War and Peace Become Political Campaign Issues
The 1968 presidential race features fierce Democrat Republican exchanges over Vietnam policy. Johnson accuses Nixon of spreading rumors to aid Humphrey while Nixon argues some admin members politicize peace talks. Both sides claim the war will influence voters and whether a peace outcome is real.
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Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Southeast Asia
Democratic Party
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
McCarthy
Kennedy
Johnson- Humphrey
Vietnam
New Insurance Plan Proposed by American Insurance Association
The American Insurance Association proposes a new auto coverage paying full losses to drivers passengers pedestrians and property owners regardless of fault with no dollar limits and abolishing liability. It claims costs would drop 19 to 45 percent though critics warn it could undermine full compensation and litigation costs would fall. Federal data gathering continues as debate over reform persists and state adoption seems distant.
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American Insurance Association
U. S
AIA
American Trial Lawyers Association
Fluoridation Study Shows Big Gains in Cleveland
A citywide study covering 800000 students shows significant improvements after Cleveland began fluoridating its water in 1956. By 1962 kindergarteners averaged 1.3 decayed teeth with nearly 60 percent having perfect teeth, while older children also saw fewer defects and stronger dental health.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Soviet chemist touts miracle drug for sadness fear and irritation
An unnamed Soviet chemist claims to have created a drug that banishes sadness fear and irritation and could be distributed across the Soviet Union. He suggests export markets in Czechoslovakia Hungary and beyond and even hints at using the water supply of allies. The piece notes potential U S demand ahead of the November 6 election and mentions figures like Eugene McCarthy Maria Callas and Mao Tse-Tung in a speculative catalog of who might buy the product. The article appears in the St. Paul Pioneer Press context with publishing details from Thomson Newspapers.
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Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Eugene McCarth
Maria Callas
Mao Tse-Tung
China
United States
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago in Local Notes
A Democratic governor race pledge was voiced at Main Street as Thomas Gallagher touted the party record. A local engraving of a candidate for a political ad drew humor about burying candidates. Two robbers stole $2 in a Brownsdale Avenue theft reported by farmer Chester Temple. The piece muses on Austin street naming and the difficulty of locating streets after dark.
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Democratic Party
Thomas Gallagher
Main Street
the Herald
Brownsdale Ave
Chester Temple
Spring Valley
United Fund
Austin
Leasing Cars Surges as Ownership Declines in U S
A trend toward fleet leasing grows while many motorists still buy models. A high auto official predicts half of U S traffic will be nonowned by drivers before long. The piece also surveys political notes from Daley on issues and UNICEF efforts in fighting poverty through aid and awareness campaigns.
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U.S
George Daley
al Quie
Daley
Militants challenge unions at General Electric Hotpoint plant
General Electric in Chicago faces a National Labor Relations Board unfair labor practices charge from the Black Labor Federation over a sit down and picketing campaign at the Hotpoint operation. Willie Plunkett led the Afro-American Employees group to demand recognition as the plant’s bargaining agent, prompting a week of doorstep protests and plant shutdowns with support from the federation.
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Daley Town
Fortress Hilton
General Electric
National Labor Relations Board
New
Black Labor Federation
Black
Hotpoint
Willie Plunkett
NLRB
Publishers- Hall Syndicate
Press barred as SDS meeting in Boston turns tense
A Boston University SDS housing and rent control committee meeting turns confrontational when a newsman refuses to leave claiming public interest. The group votes to expel him, then moves sessions to a private apartment amid threats and clashes over press access.
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Mass
NEA
Radical Students For A Democratic Society
Chicago
Berkeley
Columbia U
Boston University
Danielson
SDS
New Left
University Authority
Ron
Danielson House
Arabs Enroll At Hebrew University for Semitic Studies
More than 50 Arabs from Israeli held territories enrolled at Jerusalem's Hebrew University. Most will study Semitic cultures and Islam.
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Jerusalem
Hebrew University
Today in History highlights from 1922 to 1962
On this date in 1922 Benito Mussolini became premier of Italy. Other events include the 1697 Treaty of Ryewick ending King William's War, John Adams birth in 1735, 1918 armistice for Turkey, Orson Welles Mars invasion panic in 1938, the 1941 sinking of the Reuben James, and U Thant in 1962 noting dismantling of Soviet missiles.
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Benito Mussolini
Italy
Ryewick
England
France
William
America
John Adams
Braintree
Mass
Turkey
Orson Welles
Mars
U. S. Navy
Reuben James
Iceland
United States
U. N
U Thant
Havana
Jordan
Cyprus
Wallace Rally at Garden Marked Wallace's Finest Hour
New York NEA report details George Wallace’s Madison Square Garden rally as his best show of 1968. The piece notes intense support with substantial heckler presence outside, security confrontations, and vivid scenes including a Cuban flag moment and a protester with a gun. It frames the event as a reflection of urban chaos and a predictor of the November outcome.
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Nea
Madison Squard Garden
Alabama
George Wallace
Barry Goldwater
John F. Kennedy
Madison Square Garden
Wallace
Free Cuba
Secret Service
America
White House
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Unicef
Zonta Club
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Che Guevara
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Castro
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Siberia
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