Nixon Rockefeller Split Signals GOP Convention Drama
Chicago July 18 AP reports Nixon Rockefeller split over nomination with Rockefeller refusing to endorse Nixon and signaling a bid at the GOP convention. Goldwater leads conservative wing while Rockefeller wants broad delegate support. Nixon is favored practically, Rockefeller keeps options open with advisers preparing a last-ditch bid in Phoenix process.
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GOP Pledges Hard-Hitting Campaign
Chicago July 18 AP The Republican chairman pledged a hard hitting presidential campaign and blamed Democrats if it sinks. Morton and Percy oversee nominating sessions while Rockefeller weighs tone, civil rights and social security in committee talks. Kennedy attacks Nixon’s record. Kennedy sails to rest at Nantucket Sound after Los Angeles convention.
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Cuba Catholics Stage Anti Red Demonstration in Havana
Crowds packed Havana Cathedral for a mass honoring “victims of Communist persecution” as anti-Communist sentiment rose against Fidel Castro’s government. Police rescued hecklers shouting “Cuba si, Yankees no” while Prime Minister Castro reportedly mended after a lung infection.
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Congo Tensions Rise Over Belgian Congo Withdrawal Deadline
Brussels reports cabinet emergency session as Congo threatens to ask Soviet aid if Belgian troops are withdrawn by Tuesday. Vitriolic comments follow clashes between Congolese and Belgian forces while UN considers adding battalions from Ireland Sweden Yugoslavia Burma and Haiti. A Moscow radio broadcast accuses a U S carrier and tanker of aiding Belgian troops in the Congo.
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Japan Faces Leftist Crisis in Kyushu Mine Strike
Tokyo reports Hayato Ikeda elected prime minister, inheriting a volatile leftist crisis sparked by a strike at a Kyushu coal mine. Ikeda vows pro Western policy and aims to form a cabinet, with elections planned for fall. Kishi, recovering from a July 14 leg stab, steps down after 34 years in office.
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Pilot accuses Cuba regime as he flees to Jamaica
The pilot says Fidel Castro’s government rules Cuba and calls for asylum in Jamaica amid talk of Communist threats. He cites Havana’s jail for dissidents and claims Castro’s ministers operate from Miami while exiles warn regional nations to beware Communist influence.
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OAS Slows Cuba Swing Toward Soviets
Cuba’s shift toward the Soviet Union slows under Latin American pressure as OAS moves to convene foreign ministers. Cuban officials downplay threats to U S bases and Havana signals a moderated stance amid regional unity. UN diplomats expect resolutions on Cuban actions and U S aggression to be discussed by the Security Council.
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Jury Rules Not Guilty Not Surprise In Valparaiso
Valparaiso Indiana July 18 AP City Judge John Ruge criticizes the jury system after a 10 man panel acquits James C Cederstrom 23 of drunken driving Police formed a 32 member jury for the court s first trial in a decade and three jurors had prior drunken driving convictions Deputy prosecutor John Lyons says the arrangement cannot continue.
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Belgians Told to Withdraw Forces in Congo Crisis
Swedish Maj. Gen. Carl von Horn assumed U N command in the Congo as Belgian troops stayed in place. Lumumba warned of seeking Soviet intervention within three days if Belgian forces not withdrawn. U N and Soviet officials debated intervention while Ghanians, Moroccans, and Ethiopians reinforced the force.
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Eisenhower Would Share Secret Data With Kennedy Nominees
President Eisenhower indicated he would provide top secret national security information during the campaign to Senator John Kennedy and Senator Lyndon Johnson if they personally accept it, not via intermediaries. Kennedy aides suggested Kennedy and Stevenson and Bowles would receive the briefings for his ticket.
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Crab Orchard Lake Spillway Report
Crab Orchard Lake sits at spillway level while Little Grassy Lake runs 3 inches below spillway, indicating water management conditions and potential implications for downstream flow and dam operations.
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