House Control and the 1968 Election Stakes
The House will decide the next President if the electoral college fails to elect. Republicans boast strong fundraising through the Boosters Club, aiming to unseat Democrats and gain chairmanships. With 435 seats and 70 toss ups, leadership hinges on key districts and the Nixon Humphrey contest. Gerald Ford predicts Republicans could gain 40 seats to seize the House.
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Republican Boosters Club
Nixon
Humphrey
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ford
West Germany reassured as NATO warns Soviets
After invasion threats along West Germanys border the Soviet and Warsaw Pact nations faced united warnings from the United States Britain and France. Bonn was told no further moves in Central Europe would be tolerated and NATO would respond in self defense if Moscow acted.
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West Germany
Bonn
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Europe
NATO
Space Program Leader Webb Nears Moon Landing Goal
James E. Webb spearheaded the U S space program after Sputnik, rising from private industry to head NASA. He guided a vast network of 400000 employees and 20000 firms and plans to retire on his birthday to ensure a smooth transition for the Apollo mission this decade.
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United States
America
James E. Webb
Space Agency
Webb
Humphrey Defends Candidacy Amid Ohio Campaign Struggles
Washington analysis notes Vice President Humphrey faces old-line party drag in Ohio. Gilligan's contrast shows a new, youth driven approach winning suburban and rural voters. Humphrey tapped into traditional party events while skipping key suburb programs, risking loss of young and suburban support.
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Democratic
Washington
Charles Vanik
Hubert Humphrey
Cleveland
Vanik
Humphrey
Toledo
Ohio
John Gilligan
Senate
Carl Stokes
Gilligan
Democrats
William Saxbe
Vietnam
White House
Stokes
George Wallace
New Institute Formed ToAid Obesity Research Aid
A doctor sponsored non profit group is formed to research obesity and educate physicians. It labels overweight a disease and aims to help doctors treat patients efficiently, predicting a large impact on American health by reducing excess pounds.
Shifting Winds Of Meaning On Defaming Communists
William F Buckley Jr argues that libel standards for calling someone a Communist have shifted. He cites Mencher v Chesley and recent debates surrounding Linus Pauling, George Kennan, Fulbright, McGee, Lichtheim, MacDonald, Commager and Archibald MacLeish while urging a court review of Mencher v Chesley.
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Linus Pauling
National Review Et al
C. Dickerman Williams
Mencher
Williams
Abt
George F. Kennan
Willams
Fulbright
McGee
George Lichtheim
Dwight MacDonald
Richard Revere
Henry Steele Commager
Archibald MacLeish
Vatican
West
Czechoslovakia
Mencher Vy
Chesley
State of siege declared in Sofia Bulgaria
The Messenger reports Sofia the capital of Bulgaria is under a state of siege. Lt Curt C Goddard Bartlett Ohio University graduate has word from France that he was wounded and is hospitalized there. Senator Downey California says Germany will collapse within four months and many married men will miss combat. Athens County bond drive totals 602060 toward a 1407000 quota.
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Akron
Dayton
Cleveland
George Wallace
Mr. Gilligan
Senate
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Taft
Nicholas Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Sofia
Bulgaria
Curt C. Goddard
Bartlett
Ohio University
France
Germany
Downey
California
Athens County
Lord Russell Calls for Global Unity Against Aggression
The speaker defends Bertrand Russell amid his war crimes trial stance while urging world opposition to a Soviet plan to trial Czech leaders over the invasion for scapegoats. He notes disagreement with labeling the United States as aggressor in Vietnam.
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Bertrand Russell
Vietnam
United States
Generation gap cure from Dr Caprio analyzed
HAL BOYLE quotes Dr. Frank Caprio on Americas nervous breakdown. He says the disease stems from a widening gap between parents and teenagers and warns agitators exploit it. The cure lies in responsible parenting, supportive homes, and mutual respect to foster world peace beginning at home.
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America
Frank
Caprio
Washington, D. C
Dr. Caprio
Casandra
Frank B. Caprio
Vaccination drive in Africa reaches vast reach
An American-assisted program in West and Central Africa has vaccinated 55 million people against smallpox and over nine million children against measles in a concerted effort to curb deadly diseases. The campaign aims to spare millions from illnesses that historically devastated the region.
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West
Central
Africa
Clothing shortage hits welfare children in District of Columbia
Welfare children in the District of Columbia miss school due to lacking proper clothing. The text notes humiliation on the public dole and explains that welfare grants are inadequate as clients and parents lack extra income avenues.
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District of Columbia
Muskie Adopts Humphrey Pledge In Political Spin
The Muskie Humphrey ticket embraces a pledge to tell it as it is while critics argue that Nixon and Wallace view truth differently. The piece questions who can truly tell what politics hides behind each candidate's rhetoric.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon Nixon
Wallace Wallace
Edmund S. Muskie
Nixon
Wallace
The Messenger Publishing Co. Athens Ohio Notice
Daily Athens Lilessenger lists pricing for single copies and mail delivery. It notes weekdays ten cent papers and Sunday fifteen cent papers, with carrier and mail rates for Ohio West Virginia and nationwide deliveries. The notice identifies the Athens office address and AP affiliation.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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Freda Kirchwey
Nation Magazine
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Yale University
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