Democrats Conclave Promises Zing as Chicago Looms
Tension and division shadow the upcoming Democratic convention in Chicago as platform fights over Vietnam and civil rights spark a likely bitter nomination battle. security mobilizes nationwide with thousands of troops and police ready to curb protests while demonstrators plan rallies and a Festival of Life.
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Hubert Humphrey
Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Illinois National Guard
Fort Hood
Tex
Secret Service
FBI
Democratic Party
Federal bill would let states raise truck size limits
The Senate passed a measure allowing heavier wider trucks on Interstates, with House committee approval. Critics say states already control limits and warn of costs to upgrade highways and bridges, funded by taxpayers. AAA and the U S Conference of Mayors oppose the bill.
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Congress
U.S. Senate
House Public Works Committee
Department of Transportation
American Automobile Association
United States Conference of Mayors
Plaza Warns Latin America Faith in Aid Wanes
Galo Plaza, secretary general of the OAS, warns after a visit to five South American nations that confidence in the Alliance for Progress is eroding. He cites youth restlessness amid widening gaps between rich and poor as Congress trims foreign aid to a bare-bones 1969 allotment while Vietnam spending continues.
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Galo Plaza
Organization of American States
Latin America
Alliance
Plaza
Congress
Little
Vietnam
South America
Opinions of Others on Chinese Fossil Find Prompt Debate
A Christian Science Monitor excerpt notes how Chinese scientists claim giant ape teeth were found while praising Maoist thought. It warns authorities may view such remarks as critique of Mao and stresses careful wording in an authoritarian regime.
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Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Peking
Red Guard
China
Christian Science Monitor
Medicare
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago Items
Readable notes recount past events including a temperance union opening in Minnesota and WPA athletic field approval for a high school. Also mentions donkey baseball in Marcusen Park, Ellis Junior High memorial sculpture, and local optometric society leadership in Rochester with Dr. Ladd Day and Mrs. Day.
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Mamie Colvin
New York
Minnesota Women's Christian Temperance Union
Works Progress Administration
Supt
S. T. Neveln
New
Ellis Junior High
Allen V. Ellis
Evergreen Farm
Gertrude Ellis Skinner
John H. Skinner
Ladd Day
Austin
Southeastern Minnesota Optometric Society
Rochester
Day
Medicare Q and A from Austin Social Security Office
Weekly questions and answers on Social Security and Medicare from the Austin District Office. Topics include replacing a lost Medicare card, how Medicare pays hospital and professional charges, renting versus purchasing medical equipment, and changes after the 1967 amendments effective January 1 1968.
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Austin Social Security Office
Oaland Ave
Medicare
Stanley Sprecher
Austin
Wallace's Labor Support Grows in North Polls
Chicago writer reports rising Wallace backing among unions. UAW Connecticut poll shows 30 percent favor Wallace, with AFL CIO Alabama union leader Thrash saying 80 to 85 percent of Alabama unionists support him. Observers warn of Labor Day campaign headaches for Democrats.
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Wallace
North
Victor Riesel
Chicago
Caesar
Alabama
Walter Reuther
Auto
UAW
Connecticut
Democratic National Committee
New York
George Wallace
William Truman Thrash
Alabama Building and Construction Trades Union Council
Aflcio
Thrash
Governor Wallace
Wallace Endorsements Rally Labor Vote Across Nation
The piece reports labor groups and locals backing George Wallace across regions including Birmingham, New York, Gary Hammond, Cleveland, and Detroit. It cites a Wallace aide listing diverse locals, from painters to carpenters to IBEW, pledging substantial labor support and funds. An independent BIPAC analysis notes Wallace leading in most write-in primaries on the Democratic line, hinting at broader union influence.
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Hunter Wharton
George Meany
Wallace
Meany
Thrash
Birmingham Building Trades Council
Mr. Wallace
New York
Building and Construction Trades Union
New York State
UAW
Connecticut
Long Island
Steel Union
Gary-Hammond
Pittsburgh
William Thrash
San Francisco Bay Area
George Wallace
Ohio
Cleveland
Columbus
Cecil Jackson
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Communications Workers of America
United Glass and Ceramic Workers
Carpenters District Council
Jackson
South
Houston
Detroit
Business-Industry Political Action Committee
BIPAC
Summer reflections on purpose and living color
The column celebrates summer as a disruption of routine and a time to reconnect with life’s purpose. It recalls Sister Mary Corita in Sweden and the Old Sturbridge Village restoration, noting animals and people in joyous, varied settings. It also watches a Yankee game where Mick Mantle’s presence sparks cheer despite a quiet day at bat.
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David Poling
Uppsala
Sweden
World Council of Churches
Mary Corita
Old Sturbridge
Massachusetts
Yankee
Yankees
Micky Mantle
Yankee Stadium
Mickkey Mantle
This Day in History Highlights Milestones and Tragedies
Notable events are listed for August 24 across history. Highlights include the 1814 British capture of Washington and burning of the Capitol, Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D., Washington’s 1777 entry into Philadelphia, Bragg’s 1862 Kentucky invasion, Earhart’s 1932 solo flight, Vargas’s 1954 suicide, Nottingham racial clashes a decade earlier, Saigon University closure in 1964, and Henry Kaiser’s death a year ago.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Capitol
White House
Mount Vesuvius
Italy
Pompeii
Herculaneum
George Washington
Philadelphia
Braxton Bragg
Kentucky
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Newark
N.J
Los Angeles
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Nottingham
England
South Vietnam
Saigon University
Industrialis
Henry J. Kaiser
Best Sellers Fiction and Nonfiction List
A catalog of popular books includes fiction titles Airport by Arthur Hailey Couples by John Updike The Testimony of Two Men by Caldwell Topaz by Uris and nonfiction selections The Money Game by Adam Smith Between Parent and Child by Ginott Iberia by James Michener The Right People by Birmingham presented as notable best sellers.
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Airport
Hailey
Updike
Caldwell
Topaz
Uris
Smith
Ginott
Growing Up Amid Bizarre Incidents in The Penny Wars
Elliott Baker’s 1939 set novel follows 16 year old Tyler Bishop in a seriocomic coming of age. He navigates adolescence, family tensions, a strange funeral pallbearer scheme, a quirky history teacher, and a pompous refugee Wolf Axelrod while plotting to earn money to flee to Canada and join the air force. The tale shifts from humor to a macabre tragedy, with Baker delivering mockery and pathos in equal measure.
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Elliott Baker
Putnam
Baker
Tyler Bishop
Howie
Ross
Tyler
Wolf Axelrod
Dusseldorf
America
Canada
Air Force
Parentage of Louisiana Creoles Explained
The Louisiana Creoles are descendants of early French and or Spanish settlers.
Humphrey Faces Convention Test to Sell Independence
Democratic leaders fear Hubert Humphrey could win the nomination yet lose in November if he fails to separate himself from Lyndon Johnson on Vietnam. They warn the convention crowd will demand a clear, independent stance and a doveish peace plank to energize Kennedy-oriented and McCarthy-supporting delegates.
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NBA
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Humphrey
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Democratic Party
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Johnson
Sen
Eugene MacCarthy
McCarthy
New York
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Ohio
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California
George McGovern
South Dakota
Lyndon Johnson
McGovern
LPJ
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Maryland
Agnew
Osset
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