Nixon Already A Fixture At Republican Conventions
Up front President Richard Nixon is not new to podiums at Republican National Conventions, as shown in photos dating back 20 years. AP Wirephotos.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1972
Page
1
Nixon Opens Campaign Swing At Legion Convention In Chicago
President Nixon began a new phase of his re election bid with a Chicago speech to the American Legion, targeting defense economy critics while stressing strength. He plans stops in Utica Michigan and San Diego California to woo youth and California voters ahead of the November election.
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Legion
Chicago
Nixon
Illinois
Associated Press
Washington Star-News
White House
American Legion
George McGovern
McGovern
America
Miami
Utica
Mich
Detroit
Dwight D. Eisenhower High School
Pacific Ocean
San Clemente
Calif
California
San Diego
Nxon
Michigan
Illinois delegates faces jostling at Republican National Convention
Several Illinois delegates and alternates faced protests on the way to the final session in Miami Beach. Harry Majors described attackers striking a shuttle bus with paint and arson as protesters blocked the route, while others reported harassment on Tuesday. No injuries were reported among Illinois delegates.
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Robert E. Hartley
Lindsay Schaub
Miami Beach
Fila
Illinois
Playboy Plaza
Harry Majors
Berwyn
Chicago
Convention Hall
Majors
James W. McRoberts
Belleville
William T. Mitchell
Marshall
Wilson West
West
Kitty Collins
Decatur
Miss Collins
University of Ilinois
Nixon Seeks a New American Majority at Convention
President Nixon wrapped a party convention with calls for a new American majority to win the election and build lasting world peace. Agnew won renomination with little opposition and prepared for a Veterans of Foreign Wars stop in Minneapolis. Nixon and Agnew lingered after the speech as protesters dispersed and the vice president faced reporters before travel to Illinois and Michigan. Weather outlook shows tonight partly cloudy with showers. Friday more clouds and possible storms.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
White House
Midwest
California
Spiro T. Agnew
Neapolis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
GOP
San Clemente
Calif
Chicago
American Legion
Utica
Mich
Agnew
McGovern
South Dakota
China
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Tentative labor pact ends weeklong strike in Illinois construction
A 13 hour Marion bargaining session produced a tentative 24 month wage and five year working conditions deal for 7500 construction workers. The strike, begun August 14, shut down virtually all activity across Districts 7 and 9 affecting multiple Illinois counties and projects. Details remain undisclosed while ratification is scheduled by the District Council.
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Marion
Southern Illinois Builders Association
Egyptian Contractors Association
Southern Ilinois
Laborers’ International Union of North America
Con
Mt. Vernon
District 7
District 9
Ed Richards
Wayne Barber
SIBA
Barber
Bill Todd
District Council
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Union
Alexander
Pulaski
Massac
Pope
Johnson
Gallatin
Saline
Perry
Jefferson
Effingham
Hamilton
Clay
Jasper
Crawford
Lawrence
Wabash
White
Richland
Wayne
Edwards Counties
Marion County
Miners Return to Work Slower Than Expected After UMWA Action
About 4 500 Southern Illinois miners were idle as some returned to work at Freeman coal mines in Waltonville Johnston City and Logan. UMWA urged workers to resume duties after a 9 54 percent wage rise for coal mine construction workers was approved. The union vows court action to challenge the pay board ruling while workers face ongoing disruptions.
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United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Coal Mine Construction
Southern Illinois
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Orient
Waltonville
Johnston City
Logan
Charles Holmes
Freeman
Peabody Eagle River
Gallatin County
River King
St. Clair County
Baldwin
Randolph County
Joseph Touhill
Peabody
Old Ben
Lesser
Kenneth Dawes
Washington D. C
Wll
Association of Bituminous Contractors
ABC
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