State to Build Nuclear Plant at Nine Mile Point
James A. FitzPatrick of the Power Authority announced plans to construct a 750000 kilowatt nuclear plant at Nine Mile Point on Lake Ontario. The project, estimated at over 200 million dollars, would share facilities with Niagara Mohawk and speed the Authority toward a 1973 target date, with cost savings and stronger power reliability for New York.
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9 Mile Point
New York
James A. Fitz- Patrick
Power Authority
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Nine Mile Point
Lake Ontario
Niagara Mohawk
Authority
St. Lawrence
Niagara
Electric Power Committee
FitzPatrick
Earle J. Machold
Easton
Hudson River
S. M. Stoller Associates
Miami riot roils northwest district as stores looted
Bands of youths in northwest Miami attacked cars and motorists, looted more than 32 stores and damaged vehicles in a five block stretch. About 100 arrests were made and 25 injured, including two shot victims in a disturbance linked to a pre rally police presence.
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Miami
Fla
Clarence Curry
Golden
Cephas Griffen
George Wallace
Eisenhower shows progress after sixth heart attack
Doctors say Dwight D. Eisenhower has shown some improvement after his sixth heart attack and major cardiac irregularities, but outcome remains unpredictable. The 77 year old remains hospitalized in Washington as Nixon is named Republican nominee, with updates limited to daily notices.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
American, Vietnamese Troops Invade A Shau Valley
U S and South Vietnamese forces mounted a second invasion of the A Shau Valley in three and a half months. About 200 helicopters carried over 3,000 soldiers from the 101st Air Cavalry and the 1st Infantry Division into the valley, part of a concerted bid to disrupt a major Communist supply base ahead of a feared offensive next month. The operation was kept secret until today for security.
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Saigon
A Shau
U.S. 101St Air Cavalry Division
1St Infantry Division
South Vietnam
U.S
U.S. 1St Air Cavalary Division
Steel Firms In Smaller Price Hikes Amid Inflation Concerns
In a move toward moderation, U.S. Steel and rivals cut back earlier price increases, aiming for about 2.5 percent or $4.30 a ton on 60 percent of shipments. White House officials warn stability is needed to curb inflation.
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Pittsburgh
Johnson
Arthur M. Okun
President
Council of Economic Advisors
U.S
Bethlehem
Republic
Afmco
Inland
U.S. Steel
White House
George Christian
Nixon names Agnew as running mate for GOP ticket
Richard Nixon selected Spiro Agnew of Maryland as his vice presidential running mate after a lengthy consultative process with about 100 party leaders. Agnew, Maryland governor since 1967, emerged as the surprise choice following Nixon's first ballot presidential nomination win over Rockefeller and Reagan.
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Nixon
GOP
Maryland
Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
New York
Nix
Baltimore County
Baltimore
George Mahoney
Rockefeller
Renord Reagan
California
Ers
Herbert G. Klein
John F. Kennedy
Wisconsin
Hubert H. Humphrey
Combatant Society
Clark MacGregor
R-Minn
Barry Goldwater
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Editorial on 1968 GOP convention and calls for primary reform
The piece critiques the Miami Beach convention as unrepresentative and controlled by bosses and dossiers. It argues for nationwide primaries, notes Nixon’s narrow win, and predicts difficult work for Nixon and party reform amid internal ferment and minority tensions.
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Miami Beach
Republican Party
Chicago
Nixon
Rockefeller
Convention
Nine Kentucky Miners Die in Fiery Mine Blast Near Greenville
Rescuers recovered nine bodies at the River Queen coal mine near Greenville Kentucky owned by Peabody Coal Co. The first corpse was found about 4 a.m. EDT after a blast that sent heat and dust through the shaft. Rescue teams faced extreme conditions including temperatures above 200 degrees and debris clogging the entrance. Authorities withheld comment on the cause of the explosion.
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Greenville
Here
Peabody Coal Co
Western
Kentucky
Kentucky Division of Mines and Minerals
Lawyer and detective in Roe bribery case arrested
Edward B. Ryder III, a defense lawyer, and William J. Lindsay, a private detective, were arrested in Riverhead on charges of attempting to bribe a prospective prosecution witness. Lindsay previously worked for Suffolk County and aided Roe's defense. Roe faces trial in Queens on bribery and speeding ticket related charges.
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Riverhead
N. Y
State Supreme Court
James A. Roe Jr
Suffolk County Dist. Atty
George J. Aspland
Edward B. Ryder III
William J. Lindsay
District Attorney's Office
Lindsay
Roe Defense
Roe
Queens
Shelter Island
Curfew Quiets York Racial Violence After Fourth Day
York imposed a city-wide curfew at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to curb race riots that flared for a fourth time in five days. Public Safety Director Jacob W. Hose said early Thursday the city was quiet after the curfew took effect.
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York
City Public Safety
Jacob W. Hose
Cambodian ruler bars crew release over US bombers request
Prince Norodom Sihanouk said he would not free the 11 man U S Army boat crew captured July 17 unless the United States provides 14 bulldozers and accepts responsibility for a helicopter attack on a frontier village that he says killed 14 Cambodians. He spoke at a news conference and warned he would keep them until the end of the Vietnam War.
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Nixon
Agnew
OM Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
United States
Eye Election To Fill Post Of Late RFK
Federal judge weighs whether a special election should fill the late Robert F. Kennedy’s Senate seat. Arguments reference 1969 as a potential precedent as three suits seek the fall election to serve the remaining Kennedy term ending December 31, 1970.
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Eye
RFK
New York
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. District Court
John 0. Henderson
Kennedy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John P. Lomenzo
Rockefeller
Committee For Fair Play For Voters
Citizens For
Humphrey
Joseph A. Valentinsistant
St. John Fisher College
Rochester
J. Edward Lumbard
Court of Appeals
2Nd Circuit
Marvin E. Frankel. Kennedy
Rockefeller Enters Race Too Late for Nomination
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller failed to secure the Republican presidential nomination due to late entry. Observers say his late start doomed his bid, with experts labeling hesitation as the key factor in his defeat.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
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