TV Newsmen Expect More Action From Democrats
AP television writer Cynthia Lowry notes Chicago's open conflict on the eve of the Democratic Convention. Networks forecast lively floor fights and outside demonstrations with Cronkite cautioning of turmoil. Brin kley and others promise sharp analysis, while CBS NBC ABC provide gavel to gavel coverage. Pat Paulsen spoofs campaign tricks with gun control satire. Glen Campbell headlines the preconvention program and may launch a film contract.
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David Brinkley
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Kennebunk Area Summer Happenings Weekly List
Chamber of Commerce guide notes events in the Kennebunks week ahead. SPEBSQSA rehearsal August 26 at Webhannet Woman's Clubhouse. food sale August 28 at Church-on-the-Cape. sampler exhibit August 28–29 at Kennebunkport Historical Society. Rotary lunch August 29 at Glen Mor. public suppers August 30 and 31 at Christ Church and First Congregational Church. square dance August 31 at Goff Brook Lodge Arundel hosted by Surfside 8s with Maurice Dench calling.
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Kennebunkport
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Maine Briefs Adoptions urged on universal safety standards
AP dispatches from rocksland and other towns report Volkswagon of America's Arthur R Railton urging adoption of international automobile safety standards as universal rules. Other briefs note Dr T Russell Woolley named development director for Pittsburgh TV stations WQED and WQEX, Gorham State College appoints Patrick B Smith as Dean of Students, and Maine Indian Affairs and housing authorities receiving state awards for housing and sanitation improvements at Old Town Princeton and Pleasant Point.
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Arthur R. Railton
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WQEX
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Pleasant Point
Band Concert Series To End Tomorrow
The tenth and final concert of the current series will be played by Painchands Band tomorrow night at 7 at City Square, Biddeford. A grant from the Music Performance Trust Fund supports the program, arranged by Local 408, AFM, and co-sponsored by the City of Biddeford. A.J. Gendron, band director, announced. Gary Indiana (AP) Retired plumber and wife robbed en route to bank with nearly $21,000 in life savingssaying bank distrust and plans to buy a chicken farm in Alabama.
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Alabama
Quarreling Democrats edge toward Chicago convention
The 1968 Chicago Democratic event unfolds amid street clashes and security as Humphrey remains front-runner. Reports cite potential floor fights on Vietnam policy with police, National Guard, and federal agents stationed around the city.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Associated Press
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Hawaii
Johnson
Texas
Quebecers Caravan Carnival hailed a resounding success
Terre Haute grocer Nellie Houser recounted a Sunday appeal from a former thief seeking restitution for items stolen from her store over time. She said the gesture restores faith in human nature and expressed hope others might follow the example.
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Nellie Houser
Terre Haute
Muskie seeks Vietnam compromise to avert convention split
The Associated Press reports Senator Ed Muskie of Maine urged a compromise between Humphrey and McCarthy backers on a Vietnam plank to prevent a floor fight at the Democratic National Convention. Muskie, a Humphrey ally, said unity is vital for November victory and warned a fight could leave the party divided. Harold Hughes of Iowa supports McCarthy. The two were guests on Meet the Press, signaling efforts to avoid a party split over Vietnam.
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Maine
Humphrey
McCarthy
Muskie
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
NBC
Meet the Press
Hughes
Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Ecumenism highlighted at ninth United Methodist Pilgrimage
Cardinal Cushing and Bishop Mathews shared the Boston Cathedral of the Pines pulpit to address 7000 worshippers at the ninth annual United Methodist Pilgrimage. The event featured a St Pauls Choir School choir and noted 250 Methodist Catholic services in New England last year. Separately in Boston, 2500 sociologists gathered for the American Sociological Association meeting as the Sociology Liberation Movement planned a protest against HEW Secretary Wilbur Cohen and pushed radical seminars.
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Sociology Liberation Movement
Wilbur Cohen
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Quiz Qs From The Public Domain Facts
A collection presents trivia on animals and geography from the Newspaper Enterprise Association. It names the moose as the largest deer family animal, the University of Georgia as the oldest state college chartered in 1785, osmium as the heaviest substance, and the Gulf of Mexico as the world’s largest gulf with a 3100 mile shoreline.
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United States
University of Georgia
Gulf of Mexico
Chicago's 1881 antismoke ordinance era begins
Britannica notes Chicago city council passed the first antismoke ordinance in the United States in 1881, marking an early municipal effort to regulate tobacco smoke and public health. The move reflects the era's growing concern over urban sanitation and civic reform initiatives.
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