GOP convention opens in Miami Beach amid party crossroads
Editorial flags the 1968 Republican National Convention as pivotal. It notes the party’s decline since 1932, questions modernizing the image, unity for the campaign, and the contest among Nixon and Rockefeller as delegates shape the party and the nation's fate.
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Sonic booms cause collapse of cliffs and formations
In Arizona canyon walls and cliff overhangs toppled by sonic booms. At Mesa Verde 66,000 tons of rock fell after jet passes. Bryce Canyon formations suffered severe damage while Death Valley saw notable destruction. The piece questions defining progress to avoid harming nature and man made works.
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Canyon de Chelly
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Mesa Verde National Park
Bryce Canyon
Death Valley National Monument
Remembering Dr Charles Mayo a unforgettable physician and friend
Bob Considine portrays Dr Charles Mayo on his 70th birthday as a distinct surgeon, humorist, and healer behind Mayo Clinic fame. The piece notes his medical influence, global honors, humor, and a life marked by compassion and public service including UN diplomacy and a suggested political run.
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New York
Charles Mayo
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva
Nepal
América
U.S
The Mailbag Letter on County Board Budget Meetings
A reader commends the press for reporting county board actions and questions private budget talks. The letter cites the county finance director on personnel matters and asserts private meetings may shield expenditures from public scrutiny, implying funding decisions rely on who rather than what.
Charge of Goof wins applause
Letter writers protest the painting of the new fire station at Miller and Thomas Road. They question why programs and facilities are approved by who requested them rather than what is needed, criticize secret budget cuts, and call for better planning and use of limited funds.
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Jim Hawkes
Miller -and- Thomas- Rd
Traveling With Fun Can Be Kids Headline
A missionary native appointed to a new executive post with Mid-West Savings and Loan Association Evansville Ind. Press will reside at the National 4H Center and tour sites near Washington. A 7-year-old in Lancaster Pa. New Era was molested by a well-dressed man on Lafayette School playground at 11:15 a.m. today.
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New York Daily News
D—E
Mid - West Federal Savings and Loan Association
Evansville
Ind
National 4H Center
Washington
Newport
Vtj
Daily
Express
Lafayette
Lancaster
Rockefeller and Nixon battle for delegates at Miami Beach
Ralph McGill reports on the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. Nixon backers aim to keep a pool of delegates aligned while Rockefeller supporters push for a vice presidential pairing with Reagan and for strategies to break the Nixon lock. The piece weighs whether Rockefeller can win the nomination and the dangers of expedient tactics as the convention unfolds.
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Miami Beach
Nixon
Shang- McGill
Havana
Gov. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
California
Reagan
Wallace
South
Vietnam Not Issue in Next U.S. Presidential Campaign
Roscoe Drummond argues the 1960s Vietnam debate shifts. The next race should focus on how to end fighting and shape a workable peace, not the past decision to enter the war. Rockefeller could win without the old issue. McCarthy would revive it. The U.S. troop stance has been declining since Tet.
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Vietnam
South Vietnam
United States
Paris
Nelson Rockefeller
Eugene McCarthy
U.S
Johnson
Two Nominees Agree On Vietnam Past S Trajectory
The passage argues Humphrey and Nixon will not reopen Vietnam debate after conventions. They share a stance on the past and have no reason to hash it, easing the issue from headlines.
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Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
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