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San Juan, Puerto Rico,- Wednesday; July 27, 1960
By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH CONVENTION HALL, Chicago (AP)--President Eisenhower last night challenged Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to pices--on whether
free elections--under
United
or not people everywhere
Nations
aus-
want te live under
Communism or a free system. The President hurled the dramatic plebiscite chad} lenge in an address prepared for the Republican National
Out Of The Running By DOUGLAS B. CORNE
LL CONVENTION HALL, Chicago (AP)-Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefel-
ler
got
their
way
last
the same
Republican his
time,
in calling for
President, Eisenhower
Administration’s
‘defense
election
hit hard
and
foreign
As for the defense situation,
the
after
receiving
crowd
which
a
before
the
at critics of
convention
welcome
to
Chicago
estimated
at
a million
about 10,000 were massed
by
Security
Council
struck
last
down
night
the latest
Soviet spy plane accusation against the United States. The Rus-
promise but added that he considers it “realistic and
|;
in the downtown
sound.”
And to this convention city came the man who led the Republicans
Pier Collapse At Mayaguez
States. Only Communist Poland voted¢e with the Russians.
Runs $300,000
~ The Soviet Union also used its big-power veto privilege to kill a resolution to permit inter-
sians in turn voted an American demand for an impartial international The
American RB-47 plane. The votes came after
a
council against the Russians demands 1ollowed a vigorous AmeTican accusation against the
hour
Soviet
U.S:S.R.
fore
of
11-nation
attempting
missile and crets off co.
to
spy
Loses
property
was
a
on
RB-47
Russian
it was
shot
the
plane
air space
had
be-
down.
United States (See RB-47, Page
retorted 21)
By
71 in
the
NO CANDIDATE
Gov. ‘Nelson Rockefeller of New York,
who yesterday said he will not allow his name to be placed in nomination at the Republican National Convention, pets a toy bulldog perched on the fender of an auto-
mobile in front éf the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. Photo.)
bicycle
Holiday
;
(AP
owned
by
Governor
Mufioz’
son,
ANGLADA
Detectives
and
the
Federal
Bureau
of
is editor
Investigation
are
Police
reported
concrete
flooring
300 feet ot
municipal
pier
no
injuries
at the
as
far end
of the 1,000-foot long pier gave way. Longshoremen rushed to un-
load a Greek freighter berthed at the dock. Manager Juan Hernandez Baof
Mayaguez
leases
Dock
the pier,
Corp.
estimated
damages at $300,000 but told police
warehousemen
had _ succes-
sfully removed all cargo from damaged sections.
of in-
vestigating the theit of a ‘ypewriter from the First Federal Savings and Loan Associ?tion at Stop 22, Ponce de Leon Ave. According (See THIEVES, Page 21) y
28-year-old
here collapsed yesterday causing an estimated $300,000 in damages.
which
Weekend
burglaries were reported to them p.m. Monday. It was worth about $80, he said. Lee the metropolitan area. Among the|the Island Times, an English-language weekly here.
a typewriter taken from a bank. Luis Mufioz Lee, of 14 Arroyo St., Hato Rey, son of the governor, told police that. someone, took his, bieycle at about 2:39
RALPH
MAYAGUEZ—Over
talla
Enjoy Busy
Police said yesterday the holiday weekend
stolen
The
the
%
Bike
Thieves , and
that
penetrated
er military seof the United
Munoz’ Son
over
on
final session
charge
six-
21)
Page
NIXON,
(See
national Red Cross contact with]; two crewmen held captive by the |’ Russians since the downing of an y
investigation. 9-2 vote of the
stand policy the said to some extent a com-
tee, was
Soviets Veto RB-47 Probe U.N.
ap-
Charles H. Percy, chaire man of the platform commit-
U.N. Hits Soviet Spy Story; deciSively
a
56-28.
of
vote
a
by
was
plank
new
The
proved
M.
approved
civil rights plank.
broadened
area.
By WILLIAM L. RYAN UNITED NATIONS (AP)—The
threat from
last night
Nixon,
a
per-
of to
Richard
President
Vice
hours
officially
out path
Presidential
won’t-run-unless
said:
several
stiffer
The Republican platform committee, faced with an I-
policy.
tumultuous
police
sons, of whom hotel
went
Republican
nomination.
“In the sum of our capabilities we have become the strongest military power on earth.” As for the economic picture on the home front after the nearly eight years he has been in the White House, the President had this to say: “The irrefutable truths are that the United States is enjoying an unprecedented prosperity.” Eisenhower
on a
+nor was completely the Vice President’s
of another
Eisenhower
night
party platform--and the New York Gover-
Convention.
At
paid Bios
(Rockefeller Definitely
Ike Dares Nikita To World Plebiscite On Communism agree to worldwide
Second-class postage at San Juan. Puerto
:he
Erosion was blamed for the callapse which began at 8:30 Monday
night
when
“sagging”
was
first noticed. The far end of the dock—or apron—dropped into he sea during the night followed “> ""SWAGUEZ, Page 21)
.