23 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1972
Page
1
Republicans approve a 1976 delegate allocation favoring small states after a brief dissent. Pennsylvanian and Massachusetts Republicans threaten court challenges post election arguing the plan violates one man one vote. The Ripon Society plans to sue as liberals seek to overturn the plan's voting edge.
Richard Nixon, renominated for a record third time, is set to lead the Republican ticket with Spiro Agnew as his running mate. A broad chorus of speakers hailed the president in Miami as protesters clashed outside Convention Hall. Police arrests followed demonstrations. injuries were reported among protesters and a photographer.
The piece describes a carefully staged convention event that boosted President Nixon. It notes a 14 minute spontaneous demonstration ending with crowd-pleasing scenes, bused youths, and orchestrated enthusiasm. John Wayne appears as a political icon amid staged pageantry.
Delegates and alternates at a Miami Beach convention blend business with social events. Many attend sessions twice daily, enjoy frequent receptions, and show high attendance. About 70 percent of delegates and 85 percent of alternates are first timers, with many young white middle class attendees persevering despite slower moments.
Women in garden club fashion and men in green or gold suits attend a political gathering. Delegates sample the social side with autographs and celebrity sightings as C E Shipe from Port Arthur photographs Nixon aides and POW MIAs. Col L K Olmstead from Marshall Oklahoma praises progress for POWs and MIAs.
An AP caption describes a Nashville postal employee relaxing outside the Post Office as a convention features a dramatic balloon display and a tense moment with nets and trap doors. The piece also touches on delegates and political maneuvers around Nixon and McCloskey, and a Miami stagecraft crew deploying 22 000 balloons.
The forecast shows cloudy skies with a good chance of showers or thundershowers tonight and tomorrow. Tonight’s low near 65, tomorrow’s high around 85. Yesterday’s high reached 85 and overnight low 70 with 0.78 inches of rain.
In Reykjavik the 17th game of the world chess championship ended with Boris Spassky in a favorable position after aggressive play as Bobby Fischer’s team dismissed Soviet charges of electronic and chemical warfare. Referee Lothar Schmid vowed to treat the dispute seriously.
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