Rhodes Silent Over Strategy In Miami Beach Nomination
Gov. James A Rhodes of Ohio remains uncommitted as the 58 vote delegation gathers to nominate a Republican presidential candidate. Nixon Rockefeller and Reagan vie for his favor with Ohio delegates split 56 to 2, while Rhodes denies any ambition beyond favoring his son.
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U S Steel Drafts Wider Price Increases Across Steel Line
U S Steel Corp the nation’s top steel maker announced price hikes on four new items and larger increases on other products. The move comes amid White House pressure to hold inflation in check and may raise overall steel prices by about 2 1/2 percent per ton, depending on industry wide adoption.
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Nixon Nears GOP Nomination On First Ballot
At the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach Nixon leads on the first roll call with 613 publicly committed delegates while Rockefeller Reagan and others jostle for possible switch votes as leaders forecast a close path to the nomination.
Rockefeller Predicts Nixon Loss at Open Convention
New York Governor Rockefeller forecast Nixon would win about 550 votes on the first ballot, fall to around 500 on the second, then break through by the fourth or fifth ballot as the convention moves to him. He spoke after meetings with delegates from Minnesota, Hawaii, Utah, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Iowa, and noted backing from Washington Governor Evans and Minnesota pledges. An AP survey counted 272 committed for Rockefeller, 613 for Nixon, 176 for Reagan, 195 for favorite sons, and 76 uncommitted.
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Associated Press
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Kentucky
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Connecticut
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Maryland
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Pennsylvania
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Minnesota
Ond Gee
Harold le Vander
Nixon Rockefeller
Eisenhower in guarded condition after third heart attack
Washington doctors said former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained stable but guarded after his latest heart attack at Walter Reed Hospital. They called the injury a probable myocardial infarction and noted conflicting signals from prior heart damage complicating monitoring. Mamie Eisenhower and son John visited as the republican convention in Miami Beach continued.
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Associated Press
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John
Miami Beach
Harvey Cops Halt After Slug of Gunfire in Harvey Dixmoor
Seven policemen and a woman were wounded as racial disturbances erupted in Harvey Illinois near Dixmoor. Police with helmeted units and a curfew tried to restore calm after youths threw rocks and fired shots near a car wash. Eight arrests reported.
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Harvey
Chicago
Haines
Dixmoor
Ingalls Hospital
Dalton
Sweep of politicians overlooked by voters
The piece comments that many politicians who gained office should have been rejected by voters and removed from political power, arguing for scrutiny of leadership and accountability.
Middletown Area Forecast Hot Humid With Slight Showers
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for partly cloudy skies with hot and humid conditions today and tonight. Highs will reach the mid 90s with possible showers and thundershowers in the evening. Yesterday’s high was 95 degrees and the morning low was 75.
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