Nixon Brokers Seek First Ballot Victory At GOP Convention
Nixon strategists push holdout delegates toward a 667 vote first ballot win as Rockefeller Reagan and Evans loom large. Counts show Nixon at 572 pledged votes with 95 needed. Rockefeller 232 Reagan 161 plus 231 favorite sons. Campaign courted several state delegations including Kentucky New Mexico Arkansas and Texas while Evans prepares to address the keynote.
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GOP Is Sporting New Face For 68 Convention
As the Republican National Convention opens the party showcases a largely fresh slate with only 18 percent of delegates repeaters. The piece traces where key figures stood four years prior and where they are now among top contenders and 1964 veterans.
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Five prisoners attempt escape from Butler County Jail
Five inmates from Hamilton and Middletown attempted an early morning escape from the 120 year old Butler County Jail. They pried a bar from a shower room door and reached a passageway but did not leave the jail building. Names include Eugene Woodward and Danny Spivey of Middletown and Ray Collie Paul Griffin Jr. and William Murphy of Hamilton. Murphy had previously escaped last May with Carl King.
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Local Youth To Work For Nixon
Norman C. Nichols of Middletown a DePauw sophomore attends the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach as a messenger and literature distributor for Youth for Nixon Nixon for President. The youth committee is led by David Eisenhower. Nichols son of N C Nichols 3010 Central Ave was former Middletown Area Teenage Republicans treasurer and was named outstanding TAR of the 24th Congressional District visiting Washington as guest of Rep Donald E Lukens.
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Navy silent on Newsweek Scorpion report
Washington AP Navy declines to confirm the Newsweek claim that top secret listening devices captured the ocean’s sound during the Scorpion’s loss around May 21. Pentagon says no comment. Navy ordered a tape check after the submarine failed to return.
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FBI Publishes Air crime guidance booklet
The FBI released a booklet titled Airlines and The FBI outlining how airline staff can help police handle crimes on flights. It notes FBI jurisdiction over interstate or foreign flights and cites hijacking as illegal, with other crimes listed such as murder robbery and weapon carriage.
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Marines Lead First American Landing in Cuba in War
United States Marines were the first American troops to land in Cuba during the Spanish American War, marking an initial assault phase in the conflict.
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