Rockefeller Drive Aims to Stop Nixon in GOP Contest
In Miami Beach Rockefeller supporters claim their surge halted Nixon on the first ballot to seek the Republican nomination. Nixon aides counter that their strength remains above 700 on the first or second ballot with AP tally showing 544 Nixon, 208 Rockefeller, 207 uncommitted.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Leonard W. Hall
National
Reagan
Hilton Plaza
Herbert G. Klein
Associated Press
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N.Y
Hall
Wendell Willkie
Job Discrimination Debate In Middletown Women Woes
A Journal review on page 25 questions if Middletown women face sex based job discrimination, noting varied opinions. The Republican national convention opens tomorrow in Miami Beach with related pages 3 6 9 26 and 47. Governor Lester Maddox of Georgia is described as a political paradox after 18 months in office, page 47.
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Middletown
Today
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Blonde Described as Decided Yet Hesitant About Roots
A humorous remark depicts a woman as a decided blonde with a touch of hesitation around her roots. The description plays on quick wit and light self awareness in casual social banter.
Czechoslovakia seals liberalization pledge with Soviet note
In Bratislava leaders from Czechoslovakia and five orthodox Communist states signed a declaration backing reform and noninterference while denying foreign troops. Soviet troops had begun withdrawing, and Dubcek said the accord would strengthen socialist ties in economy and culture as maneuvers continued nearby.
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Czechoslovakia
Jiri Hajek
Soviet Union
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Dubcek
Smrkovsky
Alexander Dubkek
Kremlin
Alexander Dubcek
Prague
Poland
East Germany
Manila Rescue Efforts Continue After Ruby Tower Collapse
Voice contact was established with survivors in the Ruby Tower debris as rescuers for a second day hunted for 250 to 300 people believed trapped after the five story Manila apartment house fell in Friday’s earthquake. More than 3,600 workers including Americans aided efforts amid aftershocks and rain.
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Chinatown
LBJ orders new boycott in steel price row
President Johnson directed the civilian government to join the Pentagon in boycotting purchases from price boosting steel firms. White House officials said agencies should seek the lowest prices on all steel procurements and grants. Civilian buys total about 5.2 million tons yearly, costing nearly 700 million dollars.
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Pentagon
Texas White House
George Christian
Washington
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Federal Trade Commission
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D-Ore
Christian Said
Lbj Ranch
Clark M. Clifford
Joseph A. Califano Jr
White House
Lawson Knott
General Services Administrator
Knott
Defense Department
Weather appears hotter with chances of thunderstorms
The forecast shows partly cloudy skies with warm humid conditions and widely scattered showers. Expect highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and a chance of thundershowers today.
Strange War Episode Ends With Marine Killing Apparent American
Marines on a Machine reconnaissance patrol near Phu Bai in Vietnam describe a moment of indecision before Lance Cpl. Perry C. Gordon fired and killed a lone Caucasian figure in a green uniform. Eight other Marines said the white man resembled a missing American Marine last seen in 1965, raising questions about a decoy and the status of missing in action personnel. The incident followed by firefight that killed several enemy soldiers and left the patrol evacuated by helicopter.
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Glendora
Calif
Phu Bai
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NVA
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