Humphrey Faces Tough Path to Truman Upset Echo
The 1968 Humphrey bid faces changed voting patterns vs 1948 as polls show Nixon ahead and Wallace threats loom in the South. Truman’s narrow Clinton era margins may not repeat, with Dixiecrats and third parties reshaping key states. Democratic hopes hinge on coattail gains and peace progress, while Republicans warn of House and Senate losses.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Harry S. Truman
Richard M. Nixon
Thomas E. Dewey
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New York State
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New Jersey
Dewey
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Father Takes Stand In Wells Youth's Murder Trial
Alfred John Chesley, father of Raymond J. Cresley, 17, testifies at York County Superior Court in Wells. He recounts being at the Dube home, hearing a gun load, and an argument about hipies as the night of Aug. 29 unfolds. State witnesses describe the aftermath, autos, and Dube’s autopsy showing alcohol intoxication and a shotgun wound. testimonies include Rose Dube, nurse Paul Hill, and Trooper Knight.
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Alfred — John Chesley
Raymond J. Cresley
Wells
Walter E. Dube
York County Superior Court
Chesley
Dube
Raymond
Ao 4
Linda Gregoire
Linda
Walter
Rose Dube
Saco
Irvin Dorfman
Arthur Hatch
Ray
Sanford
California
Paul S. Hill
Webber Hospital
Ayotte Seeks Biddeford City Council Seat
Paul M Ayotte 49 of 120 Beaudoin Ave Biddeford today announced his bid for the Biddeford City Council on the Democratic Bernard G Neveux ticket. A 31 year West Point Pepperell employee, he is a member of the Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion post and a St Josephs Church communicant. He cites high taxes and a vacant industrial park as reasons for seeking office, pledging sound spending and new industry to boost jobs and tax revenue. He is married to Doris DanseReau and has three children Roger Normand and Priscille.
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Paul M. Ayotte
Beaudoin Ave
Biddeford
Bernard G. Neveux
Ayotte
West Point - Pepperell
Biddeford American Legion
Tighe-Beaudoi- Farley
Beaudoin Avenue
St. Joseph's Church
Doris Dansereau
Roger
Normand
Kennedy School
Priscille
Components Inc
News At A Glance Raises Questions On Vietnam Peace Efforts
President Johnson appears hopeful for a peace breakthrough as US and South Vietnamese forces report over 400 North Vietnamese killed in three days. Letters from American fliers in Hanoi are limited to four lines. Campaign 68 sees electors free to vote with no clear bargains. Johnson plans a TV address to back Humphrey. Wallace’s Madison Square Garden rally draws mixed cheers. Nixon pledges Pentagon reform, more missiles and submarines. California’s Finch noted as a key Nixon ally. Humphrey raises 1.5 million in a week. Johnson’s daughter Lynda Bird Robb gives birth in Virginia. the father is informed in Vietnam. Former Gen. Shoup critiques Kennedy’s Cuban Missile Crisis portrayal. International notes include East Germany’s trials on invaders in Czechoslovakia and UN General Assembly wrap. Famine questions loom as Biafran children starve. National brief hints at possible extra Saturday night hour. Archdiocese of San Antonio priests call for Archbishop Lucey’s resignation.
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Hanoi
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George Fo. Wallace
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How Do You Choose Who Will Die
The Biafran famine and the Red Cross face a grim moral choice as thousands of starving children are evacuated to Libreville Gabon. Officials weigh saving the most critical cases versus preserving the comparatively healthier children. About 1,500 evacuees arrive, with relief workers from multiple groups coordinating care and mercy flights to Ibo areas while sickness and malnutrition gradually improve under a steady diet. Continued on Page Three.
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Ibo
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Biafra
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