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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 24 the stars and stripes saturday August 10, Johnson will Brief Nixon at ranch continued from Page 1 Romney As an alternate. After the revolt failed an Romney who polled 186 votes withdrew his name and asked the convention to make Agnew s Choice unanimous Agnew told the delegates  was stunned by his selection. Nixon strongly defended his Choice against southerners who would have preferred Californi Agov. Ronald Reagan and North Erners who preferred somebody like new York City s Liberal mayor John Lindsay. Nixon said Agnew shared his View that it was time for Power to be returned to the states. In his acceptance speech Nixon Tola the delegates  would win because the nations divided and is crying out for the kind of leadership the re publicans can   said  had talked to  d. Eisenhower and she told him the ill former presi Dent s heart was with the con  s win thu one for Ike cried the gop  nominee extended congratulations to All the Defeated nominees for the Battle they put up but declared that the part had emerged in Unity. I know you re going to fight harder for the Victory we must win in november because we redoing to be together in that Campaign Nixon  hear sirens in the night we see americans dying on battlefields abroad we see Ameri cans killing each other fighting each other  said. Have we come All this Way for this America has failed because its leaders have failed  declared. What America needs i leaders who match the great Ness of her  said the vast numbers of americans Are Good and de cent and provide the Backbone of the nation and the fighting men for its armies. This nation will not be Good nation for us to live in unless it is Good for All Ameri cans  said. Nixon said the great group of forgotten americans is not being heard. When a nation As great Samerica is bogged Down in a War like that in Vietnam crimes rampant and the president of the United states cannot travel abroad or in our cities without fear of violence then it is Tim for new leadership in the United  tonight i accept the Chal Lenge and the commitment to bring that new leadership  said inviting the delegates to join him and " find the truth and live the truth and seek the  said  would say Noth ing during the Campaign that would endanger the Vietnam peace talks in  said All . Foreign commitments of the past 21years must be reviewed in the Light of the world  Are 200 million Ameri cans and there Are 2 billion oth ers in the world  said. I say the time has come for others to Bear their share of the Burden Nixon said getting a great ovation from the Dele Gates. He warned of the greatest danger of world War at any time in our  Art of preserving peace  said is More demanding an greater than that of waging War and declared his Pride inhaling served in an administration that stayed out of War for i eight years. It if that kind of experience and leadership that America needs and that we shall give let i always respect As 1do, our courts said Nixon but let us also recognize if our courts have gone too far in weakening Law  first civil right of every american is to be free from curfew Clampdown Miami police Wear masks after firing tear Gas during enforcement of a 8 . Curfew thursday in Miami s riot torn Liberty City Section. A photo 48 killed. Continued from Page 1 Grey and misty at the  Brandstetter a High Way maintenance Man said i suddenly saw a plane come out of the Clouds. Almost at the same time i heard an explosion from the plane. Flames shot out of the rear and it was trailing smoke. It started going  engines were still run Ning. I thought it would crash into our Village but the Pilot pulled it into a curve and succeeded in sparing our  it was a horrible sight said Josef Wittmann the owner of a gasoline station about 500 Yards away. Parts of wreckage and bodies were strewn All Over the area. Dismembered bodies were scattered near the  were even on the Auto  s crash was the most serious in West Germany since twin engine Lufthansa plane crashed and exploded at Breme Airport on Jan. 28, 1966, killing All 46 aboard. Three killed in Miami before riot is quelled continued from Page 1 said it was started by outside agitators who came Here to cause trouble because they knew the Republican convention was Here and they would get a lot of publicity from  the violence broke out wednes Day. By the time it subsided Early for i Day morning 222people had been arrested and three men had been shot to death by the police. One boy was critically wounded in a gun Battle with police. Thursday afternoon  Kirk took the Liberty City District out of the hands of Miami police and sent in 150 National guardsmen and 300 Dep Uty sheriffs. The guardsmen wearing Gas masks formed in a wedge and moved Down the Street spraying . Gear lost in pullout from France Washington up . Forces lost control Over Large quantities of weapons am munition and other military sup plies when they left France Las year upon president Charles de Gaulle s order . Comptroller general Elmer b. Staats re ported  a report to Congress Staats said that due to a compute program error the . Army had lost Trace of $107 million Worth of military goods shipped from  the time of our review assets valued at 32 million had been located but army officials estimated that it would require five years to ascertain the locations of the remaining $75 Mil lion Worth the report stated. But the . Forces did not Only lose Materiel they sometimes  depots in France contained medical supplies value Dat about $194 million according to the Stock reports Staats  from France exceeded shipping orders by quantities valued at More than $400, 000."and then there is the Case of the gun barrels origin unknown that appeared in Britain Over 1,700 gun barrels in excess of the quantities ordered shipped were received in  ammunition on the other hand disappeared in sizable Quanti ties Small Caliper munitions in the amount of 207,000 rounds purportedly shipped to Italy were not yet  somewhere in Europe there is a secret stockpile of .aircraft supplies aircraft pylons valued at$175,000 and 86,000 Gallons of de icing fluid valued at about $73,-000 were not accounted  tear Gas from aerosol  them came the Deputy sheriffs clubbing Down wit their Rifle Butts negroes who refused to go inside their houses. The troops bayonets fixed to their carbines moved through billowing Clouds of Gas in the blazing Sunset systematically Clearing the streets. That quelled the main resist Ance in Liberty City but shortly before Midnight police in the Central District reported stores Are being looted All up and Dow Northwest third Avenue. It s impossible to Stop them without More people. They re carrying the stuff out and heading in  curfews were clamped on portions of Liberty City and the Cen trial District. All we did was race up the Street and keep firing Over their Heads to keep them moving said patrolman James m. Welch when  came out of Libert City. They definitely were shooting at  was scared As  metro greater Miami mayor Chuck Hall toured the area and said the Only solution  could see to such violence was to pour billions of dollars into a program to wipe out the slums. Some of these people Are Liv ing like animals  said. Mrs. Jones blamed thursday violence on Kirk and City mayor Steve Clark. She said that after wednesday s disturbance they promised to come Back thurs Day and hear the residents grievances but did not. Domestic violence and that must be restored "   promised a War us  called for incr i a i tonal wealth to pm 0 the Jand elderly but for the Ahi bodied  said the answer to not More millions on to s but More millions oils let us build Bridges  Gulf that separates Iff herald8 from whue Amer ? Black americans   a piece of the action s private  we shall have new program that provide that equal Chan  promised. Voice drops a  card his close Nixon let his voice drop. He Drew a word picture of a slum child in an american City who wakens each morning to living Nightmare of poverty1 who fails in school who is condemned to poverty for life. Then  pictured another child himself. Around him were family minister friends neighbors who lifted and helped him until finally the Helper were millions of people. And tonight  stands before you nominated for president of the United  Long dark night for Ameri Ca is about to end Nixon solemnly declared. The time has come for us to leave the Valley of despair and climb the Mountain so we can see the glory of the Dawn and peace and Freedom in the world  concluded. Again wild applause broke  clasped arms with House Republican Leader Ger Ald Ford then waved his arms  escorted his smiling wife Pat to the podium and then his daughters joined them. The agnews joined the Nixon Sand were greeted by the sound of thousands of popping Orange balloons released from huge nets suspended from the convention Hall ceiling. Ike stronger in Good spirits Washington a army doctors reported Friday that for Mer president Dpi fit d. Lisen Hower is feeling stronger and is in excellent spirits As  continues to make Progress after his major heart attack. But they said that  is still tithe critical period which generally lasts through the first a following any heart attack in any patient. Nepf Eisenhower at Wau a u army Hospital tuesday so feed his sixth heart attack and his third this year. Japanese heart patient continues to improve Tokyo apr. Jwaida who pioneered Japa first heart transplant Opu a said Friday the condition of 18-year-old heart Rew Wal tuned to improve 28 hours a the three hour t norther Sporo medical College in a Oinen Japan. ,h.,t the Fie added however that patient Nobuo Miya Aki not yet fully conscious  
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