European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 24 the Stais and strips Tiu Mcdoy August 8, Nixon Triumph on first ballot expected continued from Page i thoughts on a running mate. A top party official said he was convinced Gen. Mark o. Hatfield of Oregon would be the signs of buckling among the Camps of favorite son Candi dates Rockefeller pleaded with the crucial new Jersey delegation to hold the line to avoid of the finest jobs of propaganda done in the Las three Days has been done by Dick Nixon s people to convince the delegates that Dick Nixon has it wrapped up he told caucus. He is not going to have i wrapped up unless the delegates Jersey carries 40 big votes. They Nave been behind the state s Liberal senator Clif Ford p. told them if four delegations stick with favorite sons Michigan new Jer sey Ohio and Kansas then thesis an open the new yorker began the Day with an Appeal to 120 Dele Gates and alternates from 13western states. He hammered the dominant theme of the anti Nixon forces that Nixon could t win in pick a Man who can t win would be a tragedy for the coun try Rockefeller told newsmen. One of the men close to Nixon said he would not be surprised if the former vice president offered second place on the ticket to there have been reports of pressure building in Southern delegations to Force Nixon to conservative vice presidential running mate. Reagan s name was said to have been cited most the face of this Reagan sent telegrams to the chairmen of All 50 delegations Labelling the reports that he was available for the second spot categorically no circumstances would i accept the nomination for the vice presidency Rea Gan wrote. The gop official who passed the word on Hatfield also said Nixon first had Given High est consideration to Lindsay Romney and gov. John Volpe of Massachusetts As Well. The Choice then was narrowed to Hatfield and Lindsay the official said. He said he thought Hatfield would be chosen be cause he would be More acceptable to Nixon s Southern supporters than Lindsay. The official asked that name not be used. Tuesday night the convention adopted a Harmony platform which was presented by m. Dir san of Illinois and adopted by a nearly unanimous vote. It was fashioned in an attempt to Weld the party to Gether on such controversial is sues As Vietnam crime racial problems and help for the poor. About the Only vote against adoption of the platform came from a North Carolina Delegate his Den Tufic 1 is . Hood or Ston who tried in vain tothe floor to offer an Amend segment of the Nixon strategists is arguing that if Nix on is the nominee he must have a running mate who appeals tothe negroes and Low income White voters in the or mayor John Lindsay would fit this argument is that former gov. George c. Wallace of Ala Bama is Likely to Cut so deeply into the South that it would be mistake for Nixon to choose a vice presidential candidate who was primarily acceptable to that area. Pope affirms traditions Castel Gandolfo up Pope Paul i warned wednes Day that the Catholic Church could not turn away from its tested traditions and undergo arbitrary changes just because of the modern Vogue for re form. The Pope spoke to several thousand persons at his weekly general audience. He did not refer to his highly controversial encyclical issued last week that reaffirmed the Church s traditional opposition to artificial Means of birth control. But observers said he May have had it in mind in calling for the traditional stands of the Church to be defended. He has spoken several times in recent months against what he says is a desire of Many catholics tomake changes in the Church for change s Sake. 50 ships i continued from Page 1. Actions the defense department r spokesman also added that the size and strength of . Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean will not be department Hopes to save $118 million in fiscal 1969 As result of these deactivation. Last month the defense department said it would not activate the 6th inf div for similar Economy reasons. Further Economy moves Are expected shortly. 8 wounded in Chicago race violence continued from Page ital in Harvey where Wojtowic wounded in the face and a least one other officer were admitted. An unidentified woman was wounded in the Arm when police fired six shots into her husband ran out and told police to Stop firing. The woman was not believed to be seriously wounded. Haines said the troubles be Gan he denied it was connected with a ruling tuesday by the Cook county Coroner that the fatal shooting of a Chicago youth by a Harvey policeman was justifiable Homi cide. The youth Steve Wilson 15,was shot by patrolman Bruce Goldsworthy july 31 after the officer chased Wilson in a stolen car. The stolen car crashed Wil son attempted to flee and was shot Goldsworthy told the Cor Oner s inquest. Harvey and Dixmoor were the scenes of racial violence in a gust of 1964. Their combined population is about 35,000. Rioting erupted the night of aug. 16 that year after a White liquor store owner in a predominantly negro neighbourhood accused a negro woman of steal ing a bottle of Gin. Eighty persons 43 negroes and 37 Whites were arrested before peace was restored two Days later. More than 50 White persons were injured during the rioting most of them stoned by negroes As they drove through the area. 13 missing in mine blast Central City by. Up thirteen Coal miners were re ported unaccounted for and pos Sibly trapped wednesday follow ing an Accident possibly an explosion at the River Queen mine about three Miles West of this Western Kentucky Community. At least one person was admitted to Muhlenberg Community Hospital at nearby Green Ville. The Hospital said it was preparing to receive More. Mine officials refused to divulge any information about the Inci Dent. Baseball by the Ai ocl ated prom american Boston. 3000000003 9 0 Chicano. 0200000002 9 0 Ellsworth Ami Nixon pm Ruddy locker i Ami jus Phaon. A Ells Orui 11-6. To or Lily 3-6. Or boat on la Arrelano 2s�j. First game Oakland. 000 000 000 0 8 1 new York. 000 200 10x--3 4 0 Nash Hokeii 8 and Duncan Stottle Myre a data. A Storll Oinyer 15-8. To Nash 9-7. Or now York i Lehtone 13. Bethlehem steel cuts Price Huhes continued from Page i marked substantial improve ment from the general inflation Ary Johnson was quoted by pres Secretary George Christian As welcoming the latest Price moves by . Steel Bethlehem and , noting Price re treats by the latter two producers said similar rollbacks can be expected to administration officials have estimated that an increase of about 2 per cent would adequately cover costs of the Industry s new labor contract with the steel Union in Washington chairman Arthur Okun of the president Council of economic advisers said it is Gratifying that the pricing plan announced by u. S. Steel significantly reduces the threat of a Large and general inflation in steel the increase in the average Price of steel announced by . Steel amounts to roughly half of that initiated last week by certain other steel producers including Bethlehem and Republic Okun said in a statement taking account of All recent developments in steel Price Sand costs the nation has a right to expect renewed Price stability in this Basic product in the months ahead. Such stability will be essential to pursue our objective of restoring Overall Price stability and preserving America s unprecedented a spokesman for Bethlehem said the firm was revising its rates to be competitive wit those of . he said the revisions would be effective aug. 16 instead of thursday when the initial increases hereto have taken effect. . Steel s Price boosts also were effective aug. 16. The firm said the Price boosts involve steel used for defense purposes shells bomb Sand barbed wire. The new . Steel Price increases involved hot rolled Sheet and strip cold rolled sheets cold rolled strip constructional Alloy steels plate Sand hot rolled bars and rods a five shot. Continued from Page 11turned the .38-caliber revolver on child son of Myra and Fred Chegwin was not found until after a neighbor j. D. Foley who heard shots fired alerted police. Police said 16 shots had been housekeeper Mercedes ram Eric was taken to the hol Lywood police station for ques could not immediately offer a motive for the was identified As a partner in the Gardena calif.,firm of Metz of California. Of the firm s by Bethlehem major portion production. The Rollback and the approximate govern ment recommended Price in creases by . Steel were expected to result in Price rollbacks by other firms which had announced Blanket or Nea Blanket boosts Inland steel and armco.. Steel said additional Price announcements could be expected in the next 12 months. Doctors say Ike s Outlook unpredictable Washington a doctors of Walter Reed army Hospital said wednesday the condition of former president d w i g h t d. Eisenhower was still guarded which Means the Outlook was in suffered a major heart attack tuesday equal i severity to his earlier major at late afternoon bulletin wednesday said Eisenhower condition remained essentially doctors said they would Issue medical bulletins Only Oncea Day hereafter unless his condition warrants a change in that arrangement. In answer to questions the said Eisenhower is receiving oxygen continuously As a treat ment. The doctors had been asked this question How does the general present heart attack compare in severity with his previous ones especially the attack of june 15?"the answer was equal be has suffered five earlier heart attacks several of them including the last previous one on june 15 rated As doctors replied Nega Tive and not pertinent to questions whether they had considered a heart transplant for Eisenhower and whether a per son with his history of hear trouble would be an eligible candidate for a new to the Outlook in Eisenhower s Case the doctors reply was the prognosis in the Early Days following any myocardial infarction is guarded the word guarded Means that Inthis Early period after any heart attack the outcome is the doctors were asked whether Eisenhower has been Able to watch the convention proceedings of the Republican National convention at Miami each fla., via television and they replied physicians have not permit Ted this since the Onset of his current attack. He has been appropriately advised by the5 had offer before the final vote Hood told newsmen after convention adjourned that h Een promised a Chance toils amendment facials but their Promise. He refused to toll Crix a that his amendment would a been., saying Only it s to a convention chairman Ron no idea what ame Mimo Hood wanted to offer Mentsen. George ii. Murphy of Call fornia the program director told newsmen it must have be misunderstanding. I am 5if he had been promised the right to speak he would have been allowed to Murphy pointed out thai mid Gan gov. George Romney had asked and been granted Permis Sion to discuss an amendment Romney s amendment which tie never formally offered to the floor would have included a plat form Plank critical of big Busi Ness and big labor. Last conference a reporter at a Nixon news conference tuesday reminded him that after his defeat for governor of California in 1962 he had declared that he was holding his last press conference and would never again run for Public office. What had changed his mind the reporter asked. Nixon recalled 1964, the crisis year for the republicans which saw their party split from top Robottom with the extreme right under sen. Barry Goldwater jubilantly dominating the Liberal there not been that divil Sion had there not been the vacuum of leadership created by that division by that defeat inthe 1964 elections would not be Here today Nixon said. Also had there not been t great agony of another Wasbroad the War in Vietnam i much More difficult War thai the War in Korea and the renewed attention to foreign polic.,i do not think i would be Here today As a potential , my travels around the country and around the world and a period of Conte 1 platoon and withdrawal from the political scene gave me a Chance to observe not Only the United states but the world and the great changes that have taken place. I came to the conclusion that return to the Arena was some thing i should do because thesis the time when the Man and the moment in history come to Gether not that i consider my self to be an indispensable Man lbs nearly Over Austin Tex. A rident Johnson will return to an army Hospital thursday to com plete his annual physical Chew up the Texas White House said wednesday. Of Johnson will Tarry Only beg at Brooke army medical Centin san Antonio for a series of n Nal tests. He spent five Houn there tuesday getting Ato toe physical. A hit Lin another area Tho % House announced Johnson accepted with Dorp regret resignation of Katlic nne White who has Boon Amway. Dor to Denmark for tin i m.-. A f"-"1 1.,of red Bank n.j., s us Sec decided to resign this relatively Tinubu
