GOP Convention Program at San Francisco Cow Palace
The AP notes the Republican National Convention schedule in the Cow Palace with today and Thursday sessions. Highlights include calls of states for nominating president and vice president, pledges of allegiance, invocations, addresses by Nixon and other figures, and banner presentations followed by acceptance speeches and benedictions.
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San Francisco
Cow Palace
Robert L. Pierce
Wisconsin
Fletcher
Swan
Colorado
Goldwater gains edge as convention offers unity push
Barry Goldwater moves toward the Republican nomination following a strong 897 409 platform vote rejecting a civil rights plank tied to Scranton. He heads into nomination day with a large pledged tally, while Eisenhower and Nixon urge party unity and peacemaking to avoid splits.
U S to Boost Military Force in South Viet Nam
The United States plans to increase its manpower in South Vietnam by about 600 within the coming months. Nearly half will be additional Special Forces to advise South Vietnam’s regular army and to expand border area training units near Laos. The move accompanies a shift in infiltration concerns of North Vietnamese regulars into the south.
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U.S
S. Viet Nam
Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
Laos
US. S
Viet Cong ambush kills one in two day spree
In South Viet Nam a Communct Viet Cong battalion ambushed a truck convoy bound from Tam Ky toward Phuoc Chau in a mountain valley. One was killed and several wounded in the attack, the second major ambush in as many days with no American troops present.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tam Kyer
Phuec Chau
U S to Boost Vietnam Force as Guerrilla Foe Grows
The United States plans to send about 160 men to South Vietnam, replacing part of earlier reductions. The move follows a broader buildup and comes with Gen. Taylor’s and Gen. Westmoreland’s leadership changes. State Department notes ongoing North Vietnamese infiltration and guerrilla activity with Communist equipment.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
Conn
South Viet Nam
Willam Westmoreland
Robert MetCloskey
State Department
Russell Urges Georgians to Obey Law Amid Civil Rights Debate
Senator Richard Russell told the Coosa Valley planning group in Rome Georgia to avoid violence and obey the civil rights statute while its constitutionality is tested. He warned that violence or lawbreaking will worsen troubles and said he favors repeal or modification by legal means.
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Rome. Ga
Richard B. Russell
Russell
Coosa Valley
Trucker Killed in Ohio Turnpike Crash Near Strongsville
Cleveland truck driver Joseph N. Smith, 31, died when a right tire blew on his tractor-trailer on the Ohio Turnpike near the Strongsville interchange. The vehicle overturned into a ditch, according to the patrol.
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Cleveland (Ap
Joseph N. Smith
Cleveland
Strongsville
Airliner Crashes On Test Flight In Germany
A Lufthansa Boeing 720 on a test flight crashed near Kettersbach Bavaria, killing all three aboard. Police said the pilot likely attempted an emergency landing near a US Army air strip, and the three Lufthansa employees aboard were pronounced dead. Army helicopters rushed to the scene for recovery and investigation.
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Ansbach
Germany
West Germany
Lufthansa Airlines
Nuernberg
Kettersbach
Frankfurt
Lufthansa
Brezhnev Out As Soviet President Mikoyan Named Successor
In Moscow Khrushchev advised Brezhnev be relieved from the presidency to focus on party work. Anastas Mikoyan was elected to succeed him as president by the Supreme Soviet. Khrushchev thanked Brezhnev for his four year tenure while Mikoyan, formerly first deputy premier, received best wishes for his new role.
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Khrushchev
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Anastas
Mikoyan
Supreme Soviet
Soviet
Brezhnev
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Leon Ilyich Brezhnev
Antioch College President Vows War on Racism
Antioch College President James F. Dixon declared the school opposes racism in all forms as it obstructs progress. At the first assembly of the academic year he pledged to lay siege to bigotry whenever an opportunity arises in the name of liberal education.
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Yellow Springs
Ohio
Antioch College
James F. Dixon
Assembly of Antioch
Dixon
Liberal Arts College
Liberal Education
Weather forecast shows scattered storms then clearing tonight
The outlook calls for widely scattered thunder showers this evening before a fair day tomorrow with higher temperatures possibly near 90. Yesterday’s high reached 78 and today’s low was 64, with rainfall this night totaling about 0.15 inches.
Letter's Author Identified In Atlantic City
The Philadelphia Inquirer named William Keisling administrative assistant to Gov. William Scranton as author of the controversial letter attacking Sen. Barry Goldwater. The letter was approved by Attorney General Alessandroni and signed by Gretchen Zedi er, Harrisburg governor’s office receptionist. The governor had ordered staff to push a pre nominating floor debate, but Keisling sent the letter directly to Goldwater.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wiliam Keisiing
Willam W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
the Inquirer
Saul Kohler
San Francisco
William Keising
Walter F. Alessandroni
Gretchen Ze Dier
Harrisburg
Sen
Thurston Morton
Kentucky
Cow Palace
Keisling
Goldwater
Goodyear Plant Expansion Underway in St Marys
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. begins a $1 million enlargement of its St Marys facility, aiming for completion by January 1, 1985. The Frank Stedke Co. of Lima supervises the project after local groups raise 23000 to compensate firms affected by a street closure linking old and new plants, avoiding potential court action.
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ST. Marys, Ohio
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Frank Stedke Co
Lima
Haile Fund Grants 300000 for Burton Geauga Camp
The Haile Memorial Fund of the Cleveland Foundation provides a $300,000 grant to build a 325 acre camp and recreation area northeast of Burton in Geauga County. The site will host Camp Wise residency for children a day camp and a senior camp with Camp Wise moving from Painesville Township after the 1965 season.
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Cleveland
Haile Memorial Fund
The
Cleveland Foundation
Burton
Geauga County
Painesville
Scranton Loser Over Platform At Republican Convention
At the Republican convention in San Francisco delegates rejected Gov. Scranton’s platform challenges to broaden civil rights and denounce extremism. Scranton had attacked Goldwater conservatism as he sought to align with moderates, but his bids were defeated 2-1 in both the floor vote and the platform committee. Leaders like Herter and Rockefeller backed his efforts briefly before the convention moved toward the Goldwater position.
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San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Arizona
Lyndon B. Johnson
Goldwater
Scranton
America
William E. Miller
New York
GOP
Miller
New England
Illinois
North
Denison Kitchel
F. Clifton White
Leonard W. Hall
Kitchel
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Comemander
Christian A. Herter
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
Gov
Barry Gay
Pennsylvanian
Michigan
George Romney
New York State Assembly
Nelson A. Rockffeller
John Birch Society
Republican Party
Sitdown Staged By Rightists At GOP Convention
Civil rights protesters blocked a gate as delegates left the Republican National Convention after a sit down and linked hands. Police redirected delegates to other exits while a crowd sang and surrounded the demonstrators. A second group marched nearby as officers made no move to disperse the sit down.
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Cow Palace
Hemis
Thesix
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
San Francisco
Chuckle Parking Space Description
An amusing note describes an empty curbside space on the opposite side of the street. The lighthearted remark plays on the idea of an unused spot as a small street-side joke for passersby.
Aid Of London Ladies Asked In Maniac Hunt
London police urge 8000 prostitutes to help catch the Jack the Stripper killer after the nude death of Mary Fleming near the Thames. They compare him to Jack the Ripper and Christie, noting prior similar slayings and the possibility he hides clothes with victims.
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Aid of
London
Scotland Yard
Jack
Mary Fleming
Thames
Helen Barthelemy
Jack the Ripper
Cincinnati Soldier Finds Father Dead
PFC Robert Hollon returned on furlough from Ft. Knox Kentucky to Cincinnati and found his father Timothy Hollon 57 dead for three to four weeks in a fourth floor apartment. Police reported no signs of violence and the elder Hollon lived alone.
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Cincinnati
Father
Ft. Knox
Timothy Hollon
Robert Hollon
Fishing Boat Guards Ordered In Cuba
Cuban authorities impose a new rule requiring guards on fishing boats to accompany fishermen. Exile Gilberto Herman dez, 23, and seven companions fled Cuba in a fishing boat just before the decree took effect.
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Cuba
Miami
Fla
Gilberto Hermandez
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