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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1968
Page
4
Brownfield weekly and Sunday edition details list publisher Rey Scndday and editor Billie Norman. Rates show carrier, six months, yearly prices, and mail options for Terry, Yoakum, Gaines and elsewhere with a news department contact line.
The piece portrays Sen. Eugene McCarthy’s sour reaction to the Democratic nomination defeat. It argues his refusal to support Hubert Humphrey and his snub at the convention hindered youth and antiwar sentiment from influencing party power at grassroots levels. It cautions that party nominations are not popularity contests and notes the loss of a political voice for energized young voters.
Miles G. Stevens of New Orleans alleges bitterness over police handling at Chicago convention and argues the episode mirrors national political chaos. He claims the protest movement includes Yippies and draft card burners and warns of a Communist backed revolution.
A letter to the editor argues that major parties fail the poor and minorities and endorses George Wallace as the only alternative in November. The writer urges readers to contact the American Party County Chairman and learn the facts to defend human rights and states rights.
The Yellow Stone was a 130 foot steamboat used between Quintana and Washington on the Brazos carrying produce for settlers. It joined Texas independence efforts in 1835 1836 ferrying troops to San Jacinto and later transporting peace delegates and the body of Stephen F. Austin. It faded from use after a few years.
Rep. Omar Burleson of Texas joins the Ways and Means Committee, saying oil and gas depletion allowances face pressure amid tax reform debates. He notes the 27.5 percent allowance and defends it as reasonable given exploration costs, while acknowledging possible future formula changes.
The piece denounces academic liberalism as bankrupt while praising the honesty of young peace marchers. It criticizes the leading liberal commentators as self deluding and deceitful, warns that urban racial tensions risk civil conflict, and critiques Nixon’s Southern strategy amidst a volatile 1968 election landscape.
Senator Edward Kennedy urged a halt to North Vietnam bombing just hours after President Johnson kept bombing until Hanoi deescalates, signaling a strategic timing clash. Gallup polls after the Republican convention show Nixon leading Humphrey 45 to 29 percent, widening the gap and signaling trouble for the Democratic ticket.
A columnist argues the August 1968 electoral surveys reflect September sampling impacts on Humphrey and the Democratic ticket. He denounces U S actions in Vietnam and Czechoslovakia, faulting Johnson and Moscow for a strained détente and costly war diplomacy amid global democratic hopes.
Roy Scudday notes autumn brings football season from high school to pro levels. He praises football’s discipline and sacrifice, contrasts it with modern life, and humorously observes TV and home life during game days. He laments distractions and highlights devotion to the sport.
Raymond Moley analyzes the 1968 New York electoral situation as a possible split between Conservative and Republican electors. If conservatives push their line and Republicans resist, Nixon and Agnew could gain a partial slate while Humphrey and Muskie remain near a potential victory. The state’s complex intra party dynamics hinge on joint slates and final decisions after Labor Day.
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