GOP Planks Drafted With Nixon Rockefeller In Mind
In Washington AP report Percy said no idea if Republican resolutions committee can craft a platform acceptable to Nixon and Rockefeller. He noted tough talks on medical care for the aged and defense spending, but expects a platform Nixon will be proud to run on. Percy and Rockefeller met, with further meetings planned among party leaders.
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Blimp gondola found as Navy prepares lift today
Navy salvagers expected to lift the 403-foot blimp wreckage off New Jersey waters. Divers recovered the gondola in 55 feet of water about 15 miles from the shore. Thirteen bodies were missing, three crewmen survived while one died later, and a Navy Board of Inquiry is probing the crash. A veteran airship advocate urged a broad, neutral investigation of airship matters. Captain Klein defended the airstrip, noting resilience, while three sister ships remain grounded except in emergencies.
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Delaware Hospital Bomb Scare Target
An anonymous caller prompted Delaware police and highway patrols to search Jane Case Hospital in Delaware Ohio for a bomb. Authorities found no explosive after a building search.
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Double Blast Wrecks Plant in South Philadelphia
An AP report details two explosions and a four alarm fire at a South Philadelphia oil and solvent plant. Three Cargill, Inc. workers were killed Sydney Dawson aged 42 Ernest Jackson 48 and Fred Dewitte 43. Cause undetermined.
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Hung Jury Ends Long Jack Trial
The 18 hour 45 minute deliberation ended in a deadlock on two of four charges against Manhattan Borough President Hulan E. Jack. Jurors failed to convict and a retrial was not immediately announced. Jack, 52, stood silent as his attorney commented on the disagreement. The case questioned a 1400 remodeling payment from real estate operator Sidney J. Ungar and a scheme to hide it. If convicted he faced up to four years and loss of his borough presidency.
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Jet passes test flight in Palmdale
A new jet capable of serving as a military trainer and a commercial transport has passed its first test flight. The T39 Sabreliner can carry a crew of two and four passengers at 500 miles an hour. North American Aviation, Inc., its builder, said Thursday. The Air Force has ordered 42 of the planes, the first to be delivered in September.
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Union Financial Reports Checked
The Labor Department has begun checking thousands of union financial reports filed under the 1959 Landrum-Griffin Act. Secretary James P Mitchell said desk and field audits are underway, with books sometimes checked against the department’s reports. About 39,080 unions have filed so far, with thousands more expected before September.
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