European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday August 3, gop unleashes Gaggle of girls Miami Beach up i National convention politics there s no gimmick like pretty girls lots of them dressed in red White and this resort City warms up for next week s Republican National convention hordes of min skirted lasses Are making the rounds of Collins Avenue passing out buttons bumper stickers and a raft of other promotional freebies touting Nixon Rockefeller or Reagan. The Nixon girls Are armed with hats and banners Reading Nixon s the they also Supply car tops posters tie clasps charms bracelets and cuff links prominently featuring he letter of course there Are elephants Lapel pins sashes Miami pens pencils match books an balloons and to shirts the last Reading Nixon s out in front on one Side and Back Nixon on the Rocky girls have a lot of Pizazz too. They Are 700 Strong and come from across the country sporting their Home made a line dresses in White with Blue trim and a red hear inscribed in a bus rented from the poo people s Campaign 26 youths came Down from Minnesota Torock with Rocky. Losing no time they began painting signs the Rock rebellion wants you let Rocky sock it to pm who else but Nelse Rock with Rocky and flock to the Rock there Are 15 Young women from Tulsa,okla., who just work for the Republican hotel desks out information plate Republican e they pass or the Iff 8la cabbies resent giving lift to campaigning by Larry d. Ii Atfield Miami Beach up some cab Drivers at this fun seekers Mecca who normally Aren t a contentious As say their new York cousins have become a Rocky by backed Northeast republicans Miami Beach up re publican state chairmen from the Northeast endorsed gov. Nel son a. Rockefeller for the re publican presidential nomination Friday by a split vote. Their Southern counterpart agreed that Richard m. Nixon was the strongest conflicting stands emerged from a series of regional meetings of state chair men held three Days before the party s National convention opens a related development a formal Campaign organization was surfacing for gov. Ronald Reagan of California which threatened to produce a Down to the wire three Way contest forthe nomination. The northeastern state chair men approved a Resolution say ing it was the sense of the group that the new York governor was the Best candidate to help elect Republican tickets and to unite the country. Approved by 7 it was approved by seven members. One was opposed three abstained and three were absent. Voting for the pro Rockefeller Resolution were state chairmen from Vermont Pennsylvania new York Maine Massachusetts Maryland and the District of Columbia. Delaware voted against it. Connecticut new Hampshire and new Jersey Southern group took no action but its chairman Petero Donnell of Texas reported a consensus that Nixon Best Metthe presidential test on the basis of his qualifications and who would run Best in their states. The Southern Republican group includes 12 states with a total of 334 Delegate Donnell said the area was expected to deliver 259 first ballot votes for Nixon 59 for Reagan and 15 for Reagan candidacy emerged further into the Ope when James w. Halley san Francisco attorney and Cali fornia Republican chairman announced he would serve As floor manager for the governor at next week s convention. He said he was request. Acting at Reagan s bit testy with Republican convention delegates and Visi tors jamming the they blame Richard m. Nixon for their Dingru Nelement. Most of the cabbies it seems Are democrats. But Many of their cabs Are serving As rolling billboards for Nixon. Republican passengers who prefer Rockefeller or Reagan Don t much like it either an this makes for poor tips which further aggravates the cabbies. It starts arguments said one Driver whose company taxi carried a sign saying next Stop Washington ride with loses tips griped whose sign insisted Nixon the it s a damned nuisance added a Driver whose Interior sign said Nixon automatically think you re for Nixon because you begot his sign on your we usually advertise Sun Tan lotion another cabbie said. It does t cause any have no say the hackers Don t have anyway about the signs. They Are placed on the cabs on a year round contract basis by an advertising Agency. The Nixon signs Cost in the Range of $500 for a two week period and we repaid for by Nixon backers. A random Survey of cabbie whose rigs carry the Nixon ads showed several apparent trends if Nixon enjoys very Little support among cab Drivers Here he can take Comfort in the knowledge that his chief rival gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller in t very popular with Miami Beach cabbies either. Of the Republican candidates gov. Ronald Reagan is in the most i favor. Either of the two democratic contenders vice president Hubert h. Humphrey or j. Mccarthy could beat any of the republicans if Miami each cab Drivers were the Only ones who party candidate George Wallace has significant support among the local Hack ers. After 25 years actress Jane Russell shown with attorney Max Fink receives a divorce in los Angeles Superior court from Bob Waterfield former ram football Star. Up opium Worth $3 million seized in . Baltimore up .customs agents seized a Quantity of opium valued at $3 million from an Indian ship and arrested the vessel s quartermaster in nearly morning raid Friday. Grady Hunter agent in charge of the raid said the opium was taken from the 6,238-ton state of Punjab which docked at port Covington thursday. Hunter said the raid was carried out after agents made undercover Contact with Abdul Moizul 30, the quartermaster. Agents accompanied by .atty. Gen. Arthur g. Murphy boarded the vessel shortly after Midnight on the pretext of arranging for secret delivery of the drug and seized the opium bricks from a hidden compartment. Sirhan pleads innocent trial scheduled nov. I los Angeles a tothe charge that he murdered sen. Robert f. Kennedy Sirha Bishara Sirhan responded Fri Day in a firm Clear voice a judge set his trial for nov.1, just four Days before the presidential election in which Ken Nedy had hoped to be the demo cratic nominee and close to the nov. 12 Memphis trial Date for James Earl Ray charged with murdering Martin Luther King. Sirhan s attorney Russell , indicated that the plea of innocent does not Rule out possible plea of innocent by Rea son of insanity. He told newsmen after the hearing that brain tests for sir Han have not been completed and he has yet to finish studying reports of psychiatrists. Sirhan 24-year-old jordanian another Low number 13,800 face oct draft Call Washington up the defense department issued another Low draft Call Friday requesting the selective service system to provide 13,800 Mentor induction into the army during Call was Only 1,000 above the september quota of 12,200,the lowest in 18 months. Monthly draft Calls ran up to48,000 last april and to 45,1/00 in May but the department said the army is now at a Low Point in its replacement requirements. Draft Calls were at an therlow stage 18 months ago. The department said this Cycle occurs because six months of the draftees two year Ter of military service is consumed with training and transport requirements. Immigrant was seized moments after Kennedy was shot june 5 after claiming Victory in the California democratic president Ual primary election. Sirha has been held since under Maxi mum Security. Sirhan walked in breezily wearing a Light Blue shirt and dark Slacks. He sat close to Par sons holding his hand much m the time and intently followed each Legal Man Euver. He spoke 10 words during the proceed Ings always in a forceful voice. He was asked if his name was Sirhan Bishara Sirhan. Yes sir he did he plead to the counts of first degree murder of Kennedy and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder of five standers not because another unidentified defense attorney was involved in a court trial Parsons re Quested setting Sirhan b Nai nov. 1. Superior com j�d8richard Schauer pointed oui w the defendant that Imit Constitution he was entitled w speedy trial which would or warily be no More than 60 Days after arraignment. Do you now give up Nua speedy trial of to consulted with Parsons and replied we Wane
