Johnson accused of packing convention staff
United Press International reports a Democratic rift as Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy accuses President Johnson of packing the national convention staff with backers of Hubert Humphrey and the administration. The dispute follows announcements naming Daniel K. Inouye to keynote, Carl Albert to chair, and Hale Boggs to head the platform committee.
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Johnson
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Daniel K.inouye
Hawaii
House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
National Committee
Halter
Inouye
Boggs
Humphrey
Mitchell
Albert
White House
House of Commons Irked By Lords Trade Ban Vote
In London the House of Commons urged abolition of the Lords after the Lords vetoed a British order to ban all trade with Rhodesia. The Lords voted 193 to 184 against the measure, a narrow Conservative-led defeat that the government vowed to press again in the Commons.
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Lords
London
UPI
House of Lords
Britain
Rhodesia
Labor Party
of Commons
Labor
Fred Peart
United Nations
League of Women Voters backs Solidarity Day stance
The national LWV office endorses unity with the Poor People Campaign in Solidarity Day, while reaffirming no full endorsement of the campaign’s aims. The memo notes LWV will attend the Washington march to support dignity, equality, opportunity and nonviolent redress, aligning with the poor’s goals within their own resource focus.
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Washington
League of Women Voters
League
LWV
Hubert H. Humphrey
Fred Harris
D-Okla
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
Humphrey
Johnson
Bill D. Moyers
George C. Wallace
Hoff To Head Vermont Delegation To Democratic National Convention
Gov. Philip Hoff was elected chairman of Vermont’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, with Lt. Gov. John Daley as vice chairman. The group includes the state national committeeman and committeewoman, totaling six votes, plus two members on committees. Hoff and Ann Raynolds of Springfield won seats on the convention resolutions and platform committee after a tie vote, with Raynolds chosen by coin toss. The delegation previously pledged to go to Chicago uncommitted and to advocate Kennedy ideals in the platform. Additional officers were elected to the Rules and Order of Business Committee and other panels, with several former officials named to various roles.
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John J. Daley
Hoff
Ann Raynolds
Springfield
Raynolds
Ruth Colombo
Barre
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Theodore Sorenson
Chicago
Donald Hackel
Rutland
Joan Drake
Montpelier
Convention Rules and Order of Business
Samuel Fishman
Vergennes
National
Margaret Hartigan
Burlington
Permanent Organization Committee
H. Clifford Dubie
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