Editorial Page In Our Opinion 1968 Election Outlook
The piece argues 1968 will be a volatile year with Nixon and Humphrey as contenders. It cites Nixon’s VP pick Spiro Agnew and Humphrey’s running mate Muskie, noting expert doubt about either candidate’s ability to secure victory. It predicts a shaken two party system but warns experts cannot predict the outcome amid Chicago turmoil and evolving campaign dynamics.
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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
Oscoops
Hubert
History will decide value of McCarthy people stand
Editor notes that McCarthy supporters return from Chicago frustrated not by loss but by opposition not grasping the moral stake. They argue the era will judge whether McCarthy’s path was prophetic or mere political error and wonder if his followers will keep him alive as a martyr or move on with pragmatic politics.
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McCarthy
Mary McGrath
Inez Robb
Chicago
Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Barry Goldwater
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert enpNtey
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
Grant Park
George McGovern
Home atmosphere shapes child outlook and behavior
Anonymous observer notes that a child absorbs the tone of the home learning honesty fairness encouragement or fear and criticism. Parents influence character by their actions within a loving, accepting family and with God’s help guide children to responsible adulthood.
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and editors contact
Publisher W Paul Casavant and Managing Editor E P Ingalls listed with Biddeford Maine office details. Telephone numbers for business and editorial departments provided along with subscription rates payable in advance for one month six months and a year. Associated Press rights noted for local news and AP dispatches.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Post
NBC bugged Democratic Convention room says FBI report
A confidential FBI memo links a hidden NBC mike to the Democratic National Convention platform deliberations. NBC denies recording, noting the device was not connected to a recorder, while Enid Roth explains she acted on assumptions about openness.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Ramsey Clark
FBI
NBC
Platform Committee
Enid Roth
Miss Roth
Humphrey
Federal Communications Commission
National Association For Better Broadcasting
Frank Orme
NABB
McCarthy Minimizer Theory in Political Joy Debate
Washington column argues Eugene McCarthy could undercut Hubert Humphrey by downplaying crime, inflation, and war in a "politics of joy" strategy. The piece satirically suggests McCarthy would frame issues as trivial, mocking Nixon era politics and World’s Fair exhibits.
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Humphrey
McCarthy
Czechoslovakia
North Vietnam
Hubert
Washington Democrats Split Over Peaceful Dissent versus Radical Violence
Bruce Biossat argues that innocent antiwar demonstrators and Democratic delegates face a choice as radical activists threaten violence in the fall campaign. He warns liberals risk taint by association with militants while urging a clear line between peaceful dissent and confrontational acts.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Chicago
Johnson-Humphrey
To The Point American Bar Association President Has Odd Ideas
Russell Kirk argues the American Bar Association and its president William T. Gossett advocate liberal positions against capital punishment and civil disobedience. He warns such views erode civic duty, threaten social order, and misread constitutional rights in a period of rising crime and legal debate.
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American Bar Association
Russell Kirk
ABA
Association
William T. Gossett
Detroit
Gossett
Robert Griffin
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Fortas
Princinas
Pentagon
Robert Kennedy
The
Wallace Stands Alone in World Constitution Controversy
In a letter from Dr. Robert Maynard Hutchins and others, the World Constitutional Convention effort is described as a global push to replace national constitutions. The Journal notes Minneapolis joining the World Organization and accuses media of silencing coverage while stating George Wallace backs the U.S. constitutional republic.
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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
George ©. Wallace
U.S
Political jabs as 1968 race rages with Nixon and Humphrey
The Needle mocks the Republican and Democratic fields in a heated 1968 campaign. It notes Nixon and Humphrey seeking landslides while George Wallace promises upheaval and the GOP signals a changed Nixon.
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People’s Forum
Wallace
Dick Nixon
Demos
GOP
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