Clark and Hoover clash over police violence in violence debate
In the OROVILLE MERCURY commentary, Ramsey Clark and J Edgar Hoover are contrasted on policing and civil unrest. Hoover defends police actions at Chicago and supports firm measures, while Clark criticizes police excess and defends demonstrators. The piece argues the trend leans away from Clark’s views.
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Richard Nixon
Ramsey Clark
Clark
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention of
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chicago
Robert Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
Los Angeles
Oroville Mercury
Brain transplants and a DC DAR housing threat emerge
A British pioneer argues human organs except the brain are transplantable and questions brain trainability. Meanwhile the District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution faces possible loss of their meeting place due to tax money shortages. The piece suggests living in the past grows harder.
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District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution
Anarchy and anti election talk in Boston encounter
In Boston Hubert Humphrey rally, a fringe anti election group led by a college graduate vows to disrupt the election. Nationally, CORE head Roy Innis and minority groups express disaffection, while supporters diagnose a drift among former Democrats into a void of party alignment.
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Judas Iscariot
Hubert Humphrey
Boston
Tun
Roy Innis
CORE
Innis
Harlem
Texas
New York Times
Humphrey and Nixon in 1968 Race: A Dire Forecast
The piece analyzes Vice President Humphrey’s weak standing versus Nixon, warning of a possible landslide defeat even with some Southern and Midwest support. It cites competing threats from New Party, George Wallace and factional Democratic rifts, and notes Nixon’s risks if he blunders or delays campaign energy.
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Wes
Humphrey
Sen. Goldwater
Alf Landon
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Michigan
Minnesota
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Harry Trueman
Nixon
New Party
George Wallace
Thomas Dewey
Truman
Lyndon Johnson
District of Columbia
Modern Hero Keeps Quiet in Sears Robbery Tale
DON MacLEAN notes a Sears robbery where four men fled with money after a raid as a motorist allegedly halted the getaway car with forceful driving. He mocks newspaper dramatization, hints of legal action, and questions civil liberties implications while observing media bias.
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Washington
Sears, Roebuck
Seat's
American Civil Liberties Union
Supreme Court
University Manifesto to Reform Democratic Illusions
The piece argues universities must abandon the sacrosanct word democracy and adopt a clear manifesto. It calls for firm administrative leadership, disciplined teaching, and improved student-faculty relations, citing the University of Virginia as an example of constructive student involvement and candid dialogue.
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Webster
India
University of Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountain
Greece
Notable historical predictions and sports milestones from 1868 to 1963
This day in history recalls Gladstone predicting Confederate secession persistence in 1868, Georgia Tech’s 222 to 0 win over Cumberland in 1916, a 1961 British plane crash killing 87 in the Pranees, and Bobby Baker’s 1963 resignation amid a $300,000 civil suit. A thought notes Barrin on sunshine brought to others.
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William Gladstone
United States
Georgia Tech
Cumberland College
Bobby Baker
Senate
James Mathew Barrin
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Ted Kennedy
Democratic Party
Russell Kirk
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Dewey
Miami Beach
Reagan
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Romney
Agnew
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Don Maclean
Woody's World
By John Kolm
Laughs
Europe
Ercland
Clive Collins
United Press
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