Quiet Miami Beach Prepares for 1972 Republican Convention
On the eve of the Republican National Convention, Miami Beach remained tranquil as state delegations settled in. West Virginia lingered at the Saxony Hotel with few arrivals, while South Carolina established visible headquarters. Major hotels housed convention offices and protesters dispersed to the convention center as press rooms remained sparsely used.
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Miami Beach
John F. Quigley
Fla
West Virginia
Saxony Hotel
Ivan Humphreys
Thomas E. Potter
Saxony
Morgantown
Joseph Laurita
John M. Sisler
James C. Weldon
South Carolina
Fontainbleau
Edenrock
Miami Beach Convention Center
Nixon era GOP platform draft cuts labor clash with right to work
The Republican Platform Committee ended a 17 hour session near 2 am endorsing a labor friendly plank and dropping a right to work measure. Drafts praised labor as a cornerstone of free enterprise and lauded AFL CIO head Meany as anti Communist while pledging to curb inflation and attack McGovern tax proposals. Plans also favored revenue sharing tax relief and spending cuts with a simplified tax system.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Nixon
White House
GOP
American Free Enterprise
Afl-Cio
George Meany
George S. McGovern
Congress
Hurricane nears U S gas arsenal at Johnston Island
Hurricane Celeste moved within 90 miles of Johnston Island as the Air Force evacuated the last personnel from America's mid Pacific gas arsenal. Winds could reach 150 mph with 45 foot waves, threatening 13,000 tons of lethal nerve and mustard gas stored there. The evacuation followed securing munitions to the maximum extent possible.
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Honolulu
UPI
Johnston Island
America
Air Force
Sandy Atoll
Okinawa
Hawaii
Byrd bars Rockefeller endorsement at Jefferson-Jackson dinner
Sen Robert Byrd says he never planned to endorse John Rockefeller for governor and will campaign for re election of at least five Senate allies. He will likely speak for First District Robert Mollohan while avoiding direct Rockefeller support.
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Charleston
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
John D
Jay) Rockefeller IV
U.S. Senate
Byrd
Robert H. Mollohan
Rockefeller
Sen
Jennings Randolph
Watergate probe finds no White House fault says MacGregor
Clark MacGregor Nixon campaign manager stated an exhaustive investigation cleared White House authorities and the Committee to Re-elect the President of involvement in the Watergate break-in. He called the incident outside legitimate bounds and said FBI and grand jury probes will confirm no one in power was implicated. He touted campaign strength and projected fundraising.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Clark MacGregor
Nixon
John N Mitchell
Washington
White House
MacGregor
Mitchell
Maurice Stans
Charles Colson
Campaign Committee
FBI
Miami
Gallup
George S. McGovern
Summit talks set between Tanaka and Nixon in Hawaii
Tokyo reports that Premier Kakuei Tanaka and Henry Kissinger outlined broad agenda for the August 3 summit in Hawaii. Officials say discussions will shape USJapan Asia policy and have wide impact on both nations. Also noted: GM and Ford price actions under government pressure. Uganda traders rally to expel Asian merchants. North Vietnam air war sees missiles targeting fewer planes due to countermeasures.
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Tokyo
Kakuei Tanaka
Japan
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Hawaii
United States
Asia
Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
McGovern warns Thieu would flee Vietnam if elected
In a Milwaukee interview, Senator McGovern asserts President Thieu and top aides would exit Saigon quickly after a Nixon defeat, enabling a Communist coalition to gain power. He says an exodus could lead to talks with Hanoi and a provisional government, with withdrawal from South Vietnam within 90 days of his inauguration.
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New York Times
Milwaukee
George S. McGovern
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
South Vietnam
McGovern
United States
Thieu
Nixon
North Vietnam
South Dakota
Pierre Salinger
Vietnam
Pfister
Hanoi
U.S
Duong van Minh
North
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