Secretary General U Thant and Deputy Ralph Bunche to aid in negotiating the release of the hijacked Israeli airliner held in Algeria. Cabinet weighs further moves as Algeria responds and Thant presses for answers.
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Abba Eban
U.N
U Thant
Ralph Bunche
Algeria
Middle East
Eban
Israel
Zurich
Switzerland
Tel Aviv
Thant
U.N. Security Council
Council
Moshe Dayan
Moshe Carmel
Levi Eshkol
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