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THERE were police cars outside the auditorium where Goldwater was to speak to the convention; several bomb threats had been phoned in. Inside, Father Daniel Lyons, a Jesuit, gave a preliminary address on the theme of "Conservative Directions." After an opening joke about waterproof Ted Kennedy watches, he got down to liberalism. "It's an essential doctrine of the Left that human evil is due to social and economic ills...
When Goldwater was escorted in from the rear of he auditorium, his presence carried the packed house to its feet and set off a chant of "WE WANT BARRY." Each time the applause died down, shouts of "Goldwater in '72" "Goldwater in '76," and "Nice to have you back, Barry," brought a fresh round...
...Wednesday evening, most of the members were in their seats in Miller Auditorium for the "keynote speech." Security was efficient: everyone who entered was checked for his I. D. badge. One large woman in a green dress was understanding when an apologetic usher asked to see her badge. "That's all right, there might be some SDSers...
...increasingly resentful black neighborhoods. A year and a half ago, black students made the City College campus the focal point of their rage. They demanded that more blacks be admitted to the predominantly white enclave on a hilltop above Harlem. Weeks of turmoil, which included the burning of an auditorium, pressured President Buell Gallagher into resigning...
...Venus Yates lay in Los Angeles County General Hospital under intensive care for rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever and a tumor on her spine. Against the hospital's wishes, Venus' parents took her on a stretcher to one of Kuhlman's monthly services in the Shrine Auditorium. As the service neared its end, Venus' mother suddenly said, "You're cured!" Medical tests for the ailments now prove entirely negative...