17 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1972
Page
1
Entertainer Johnny Cash declined to perform at the upcoming Republican National Convention in Miami Beach citing a desire to remain neutral. Fellow singers Lynn Anderson Bobby Goldsboro and Mickey Newbury were announced to perform in Nashville prior to Cash’s decision.
Los Angeles based federal case cites Norman Alexander Gibbs a 24 year old New York City actor linked to films The French Connection and The Godfather indicted for attempting to smuggle 14 pounds of cocaine hidden under a false bottom of his suitcase on a July 23 Acapulco flight. If convicted Gibbs faces up to 30 years imprisonment and a 50000 dollar fine.
At the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach debate over apportionment lingers as large-state influence rises. A platform subcommittee weighs abortion as a conscience issue, with the full committee and floor vote looming.
Miami Beach, Fla. Environmental Protection Agency head William D. Ruckelshaus criticized Sen. George McGovern's environment white paper as full of inaccuracies and half truths. He pointed to a 14 major environmental bills package as evidence of the administration's record and disputed McGovern's water and sewage figures.
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