Agnew Praised For Warmth In Iowa Campaign Visit
Governor Agnew impressed Iowa Republicans with his friendly, personal approach during a Cedar Rapids stop. He said he can help Nixon most at local and state levels, while Nixon assists him on national matters. The piece notes his emphasis on selling their own product and the mutual warmth between Agnew and Iowa voters.
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Overnor Agnew
Maryland
Iowa
Roosevelt Hotel
Linn County
Republican
Wendell Willkie
Agnew
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Cedar Rapids
Early birds shine in Iowa primary results
Tuesday's Iowa primary highlights two cases where timing mattered. Senator Dave Stanley topped his three Republican rivals combined for U S Senate nomination thanks to early campaigning, while Bob Ray led the governor race though his two rivals together earned more votes.
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Iowa
Dave Stanley
U.S
Stanley
Bob Ray
Don Johnson
Bob Beck
Beck
Johnson
Nelson Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
Schlesinger Hears from Humprey Wooed but Scolded Noted historian rebuffs antiwar pressure in tense exchange over Humphrey bid
In a sharp publicized exchange, Vice President Hubert Humphrey and historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. trade letters that reveal deep liberal alienation from Humphrey. Schlesinger urged antiwar Democrats to rethink their stance while Humphrey defended his forward‑looking approach and warned against misreading liberal loyalties.
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Ashington
Hubert Humphrey
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Humphrey
Schlesinger
Albert Schweitzer
City University of New York
Lyndon Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
David Ginsburg
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Humphrey's Assets Loom in Nixon Race Including Johnson Wallace
The Humphrey campaign hinges on three assets Nixon, George Wallace and Johnson. Nixon’s cash and party realignment threaten Humphrey while Wallace draws nominal Democrats away, and Johnson could influence Vietnam policy or arms talks.
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Daley
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Nixon
Job
George Wallace
Johnson
Steve Mitchell
McCarthy
Chicago
Vietnam
Soviet Union
John McKeithen
Louisiana
Wallace
Lyndon Johnson
North Vietnam
Paris
Moscow
Floods Roar Through Southwest Iowa After Heavy Rains
Six to thirteen inches of rain surge through southwest Iowa with the East Nishnabotna River rising. Flash floods on smaller streams cause widespread damage as similar July cloudbursts claimed lives in the region.
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Iowa
Nishnabotna
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Waterloo
Sioux City
Des Moines
Dubuque
Ames
Iowa League of Municipalities
Nixon
Coal bid tops Cedar Rapids council purchase plan
On the first day officials still lacked an accurate enrollment tally in Cedar Rapids schools. W. G. Block Company was the low bidder at 4.70 dollars per ton for 185 tons of Iowa bituminous coal the city council planned to buy.
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Cedar Rapids
W. G. Block Company
Iowa
Offer May Be Spurned McCarthy Helpful
The piece analyzes how the McCarthy dove movement fared in state delegations, noting defeats for most dove senators up for re election. It argues McCarthy’s offer to help unlikely to yield wide support and predicts a grim outlook for the dove faction in both senate and White House.
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Ashington
McCarthy
Democratic Party
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Chicago
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Abe Ribicoff
Connecticut
Frank Church
Idaho
Joseph Clark
Pennsylvania
Dove
Wayne Morse
Oregon
George McGovern
South Dakota
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Steve Young
Ohio
Washington
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam
White House
Viewpoint on Chicago convention police actions stirs Cedar Rapids readers
A Cedar Rapids reader defends Chicago police and Daley after the Democratic convention, praising police and National Guard for suppressing dissent. He argues protesters, not authorities, caused violence, laments national distress from war in Vietnam, and urges Iowans to focus on farming.
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Chicago
American Broadcasting Company
Cedar Rapids
Daley
Old Guard
Illinois National Guard
Editorial request on party platforms after conventions
Mrs John C Clark of Monmouth asks for further editorials analyzing the Republican and Democratic planks from the national conventions. She praises previous editorial Platforms Provide a Choice and urges coverage of key issue differences.
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John C. Clark
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