Editorial Page In Our Opinion For 1968 election analysis
The piece critiques experts and the 1968 race, noting Nixon's early missteps with Agnew and Humphrey's running mate Muskie. It argues the Democrats face internal dissension, forecasts a tough year, and suggests the two parties may still be unpredictable as Election Day approaches. It emphasizes the enduring uncertainty of political outcomes.
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Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Chicago
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
America
Barry Goldwater
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
New Hampshire
Humphrey
History will decide value of McCarthy people stand
Editor notes the reaction of protesters and McCarthy supporters returning from Chicago. The piece argues history will judge Senator McCarthy and his followers by whether their ideals outlast political defeats, noting the tensions between pragmatism and morality in a changing party landscape. It cites Adlai Stevenson and Barry Goldwater as precedents of shifts when ideas persisted.
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McCarthy
Mary McGrath
Inez Robb
Chicago
Nobod
Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Barry Goldwater
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Three Minutes A Day Inspiring Parents To Model Good Deeds
An anonymous observer notes that a child learns from the home atmosphere. Kindness honesty fairness encouragement create trust and confidence, while fear and criticism breed apprehension and condemnation. Parents shape a child’s outlook and behavior, guiding them toward responsibility with divine help.
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Details
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Washington Bugging Scandal Links NBC to Secret Room Mic
FBI reports a hidden microphone was found in the hotel room of the platform committee during a closed Democratic convention session. NBC producer Enid Roth allegedly ordered the gear, later claiming panic, while NBC denied using the audio and promised firings for any staffers involved. The note details contrasting NBC statements and a broader media violence debate.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Ramisey Clark
FBI
Platform Committee
NBC
Enid Roth
Miss Roth
Humphrey
Federal Communications Commission
National Association For Better Broadcasting
Frank Orme
NABB
Ile
McCarthy Minimizer In Citizen Politics Satire
Washington column by Don MacLean skewers Sen Eugene McCarthy and Hubert Humphrey as the era’s politics of joy. The piece lampoons minimizing crises from Czechoslovakia to crime and gold drain, framing McCarthy as a blunt foil to Humphrey’s defenses while lampooning campaign era chatter.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Minn
McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Politicians of
Hubert
Humphrey
Czechoslovakia
North Vietnam
Chicago
Nixon
Washington liberals struggle over ties to violent radicals
The piece argues that peaceful antiwar demonstrators and Democratic delegates must choose whether to align with radical activists who advocate violence. It warns that leftist militants aim to escalate confrontation in the fall campaign, while liberals risk being tainted by association if they fail to draw a clear line between lawful dissent and violent acts.
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House
America
Congress
Senate Rules
Everett Jordan
Saxapahan
N.C
House Rules
William Colmer
Pascagoula
Miss
Senate Labor and Welfare
Lister Hill
Montgomery
Ala
House Education and Labor
Carl Perkins
Hindman
Rumsfeld
Otto Passman
D-La
Capitol Hill
Passman
Dev O'Neill
Democratic National Committee
O'Neill
Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Chicago
Borchardia
Johnson-Humphrey
Grant Park
Perm
ABA President Urges Civil Disobedience Rights
Russell Kirk critiques William T. Gossett headlining the American Bar Association. He notes Gossett's advocacy for abolishing capital punishment and defends civil disobedience as a right while warning it erodes civil order. The piece condemns denying law as a path to “effectual rights” and cites concerns about constitutional interpretation and justice.
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Russell Kirk
American Bar Association
ABA
Association
William T. Gossett
Detroit
Gossett
Robert Griffin
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Fortas
Pentagon
Robert Kennedy
World Constitution movement gains support in Minneapolis letter
A reader writes about the World Constitution Project led by Dr. Robert M Hutchins and the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. It notes Minneapolis becoming World Citizens, the World Organization, and a world convention underway in Europe, praising George C Wallace's stance against the movement.
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Robert Maynard Hutchins
Ford
Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions
Santa Barbara
Calif
Minneapolis
Minn
U.S.A
World Organization
Switzerland
Germany
Political zingers on Nixon Humphrey Wallace in 1968 tone
A satirical riff criticizes the Nixon Humphrey race with lines about not changing donkeys mid election and the GOP arguing the elephant has altered colors. It jokes that Wallace offers only an earthquake while both Nixon and Humphrey seek landslide wins.
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Dick Nixon
Demos
GOP
Nixon
Hubert
Gab
Humphrey
George Wallace
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