Free Ballot Pledge Cards Spark NH Democratic Row
Right of free ballot pledge cards distributed to registered Democrats in New Hampshire aim to gather write in votes for Lyndon B. Johnson in the March 12 presidential primary. The numbered three part cards let campaign leaders track signers, drawing Democratic fury and charges of ballot secrecy violation. Critics say the tactic echoes totalitarian pressure and could set a precedent for other groups.
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New Hampshire
Lyndon B. Johnson
Granite State
John W. King
Thomas J. McIntyre
Bernard L. Boutin
Johnson
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Texas
White House
Campainn Committee
Small Colleges Face Financial Strains and Independence
Dr John Wesley Chandler Hamilton College president argues 584 of 1400 four year schools enroll under 1000, risking stability and independent education. He urges more federal and state funding, noting private colleges educate up to 500000 students and public transfer would hurt national capability and specialized graduates.
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John Wesley Chandler
Hamilton College
Clinton
N. Y
Hamilton
Chandler
Plan to shift campaign duties from Johnson to Humphrey
The article outlines Vice President Hubert Humphrey taking over organizing fundraising and pep talks through winter into spring with June full-time campaigning. Johnson may campaign less in public to avoid war criticism, relying on radio and TV. The strategy relies on Humphrey strengths in California Midwest and South, while Johnson consolidates in the Northeast big cities and labor.
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Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam
Humphrey
Johnson
Washington
Hubert
California
Midwest
South
Polls show steady mood amid Vietnam war swings
Washington insight reviews how Gallup and Harris polls diverge on approval of Johnson and war support, yet both indicate a cautious national mood favoring limited war and negotiation prospects. President Johnson kept generals aligned while nudging troops forward, but underlying attitudes favor settlement amid hunger-fighting triticale wheat-rye hybrid hailed in Manitoba.
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Gallup
Harris
George Gallup
Lou Harris
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Village Voice pressure on Bobby Kennedy and McCarthy
The article reviews Village Voice commentary by Jack Newfield criticizing Eugene McCarthy and urging Bobby Kennedy to run or risk losing the Voice’s backing. It weighs Kennedy's authentic appeal againstCold political calculus, and contemplates if Kennedy or a new third party might emerge to reshape the 1968 race.
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New York Journal
Thomas Hardy
Village Idiot
Hardy
Voice
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Jack Newfield
Robert
Newfield
Eugene McCarthy
Cotton Mather
King Constantine
McCarthy
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Johnson
Democratic Party
Vietnam
Henry Wallace
25 Years Ago Messenger Report Highlights War and Crisis
The Messenger recalls Mme Chiang Kai shek urging the House to crush the Japanese military. Police Chief Grogan addresses a Founders Day West Side PTA on children safety. An earthquake in Swatow leaves about 2000 Chinese dead or injured per a Hong Kong dispatch. Athens city service labors nearly around the clock to thaw frozen water lines as a warming trend aids recovery.
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House of Representatives
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
J. B. Grogan
Safety of Our Children
West Side
PTA
Swatow
Hong Kong
Athens City Service
Budget Plans Prototype Amphibious Assault Vessel
The fiscal 1969 defense budget allocates 123 million dollars for a battleship-size amphibious assault vessel to carry marines helicopters and landing craft to assault areas as needed. It will prototype a fleet to make marines mobile anywhere.
Insurance reform debates shake auto coverage system
The health insurance push echoes in auto insurance as government scrutiny grows. Policy proposals include the Keeton O Connell plan to pay victims fixed costs regardless of fault, threatening the current fault based system and cutting most accident litigation. Law professors back the plan while lawyers resist, urging cautious reform amid investigations. James Marlow is ill and out of the column.
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Robert E. Keeton
Harvard
Jeffrey O’connell
University of Illinois
O’connell-Keeton
American Trial Lawyers Association
U. S
Insurrection remarks spark controversy over black leadership
In a Messenger letter, Cetters condemns insurrection rhetoric and applaud of violence. The writer questions street violence as a tactic, contrasts Dr. Martin Luther King’s nonviolence with figures like Dick Gregory and Stokely Carmichael, and warns that such strategies risk harming the Negro cause and may lead to whites and colored people suffering.
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Dick Gregory
Rap Brown
Stokley Carmichael
Martin Luther King
Dr. King
Athens Messenger publication and mailing rates note
The Athens Messenger operates daily except Saturdays and is an Associated Press member. It lists weekday and Sunday single-copy prices, weekly and yearly mail rates for Ohio, Virginia, and elsewhere in the U.S. with varying delivery options and subscription terms.
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Ohio
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U.S. & Possessions
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