Nixon Renominated by GOP at Chicago Convention
Nixon wins renomination amid unity show and youth vote drive. Delegates approve a party platform praising the administration while criticizing Democrats. Protests erupt outside Convention Hall as 212 protesters are arrested. McGovern’s supporters vow to challenge the plan.
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Ammerican Legion
Chicago
McGovern
Pacific
Convention
California
Brigid Shanley
New Jersey
Senate Gop
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Fileral Hipon Society
Agnew
Victor Gold
Detroit News
Washington
J. F. terHurst
Nixon
Hall
Gerald R. Ford
Lujan
Pete McCloskey
McCloskey
Fountainebleau Hotel
Consumer pricing, agency fees and local issues guide
A readers’ letter column covers agency fee rules for employment services, public swearing laws under California Penal Code, and local Long Beach infrastructure concerns. It notes a new constraint that agency fees cannot exceed gross earnings if a job lasts over 90 days, and outlines complaint avenues. It also reports on gutter repairs, pepper tree edibility, and mail box accessibility near American Gold Star Homes.
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Bureau of Employment Agencies
Sacramento
Calif
American Gold Star
Santa Fe Avenue
D2nd Street
Action Line
M.J
Long Beach
Tong Beach
Action Lines
Charles Harmon
Postal Services
Harmon
Seabright Avenue
LurenIn Street
Spring Street
Santa Fe
Lard Street
Wardlow Head
American Gold Star Homes
Forest fires threaten condor nests and prompt containment efforts
Forest fires rage through Bear Creek area driven by Santa Ana winds. Firefighters report rapid spread, about a mile and a quarter per hour, hampered by steep terrain and limited access. No injuries or structures reported as flames reach toward surrounding trees while investigators note fireworks in the campground as a possible trigger.
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Camarillo
Fie
Forest Service
Bear Creek
Santa Ana
Bank robber disrupts standoff as hostages kept at Brooklyn bank
Wojtowicz, a 27 year old Greenwich Village teller, feigned cooperation and pressed his demands during a tense bank siege in Brooklyn. The raid ended when a prearranged signal failed and the FBI aided in a controlled surrender. Hostages named include Robert Barrett and Joan Saunders along with five Brooklyn women. An FBI agent driver, unnamed, prevented escape and was unharmed.
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Wojtowicz
Greenwich Village
Brooklyn
Federal Cent
U.S
Mac Schiffman
Wojtowiecz
New York
Malone
RBI
Robert Barrett
Joan Saunders
Santa Strazzella
Maureen Andrews
Dolores Geetteshien
Cathy Amore
Shirley Ball
Big battle unfolds in Que Son Valley Vietnam
Heavy fighting reported at the mouth of the Que Son Valley as South Vietnamese infantry and rangers advance into the valley facing three North Vietnamese battalions. Saigon claims 108 enemy killed, 24 weapons captured, while Da Nang endures shelling and rocket attacks with civilian casualties reported.
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Saigon
Que Son
da Nang
Highway 1
Fira Base Baldy
Que Sor
Baldy
Marble Mountain
Quang- Tri
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Anne Armstrong
Texas
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Missouri
Lawrence JK. Roas
Tom Eagleton
Haghton
Tennessee
Nebraska
New Mexico
J.G
Carson
Monlaco Road
Bellflower Boulevard
B.C
George Spaulding
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Arcadia
Baker
Naturelle
Fred
Te Gnican
Wojlowicz
Tie
Naturrele
Jamaica Hospital
Hansa
Edward J. Chandler
Hansa Jet Corp
FBI
Chandler
Arthur Slogkmann
Greenwich
Cann
Perth
A. Muitiainen
Hamden
Nopady
Wajtowics
Ernest Aaron
Aaron
Wojfowicz
Zolica
Supreme Court
Gub
Wojlowice
N.Y
Suman
By Kleinerts
Broadhwany
Dowhey Pias Firestone Bhd
Huntington Beach
Edinger Avenue
del Amc
Homshorne
Vietnam
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