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August 7, 1968

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RUSH-HOUR TRAINS REDUCED BY L.I.R.R.; Cancellations of 24 Runs Laid to 'Slowdown' L.I.R.R. Rush-Hour Runs Cut; Line Puts Blame on 'Slowdown'

By Unknown Author

URR charges 'slowdown' by ry carmen who inspect and repair equipment in Jamaica, Queens, shops caused cancellation of 9 commuter trains during evening rush hr; announces cancellation of 15 trains in morning; list; union denies slowdown; charges rr fails to give men time to repair can properly and had failed to provide necessary parts and materials

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ANGLICANS OPPOSE POPE'S BIRTH VIEW; Bishops Reaffirm '58 Stand That Size of a Family Is Matter of Conscience ANGLICANS OPPOSE POPE'S BIRTH VIEW

By Edward B. Fiskespecial To the New York Times

Anglican bishops at Lambeth Conf oppose encyclical

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STORM KING PLAN BY CON ED GAINS IN F.P.C. REPORT; Examiner Supports Building of Power Plant on Hudson -- No Peril to Fish Found STORM KING PLAN BY CON ED GAINS

By Eileen Shanahanspecial To the New York Times

Taconic State Parkway: FPC examiner E G Simpson, approving Consol Edison plan to build its controversial power plant at Storm King Mt, bars planned overhead crossing of pkwy NW of Carmel; map

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EISENHOWER HAS 6TH HEART ATTACK; Medical Outlook 'Guarded' After Major New Seizure EISENHOWER HAS 6TH HEART ATTACK

By Felix Belair Jr.special To the New York Times

Eisenhower has another major heart attack about 10 hrs after addressing conv; drs say med outlook is 'guarded' or uncertain; attack later diagnosed as another myocardial infarction; son John at hosp

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ROCKEFELLER AND REAGAN STRUGGLE TO DENY NIXON VICTORY ON FIRST BALLOT; TWO GAIN SUPPORT Platform Is Approved by the Convention -- Nomination Today Rockefeller and Reagan Fight to Prevent Nixon's Nomination on the First Ballot LEADER'S RIVALS PICK UP SUPPORT Southern Delegations Push for a Conservative on Ticket With Nixon

By Tom Wickerspecial To the New York Times

MIAMI BEACH, Wednesday, Aug. 7 -- The Rockefeller-Reagan pincer movement inched ahead yesterday against Richard M. Nixon's confident drive for a first-ballot Presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention.

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