Final-hour Nixon bid slowed by Rockefeller Reagan push
Miami Beach AP report on the 1960 Republican leadership convention where Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Gov. Ronald Reagan press Nixon from the nomination. Polls show Nixon near victory with 572 votes. platform favors de Americanization of the Vietnam War, delegates to choose a running mate later.
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Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Everett Dirksen
Senate
Nixon
Associated Press
Rockefeller
Reagan
Vietnam
Brighter Outlook for Czech Leaders Amid Reform Push
Observers in Prague saw strains between Czech leadership and East German and Polish defenders of the status quo. Alexander Dubcek remained optimistic about continuing political reforms and pledged no deviation from the liberal course. He highlighted a joint declaration guaranteeing party lines while allowing national character and pledged sober implementation of reform tasks.
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Prague
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Poland
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
Israeli Air Strikes in Jordan Prompt Cross Border Clashes
Across the River Jordan Arab and Israeli forces clashed for a second day after Israeli warplanes struck guerrilla bases near Salt and Amman. Jordan said civilians and soldiers died and a U S built Skyhawk was downed, while Israel reported no casualties. Both nations informed the UN Security Council.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Amman
Beisan
Israel
UN Security Council
Salt
Haim Bar- Lev
Levi Eshkol
Postal talks in Ottawa inch toward settlement
Negotiators resumed talks in Ottawa Sunday aiming to settle Canada's 19 day postal strike. Judge Rene Lippe said progress appeared possible after 14 hours of bargaining with 24 000 workers awaiting a wage package as cabinet schedules a Tuesday meeting and mediation continues.
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Ottawa
Canada
Rene Lippe
Lippe
Romeo Mathieu
Council of Postal Unions
Johnson bets on competition to curb steel price rises
President Johnson seeks to replicate 1966 results by pressuring major producers, led by U S Steel, to avoid broad price hikes as Bethlehem and Republic raise prices four to seven percent. Officials say federal action targets price setters and defense buyers while U S Steel’s response remains uncertain.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem and Republic
Paul Rand Dixon
Federal Trade Commission
Philip Hart
Dem.-Mich
Bethlehem
Big Steel
White House
Defence
Fire ravages freighter Gothic wreck leaves seven dead
A British 15 911 ton freighter Gothic with seven dead aboard steamed toward Wellington after a four day radio blackout. Fire destroyed her navigation gear and bridge deck. Extinguished now, the ship was 300 miles off New Zealand coast and moving under emergency steering toward Liverpool from Wellington.
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Auckland
N.Z
Wellington
New Zealand
Liverpool
Tip by governor leads to arrest at Republican convention scene
Authorities arrested James Chad Anderson after a rifle was shipped to his hotel room housing two Republican national convention delegations in Miami Beach. Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt identified Anderson, who claimed the rifle was an antique and that he would use fishing tackle. He faced vagrancy charges and was subjected to psychiatric testing. FBI and Secret Service assisted in the check.
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Miami Beach
Nevada
Dade County
James Chad Anderson
Kanab
Utah
Paul Laxalt
Anderson
Laxalt
James Vermilye
Florida
Las Vegas, Nev
Pope clarifies encyclical on birth control and family limits
Pope Paul says the encyclical Of Human Life bans artificial contraception but allows reasonable limitation of families and does not oppose responsible parenthood. He notes continued opposition among Catholics and urges obedience amid rising theologian dissent.
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Associated Press
Paul
Washington
Catholic University of America
Airliner Landing After Collision With Light Plane
A Convair 580 from North Central Airlines landed safely in Milwaukee after a Cessna 150 rammed its side. The light plane carried three young victims and wreckage remained embedded in the airliner. Pilot Rick Stenberg 19 Elk Grove Village Ill. Virginia Johnson 18 Mount Prospect Tr. and her brother Richard 12 were identified among the casualties. Co pilot John Mazur 30 Wheaton Ill was injured with multiple fractures and head injuries. The airliner’s captain Ted Baum 43 Skokie Ill brought the plane down with one engine dead and passengers remained unaware until landing.
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Milwaukee
Ted Baum
Skokie
Nancy Steffens
Ers
Wis
Wilma Ross
Saginaw, Mich
North Central Airlines
John Mazur
Wheaton
Rick Stenberg
Elk Grove Village
Ill
Virginia Johnson
Mount Prospect
Richard
Franco declares emergency in Basque Guipuzcoa province
The Franco government imposes a three month state of emergency in Guipuzcoa after rising Basque nationalist violence. Reuters reports 78 deaths in weekend Canadian accidents and 57 from traffic incidents. The US fired into North Korean territory for eight hours in the Korean demilitarized zone. An Athens train crash injures about 70 as a southbound train hits a stationary train at a suburban station.
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Reuters
Francisco Franco
Guipuzcoa
Canada
Hong Kong
United States
Athens
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