Nixon Seeks Unity in Campaign With Johnson and Paris Talks
Nixon pledges not to undercut Johnson or U.S. allies in foreign affairs and plans to visit the LBJ ranch for a briefing on Vietnam. Johnson congratulates Nixon on his nomination, cites unity, and Nixon drops plans for a pre election trip to the Soviet Union. Agnew to accompany. Bliss re-elected RNC chair with raise. Featured ad for RCA and Zenith color TV.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Johnson
America
Republican Party
Lbj Ranch
Texas
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Paris
Nixon
Soviet Union
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Russia
Chicago
United States
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Johnson Ranch
Agnew
LBJ and Humphrey Meet as Nixon Agnew Ticket Heads to Ranch
President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey met at the LBJ ranch to prep for a Saturday visit by the GOP ticket Nixon and Agnew. Humphrey flew from the ranch en route to a Corpus Christi stop.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lbj
Richard M. Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Humphrey
Corpus Christi
Nixon
Agnew
San Antonio
Dean Rusk
Paris
Cyrus R. Vance
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Vance
America
Europe
Rusk
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
George Christian
White House
Centropolis Sees Six to Seven Inches as Rain Causes Flood Threats
Heavy rainfall battering northeastern Kansas dumped 6 to 7 inches in Centropolis with 1.65 inches in Ottawa by 8 a.m. and 4 to 5 inches around Pomona. Topeka logged 1.91 inches, Waverly 1.10, Baldwin 2.10, Quenemo 1.33, and Worden 3.94. The Wakarusa River basin reported a 4 inch rainfall raising runoff and flood risk near Lawrence.
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Kansas
Centropolis
Ottawa
Topeka
Baldwin
Quenemo
Waverly
Worden
Wakarusa River
Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Carlson to Speak at Melvern Dam Groundbreaking
Final plans for the Melvern dam groundbreaking ceremonies set for Aug. 24 name Frank Carlson as a main speaker. Breakfast at Bradshaw's Steak House from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. costs $1, with meals at the door, reservations via local chambers and contacts across Ottawa Pomona Melvern Osage City Quenemo Lyndon Vassar.
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Melvern Dam
Frank Carlson
Melvern
Bradshaw's
Ottawa
Agnew shifts stance to back Nixon ticket
Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew, a former Democrat turned Republican, has gradually moved from liberal to conservative. He endorsed Richard Nixon after backing Nelson Rockefeller, saying he may become Nixon’s running mate though he will not leave office before his term ends.
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Annapolis
Spiro
Ted” Agnew
Maryland
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Agnew
George P. Mahoney
Anagnostopoulos
Baltimore County
America
Mahoney
Miami Beach
Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Gov. Rockefeller
Associated Press
Miami Strife Erupts in Curfews and Gunfire Flashpoint
Sporadic gunshots and looting followed a night of violence in Miami’s Liberty City and Coconut Grove Negro districts. National Guard patrols and extended curfews were imposed as police reported two fatally shot and several wounded, while streets were swept and nerves tensed for flareups.
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Miami
Fla
National Guard
Melvin Reese
Reese
1St Street
79Th Street
71Th Avenue
Coconut Grove
Liberty City
E. Wilson Purdy
73Rd Street
36Th Street
22Nd Avenue
Central Negro District
James
Chicago Primps For Its Half Of The Show
Chicago preparations for the Democratic National Convention at the International Amphitheatre advance with newsrooms and studios under construction. IB EW workers install switchboards while a three month strike shapes assignments. A six foot fence shields the security zone along tracks near the arena as preparations continue.
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Chicago
Francis J. Cunningham
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Ilinois Bell Telephone Co
All Illinois Committee
Humphrey
New York Times
Hubert H. Humphrey
Illinois Bell Management
William Flanagan
Don Servatius
Humphrey Committee
Weather COUNTY FORECAST With scattered showers this week
Considerable cloudiness and mild this afternoon through Saturday with occasional showers or thundershowers. Variable mostly southeasterly winds. Highs in the lower 90s, tonight lows around 70. Saturday highs in the 80s. Region reports Thursday high 96 and 69 overnight, with 24 hour precip of 1.68 inches. Barometer 30.00.
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Republican National Committee
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RCA
Zenith
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Clinton
Hiawatha
Garett
Topeka Weather Bureau
Pomona
Tally Creek
Norwood
Sen. Carlson
Veep
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Martin Luther King
Charlie
Uncle Tom
University of Baltimore
GOV
Spiro Agnew
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