Editorial attack on gun control opponents misreads public will
The piece argues that Sen. McCarthy Rep. Slack and other officials oppose gun control under panic conditions. It critiques their stance as misinterpretation and calls for calm, sensible federal and state laws. Comparisons to Kennedy’s murder and Japan's gun laws bolster the case for stronger regulation.
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Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
John M. Slack
D-W. Va
Slack
R. E. Barnett
D-Mercer
Gov. Smith
Robert C. Byrd
D-W
Congress
Harris
National Rifle Assn
Sen. McCarthy
Rep. Slack
Kennedy
Chicago
Dallas
U.S. Postal Service
Mit
United States
Japan
U.S
If Rats Only Bit Congressmen
A satirical column notes federal funds to fight rats were not allocated after Congress refused emergency money. It mocks the Johnson administration and lawmakers for denying rat extermination aid while pressing for subsidies to SST, NASA, farm giveaways, and retirement plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Administration
House Appropriations Committee
New York Times
NASA
Congress
Readers Forum letters critique Capitol background and politics
A collection of forum letters discusses the Capitol’s landscape with proposed Interstate routes, details Cass Gilbert’s safeguarding quote, and supports Hubert Humphrey’s presidential candidacy. Readers critique New Hampshire primaries, U.S. politics, and local infrastructure issues on West Washington Street and U.S. 60.
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the Gazette
State Capitol
Cass Gilbert
Arthur E. Jeffrey
Park Ave
City
West Washington Street
U. S. 60
Charleston
Rome
Labor Shift and Rockefeller Edge in 1968 GOP Surge
The piece argues a labor shift from Democrats toward a Rockefeller led GOP could yield a landslide, with unions and black voters urged to back a moderate candidate. It notes AFL CIO Meany and Cope influence waning, rising suburban union demographics, and a breakdown of union member political leanings and incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Rockefeller
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Democratic Party
GOP
Richard Nixon
Rockefeller
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Lyndon Johnson
Meany
Cope
Kennedy
McCarthy
Labor
Intercepted Memo Shapes GOP Labor Ties in 1968
A June 20 1968 message quotes George and Hubert on presidential nominee picks and cites Alexander Barkan ofCOPE noting younger union members favor world view shifts. Ripon Society editors say Republicans court younger labor members while Rockefeller drew union endorsements in 1966 and straw polls last fall show him ahead of rivals. A new GOP labor coalition is urged.
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GOP
Alexander Barkan
Cope
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Republican Ripon Society
Bulletin
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Republican Party
Organized Labor
Ripon
Open Conventions and the Fear of Prearranged Nominations
James Reston argues that the upcoming Democratic and Republican conventions will likely be controlled by party insiders, yielding brokered nominations. He warns this could erode public confidence amid national and international crises and urges open debates and conventions to select the best candidates.
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Rockefeller
Nixon
Humphrey
Seward
Inanimate Objects Against Us by Russell Baker
Russell Baker humorously classifies inanimate objects into three groups those that break down those that get lost and those that don't work He argues appliances often fail at critical moments while tools and purses seem to vanish to thwart human plans Yet some see a peace treaty between man and objects in this domestic theater
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New York Times Service
Washington
Ron
Igiht
Political quips and notes on gun control and aging centers
The piece notes the ADA backing Sen McCarthy for a third time this year and mocks gun control hysteria while suggesting stronger laws to keep firearms secure. It mentions Rocky's praise for Florida Governor Kirk as a possible vice president and reports HEW opening a Center for Aging in Baltimore amid health service reorganizations.
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Minneapolis
United States
Hubert Humphrey
McCarthy
Congress
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Robert C. Cole
Carlisle, St. Bethlehem, Pa
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Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert
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H. Horatio Humphrey
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