Nixon Faces Decision On Nixon Run Mate
Washington correspondent reports Nixon holding a commanding lead as many potential vice presidential picks are weighed. Polls in key states show front runners like Romney, Rhodes, and Rockefeller under consideration. Nixon plans to make a final decision at the last moment, aiming to blunt Wallace's third party threat and shore up northern states.
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Percys Hatfield Probable Picks As Nixon Mate
A 1968 Republican vice presidential talk centers on I llinois Senator Charles Percy and Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield as leading contenders to join Nixon. Rockefeller backers discuss options while rivals like Lindsay, Rhodes, Chaffee and Volpe are noted as possibilities. Nixon insists the mate must handle city issues and appeal to the liberal wing.
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Guerrilla Fortress Captured Near Saigon Amid Heavy Fighting
Saigon reports U S Army units and helicopter forces broke a guerrilla fortress along the Tra River seven to thirteen miles from Saigon, killing at least 44 Viet Cong and wounding many others as U S air and ground forces pushed to disrupt Viet Cong bases. A separate blast wounded civilians and damaged bridges near Saigon while additional helicopter and air strikes targeted supply routes in North Vietnam and the MeKong Delta.
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Collision Lodges Wrecked Plane Into Airliner Fuselage
Milwaukee dispatch reports North Central Airlines Convair 580 skidded and halted after a midair collision with a small plane. Passengers inspect a gaping fuselage opening beneath the cockpit as wreckage juts from the right side. Authorities investigate the midair crash and assess injuries.
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Weather and aviation notes spark scattered data items
Beckley area forecast shows variable clouds and a chance of showers with highs near 87 and a low around 64. Five day West Virginia temperatures expected to run above normal with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and warm nights, possible showers later in the week. Also reported are river and lake conditions, a Convair 291 collision near Wind Lake with three fatalities and one serious injury, and a stage production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in Beckley with tickets available.
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Country Guitarist Burned Critically Injured in Nashville
Nashville reports Luther Perkins, lead guitarist for Johnny Cash, in critical condition at Vanderbilt Hospital after a fire incident. Fire officials say Perkins, 40, likely fell asleep on a couch while smoking. Separate item notes Queen Elizabeth II’s 68th birthdayObserved quietly at Sandringham.
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Submarine Scorpion sank like an eggshell, Newsweek says
The U S Navy determined the nuclear powered submarine Scorpion was crushed at depth beyond hull strength and likely sank May 21 about 150 miles southwest of the Azores in ocean depths near 12 000 feet. Eighteen injured in Racine Wisconsin after clashes near a high school dance. Arch Moore to attend a dinner before the Republican State Convention in Charleston. Weidon Park Board to end segregation in recreation areas. Booby trapped NYC police call box exploded. no injuries reported. Heavy rains surge streams in Iowa Missouri and a thunderstorm plagued the nation. West Virginia State Bar earns merit for statewide law day program reaching 6 000 students. A Texas man and daughter killed when a light aircraft exploded near Layton Java.
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TV Watchers Guide at GOP Convention Night One
International Times describes first night coverage by NBC CBS of the Republican National Convention from gavel to gavel about three hours. ABC offers a minute wrapup from 9 30 p m EDT with brief bulletins if needed. Gov Daniel Evans of Washington delivers the keynote, a battle cry praising achievements and attacking the Democrats. Evans, 43, is among new GOP faces and potential vice presidential picks.
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Rockefeller leads in poll as strongest presidential candidate
A Sudlinger & Co poll of 2,583 adults shows Nelson A Rockefeller of New York as the strongest residential candidate among major parties when matched against Hubert Humphrey in Democratic scenarios and George Wallace as a third-party option. Nixon led among Republicans questioned, but Rockefeller overall edged any candidate in mixed matchups.
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West Virginia Delegates Favor Nixon at GOP Convention
West Virginia delegates at the Republican convention in Miami had not yet released their voting lineup. Reported by Walker of Raleigh County, the likely slate favors seven Nixon delegates and four Rockefeller with one uncommitted. The uncommitted delegate is thought to be former Senator Chapman Revercomber David Aikins.
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GOP Platform Embraces Peace Talks and Homefront Reform
The Republican platform calls for peace in Vietnam based on self determination and a non surrendering approach, pledging to de Americanize the war while restoring order at home. It urges a public works like drive to rebuild cities, expand education, curb poverty, and promote social security amid a broader stance against violence and drugs. The document frames leadership as necessary to end the war and reassert American strength without becoming an international police force.
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