Nixon Drive Stalls as Nixon Seeks Delegates in Key States
Nixon trails for the nomination as he tries to win 74 more votes. Ohio and Michigan delegates pledged to governor candidates limit his gains. Rockefeller adds Washington governor Evans as keynote while Reagan holds California votes. Nixon avoids raiding delegations, aiming to stay united.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Richard M. Nixon
Ohio
Michigan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
Associated Press
Nixon
White House
James A. Rhodes
George Romney
Rhodes
Romney
California
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower Reports Chest Pains After RNC Address
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffers chest pains at 6:15 am in Walter Reed Army Hospital indicating a possible new myocardial infarction. Doctors say he is stable and comfortable after addressing the Republican National Convention.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Palm Desert
Palm Springs
Calif
March Air Force Base
California
Miami Beach
Fla
Secret U S Spy Satellite Launch From Cape Kennedy
In a rare secret mission the Air Force launched an Atlas Agena from Cape Kennedy at 7 08 am EDT. The payload nicknamed Spook Bird aims to test improved transmission and early warning capabilities for tracking missile sites and other military targets. The secrecy stemmed from concerns by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and State Department about upsetting international relations.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Russia
Red
China
Southeast Asia
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Department
Vigo County School Board Approves Levy of 5.964
The Vigo County School Corporation board approved a 5.964 levy, a 44.4 cent increase over 1969, with the general fund proposed at 4.575. Governor Branigin advised budgeting to stay within the legal limit or advertise above it if needed, leaving decisions to the State Board of Tax Commissioners.
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Board of Trustees
Vigo County School Corporation
Harry McCullough
VCSC
Roger Branigin
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Record Breaking Dollar Day Hits Terre Haute
Record crowds from the Wabash Valley converge on Terre Haute for the 98th city wide dollar day event. Merchants open at 9 a.m. offering end of season and special value items with extra personnel to handle shoppers.
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Terre Haute
Gene Paitson
Merchant’s
Chamber of Commerce
Wabash Valley
Weather Map Report for Terre Haute and Indiana
River stage 14.3 feet and rising. Highs near 92 with hot humid conditions. Slight chances of afternoon or evening thundershowers, especially in Indiana. Illinois remains generally fair with afternoon cloudiness and highs 92 to 94. Overnight lows around 70s.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Grandmother Fatally Injured At Vermillion County Intersection
Two separate crashes on the Vermillion County stretch linking Indiana 163 and Highway 63 killed a Louisville grandmother and a Blanford man. Doris Trene Crimmins, 63, died after her car failed to stop at a junction and was struck by a northbound vehicle driven by Clarence Littlefield. Steve Zorich, of Blanford, died earlier when his car hit a tree on Indiana 163. Twenty or more injured including seven of Crimmins' grandchildren.
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Indiana 163
Highway 63
Vermillion County
Louisville
Doris Trene Crimmins
Steve Zorich
Blanford
Indiana
Mayor Proposes Alternate Police Fire Pension Plan
Terre Haute Mayor Larrison on Tuesday criticized the police and fire pension plans as driving the city’s tax hike. He proposed a new approach including higher employee contributions, or state or federal takeovers, citing 21-year hires retiring at 41 and increasing life expectancy.
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Larrison
Terre Haute
Hoosier GOP Leaders Back Lindsay for Veep
Three Indiana delegates privately endorsed New York Mayor John Lindsay as Nixon’s running mate at the national convention. Indiana GOP Chairman Buena Chaney and leaders L. Keith Bulen and Richard Lugar told Nixon of Lindsay’s preference, though broader Hoosier support remained doubtful.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Indiana
New York
John Lindsay
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Buena Chaney
L. Keith Bulen
Indianapolis
Richard G
Lugar
Nixon
Naire Lindsay
Bulen
Chaney
Lindsay
Nelson Rockefeller
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
California
Ronald Reagan
Charles H. Percy
Reagan
President Johnson hospitalized for annual physical
President Johnson was admitted to Brooke Army Medical Center for his annual physical checkup with his wife also seeking a routine health examination. Vice Admiral Barkley described the visit as routine, while press secretary Christian confirmed the health remains normal as the couple notes a trip from their Johnson City ranch in Texas hill country.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Texas White House
Brooke Army Medical Center
George G. Barkley
Johnson City
George Christian
Christian
Barkley
White House
Congress
Miami Beach
Texas Hill Country
Liberia Founded by Freed Slaves in 1847
Liberia on Africa's western coast was founded in 1847 by freed American Negro slaves. Its population now stands at 2.5 million.
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Liberia
Africa
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and Barry Schweid
Ike
By Lee Garrett
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George Hays
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mike Coakley
Tribune
Hoosier Gop
Veep
John Stowell
Brooke
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
United Press International
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