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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1968
Page
1
Nixon narrows battle for GOP nomination as he nears the 667 delegate threshold while facing resistance from Ohio and Michigan. Rockefeller gains a Washington governor and Evans endorsements as Nixon suits up for a likely early victory.
Four men died in two separate gunbattles involving police and civilians. In Los Angeles two officers shot after a car stop killed three suspects. in Detroit a domestic quarrel escalated to a fatal crash that also wounded two officers and two civilians in Jeffries Homes. Police denied racial motive. Elsewhere in York, violence and looting followed by police patrols near Hoffmans meat store.
Israeli ground forces crossed into Jordan and killed five members of an Arab saboteur band that had slipped into southern Israel to attack a hospital. The army said two saboteurs were wounded and captured and led to two mines near the Ein Yahav clinic. No casualties reported.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, was reported to have chest pains at 5:15 a.m. CDT while at Walter Reed Army Hospital, indicating a possible new heart attack less than 12 hours after addressing the Republican National Convention. His condition was described as stable and comfortable in the 9 a.m. bulletin. he has had multiple heart attacks in recent years.
Leaders of a national antiwar group expect about 100000 people in Chicago the week of the Democratic National Convention to dramatize opposition to the Vietnam War. David Dellinger said the movement will stay in the streets until U.S. troops withdraw, with a massive confrontation planned for August 28 in front of the International Amphitheatre.
Indiana reports Charles H. Percy remains a named potential Nixon running mate as the GOP faces platform debates at the convention. Illinois delegates, amid security worries and friction over delegate releases, keep Percy in the limelight alongside Rockefeller and Lindsay as possible VP choices.
Hot and humid conditions continue with partly cloudy skies through Wednesday. Expect high temperatures in the upper 90s and lows around the 70s as heat persists.
The Tuesday night session opens with colors and pledge of allegiance. Edward W. Brooke presides as temporary chairman with credentials and rules reports. Speakers include Bob Wilson of California Thomas Dewey and Gerald Ford with introductions by Leslie Arends and Charles Mathias Jr. Benediction ends the session.
Illinois delegates arrange a courtesy visit to Richard Nixon at the Hilton Plaza hotel at 1:30 p m Illinois time while California Governor Ronald Reagan prepares to address them. Stassen campaigns for uncommitted votes, claiming 107 on first ballot, as Dirksen enters briefing room.
Four Southern Illinois counties Jackson Williamson Perry and Randolph could host a HUD approved two year NRECA industrial action demonstration. Egyptian Electric Cooperative would lead with A E Gene Ramsey directing local efforts and Edward W Kiley guiding national work as the plan builds feasibility studies leadership training and multi county development initiatives.
The Republican National Convention proceeds to read a 13,000 word platform on its second day. It favors a gradual Vietnam drawdown with South Vietnamese troops replacing U S forces and pledges to curb violence while addressing social and economic causes. Governor Daniel J. Evans urged domestic peace and new leadership. Two former GOP favorites drew strong applause.
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