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GOP Convention Sidelights at Miami Beach Demonstrations
At the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach Illinois Senator Charles H. Percy led favorite son demonstrations for Ohio Governor James A Rhodes. Other favorite sons included Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller Kansas Senator Frank Carlson Michigan Governor George Romney and New Jersey Senator Clifford Case. Delegates and alternates joined in the pageantry despite a new rule limiting outside demonstrators. A roll call in Florida showed Nixon leading with 32 votes and Nelson Rockefeller securing one vote prompting a question about which Rockefeller. Outside, Consuelo Bailey and Rev Paul Lindstrom highlighted the USS Pueblo captivity, urging awareness of the 82 crew members held by North Korea.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Percy
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Kansas
Frank Carlson
Michigan
George Romney
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Miami Beach
Fla
Rockefeller
Consuelo N. Bailey
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Florida
Nelson
North Korea
Warren Hayes
Columbus
Paul Lindstrom
Prospect Heights
Ill
Lindstrom