Nixon to briefed by Johnson at LBJ ranch
Richard M Nixon announced he would confer with President Johnson and Gov Spiro Agnew at the LBJ ranch in Texas to receive a briefing on Paris talks from Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Cyrus Vance. He said the trip would be brief, with a San Diego stay and a bridge building push with major states.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Lbj Ranch
Texas
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Dean Rusk
Cyrus Vance
Vance
U.S
Paris
Vietnam
Republican National Committee
GOP
Finance Committee
Russia
Agnew
Michigan
George Romney
LBJ
San Diego
California
Ronald) Reagan
Republican Organization
Pennsylvania
Nelson) Rockefeller
Reagan
George) Romney
Weather Outlook Iowa Saturday Showers Likely
United Press International reports considerable cloudiness through Saturday with occasional showers or thunder showers. Cooler Saturday with a low in the 60s and a high of 75 to 80. Sunday remains cloudy and cool with a chance of occasional rain in the southeast portion.
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United Press International
Iowa
Overshoot by U.S. shells hits Cai Rang village in Mekong ambush
UPI reports two Viet Cong ambushes on Can Tho River convoys ended with U.S. river gunboats firing into Cai Rang village. Ninety civilians were killed and 123 wounded in the two volleys, with seven American crewmen wounded and one boat damaged. Both incidents under investigation as casualties mounted.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Mekong
Can Tho
Cai Rang
Plane crash on Bavarian Autobahn kills all aboard
A British Eagle Viscount airliner, Eagle flight 802, reportedly carrying 57 people including 53 passengers, crashed on a Bavarian Autobahn while attempting an emergency landing en route from London to Innsbruck. The aircraft erupted in flames, turning the highway into a fireball as authorities reported multiple fatalities and many bodies recovered within the hour.
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Pfaffenhofen
Germany
UPI
Eagle Airlines
Frankfurt
West German Aviation Safety Authority
Eagle Flight 802
London
Innsbruck
Agnew Pick Sealed As GOP Nominee At Convention
Spiro T. Agnew emerged as the Republican vice presidential nominee after a tearful, all-night bargaining session. Delegates from the South backed his middle-ground stance, while Reagan's camp and Northern Republicans favored other names. Agnew, Maryland governor since two years ago, campaign record included housing equality, appealing to minority voters and aligning with Nixon’s ticket.
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Agnew
Maryland
Probate of wills and executors named for several estates
Probate of wills and appointment of executors published for the estates of Loretta Meeks, Carol Forgey, and E Clyle Mason. The notices indicate approval of wills and designation of fiduciaries handling each estate. Court actions set to conclude per applicable probate rules and deadlines.
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Loretta
Meeks
Carol Forgey
E. Clyle Mason
Iowans split on Agnew nomination for VP role
Six Iowa delegates backed Romney for vice president in a brief bid to challenge Agnew at a Miami Beach meeting. Miller led the movement aiming at Lindsay, but Romney won six of Iowa’s 24 votes while Agnew held the nomination on the roll call. Delegates praised the pick but noted it wouldn’t change the outcome.
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Miami Beach
Fla
UPI
Jack Miller
John Lindsday
George Romney
Spiro T. Agnew
Iowa
Michigan
Romney
Maryland
Agnew
Richard Nixon
Miller
Mayor Lindsay
New York City
Charles Wittenmeyer
Davenport
A. L
Bar
GOP
Jack Warren
Waterloo
Nixon Agnew
Warren
Wittenmeyer
H.R. Gross
Sen
Howard) Baker
Tennessee
Final rodeo caps Washington County Fair season
The H. and C. Rodeo Co performers closed the Washington County Fair with a strong showing despite a threatening forecast. A very large crowd greeted the event on the fairgrounds, as top cowboys and local hopefuls battled in the arena. Tonight’s show, at 8 p.m., will wrap up the fair’s 1968 edition, deemed a success with record participation and favorable weather.
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H. & C. Rodeo Co
Washington County Fairgrounds
Washington County Fair
Schwengel attacks Schmidhauer on tax reform in Iowa
In Burlington Rep. Fred Schwengel, a Republican, rails against former Congressman John Schmidhau ser for being long on talk and short on action on tax reform. Eisenhower reported feeling stronger but not out of danger after his attack. Mail resumes in Canada after a 22 day strike with a 39 cent per hour raise. In Washington a Comptroller General report cites a $107 million loss of equipment in France due to a computer program error.
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Burlington
Iowa
UPI
Fred Schwengel
John Schmidhauser
Schwengel
House of Representatives
Schmidhauser
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ottawa
Canada
U.S
France
Charles de Gaulle
Elmer B. Staats
Congress
McCarthy vows unchanged strategy despite Nixon ticket
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy says the Nixon-Agnew ticket will not alter his campaign plan. He argues voters will not have a real choice if Humphrey is the Democratic nominee and that his nomination hinges on convention strength, issue appeal, and electability. He offered no concrete running mate details.
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Washington
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
Nixon-Agnew
Minnesota
Tito arrives in Prague to back Dubcek during crisis visit
President Tito flew to Prague in a special plane with party leaders for a three day official visit to bolster Czechoslovak Communist leader Alexander Dubcek amid a reform movement that unsettled the Communist world. The trip follows repeated postponements due to urgent Dubcek meetings with Soviet and Warsaw Pact leaders who worried Czechoslovakia might break from the Communist bloc.
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Prague
UPI
Tito
Yugoslavia
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
GOP Memo Snags Agnew Talk at Democratic HQ
An intercepted memo circulating with Republicans overheard at Democratic headquarters hints at nominating Spiro Agnew. The note cites a rival stance and suggests internal strategy shifts amid party tensions.
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Agnew
R.A.N
First time in a plane Free rides for youngsters
About 2,000 disadvantaged Iowa youths in 16 cities will receive 15 to 20 minute air tours this weekend through Operation Up Lift. Local flying services, 150 pilots, 125 aircraft owners, and 12 community action agencies join state agencies to provide rides with no federal funds used.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
State Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Ames
Marshalltown
Boone
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Clinton
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Muscatine
Dubuque
Waterloo
Mason City
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa Aeronautics Commission
United States
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