End of Draft Grows as Election Issue
Proposals to end or curb the draft surface in the 1968 campaign with GOP pledging action to terminate once manpower needs permit and keep Selective Service on standby. McCarthy and McGovern echoed similar ideas as Vietnam war escalation heightens draft concerns and volunteers are encouraged by pay and career incentives.
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Republican Party
Eugene McCarthy
George McGovern
Adlai Stevenson
Vietnam
Minnesota Delegation Challenges Agnew Pick at Convention
Minnesota Republicans praised for bold stance at the GOP national convention. Delegates spoke out against Nixon’s running mate Spiro Agnew, seeking a stronger candidate while risking party harmony and convention conformity.
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Minnesota
Richard Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Crossroads of invasion and revolution threaten U S order
Columnist warns of domestic enemies plotting a Washington seizure by black nationalists and an uprising in Chicago aimed at overturning the government. He portrays extremists as dangerous but ultimately unable to win, while urging vigilance to protect democracy and civil rights gains.
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United States
Drew Pearson
FBI
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Nixon campaign strategy and the 1960s political climate
The Christian Science Monitor analyzes Nixon's presidential bid focusing on crime and violence worries, Vietnam fatigue, and government credibility. It weighs Nixon's appeal to minorities youth and independents, possible loss to Wallace, and the need for constructive forward proposals to win in November.
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Christian Science Monitor
Turn Back the Clock: Austin Real Estate Adds to Tax Rolls
Real estate valued at 1 731 330 dollars was added to Austin city tax rolls through a year long survey by the assessor. The water and light board let a contract for Municipal plant office repairs with Earl and Hill winning bids to install copper gutters replacing rusted tin.
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Austin Creates City Laboratory for Elm Disease Detection
Austin parks department opens its own Elm disease lab after state reports take 12 to 14 days. Jim Haben notes 26 cases found with about 20 more awaiting results. expect about 50 cases this year and around 200 infected elms next year among 20,000 city trees.
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Wallace's Independent Party Cuts Into Labor Votes
Washington dispatch reports Wallace's American Independent Party gaining ground among labor union members. Humphrey aides warn the third party may steal a growing share of Democratic votes as Wallace campaigns from his Montgomery headquarters with claims of large labor backing.
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Independent Party
Wallace Drives Strategy As Labor Weighs Wallace Rise
The piece analyzes Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace in the 1968 labor landscape. It notes Wallace's appeal among some union members and unions wary of federal pressure to open locals, with emphasis on New York, Ohio, Michigan, and other industrial hubs. It mentions UAW, construction trades, machinists, and steel unions, plus Wallace operations from Elmhurst to Long Island.
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IQ Quiz Prompts World News Recall Challenge
Readers test memory with ten questions on Nixon Agnew Basque emergency Johnson talks Paris peace aids United Nations World Bank Eisenhower Dubcek and steel prices. Each item presents multiple choices and invites score-based remarks on comprehension.
Agnew Chosen to Counter Wallace in 1968 South Strategy
The piece explains Nixon’s selection of Spiro Agnew as vice president amid a GOP push on law and order to blunt George Wallace’s third party bid. It notes Agnew’s conservative shift on riots and civil disorder, aiming to win suburban and Southern votes while fearing a Wallace surge could block a presidential majority and trigger a chaotic House outcome.
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Crime and punishment in modern criminology
A contrast between Gilbert and Sullivan era logic and today’s Supreme Court view. The piece frames two robbers a veteran safe cracker and a teenage purse snatcher to illustrate the shift toward fitting punishment to the offender rather than the crime.
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United States Supreme Court
Today in History features end of World War II on Aug 14 1968
On this date in 1945 Truman announced Japan's unconditional surrender ending World War II. The edition notes Oregon’s 1848 organization, the Boxer Rebellion end in 1900, Graf Zeppelin voyage in 1929, Social Security Act in 1935, Atlantic Charter talks in 1941, Italian debt cancellation in 1947, and a 10 year ago airliner crash. It also discusses judge discretion vs rigid penalties and ABA study advocating flexible sentencing.
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Japan
Oregon Territory
China
U.S
Peking
Germany
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Bar Association
ABA
Will Bernard
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