Gilligan Praises Labor While Attacking Lausche's Record
Gilligan says he never received a million dollars as he accused Lausche of falsifying charges. He cites a 1944 CIO convention attack on Lausche over right to work and notes court challenges to voter registration reforms. Gilligan accuses Lausche of aiding big business and avoiding debate while courting radio and TV airtime.
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Gilligan
Labor
Lausche
Jack Kroll
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
CIO
Kroll
Ohio
COPE
Democratic Party
Lalsche
Frank J. Lausche
John J. Gilligan
Columbus
Ohio Afl-Cio
Cincinnati Labor Delegations At Cleveland COPE Conference
Cincinnati unions sent delegates to the Cleveland COPE conference led by Oscar G. Lee and William P. Sheehan of the AFL-CIO Labor Council. Ohio District 8 AFSCME, Local 217 and Local 250 were represented by Al Bilik and members Henrietta Curry, Ruby Williams, Charles Rice, Solomon Marble, George Riggs and Al Birkemeir. George Jent of UAW Local 647, Amos Jackson of Laborers Local 265, Sadie Breen, Rhetta Bell of Steelworkers Local 4024, Fred McDade, Cement Masons, and William Pennington of Bakery Local 253 attended amid a large Ohio and Michigan turnout.
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
Oscar G. Lee
William P. Sheehan
Afl-Cio Labor Council
al Bilik
Ohio
Afscme
Henrietta Curry
Ruby Williams
Charles Rice
Solomon Marble
George Riggs
al Birkemeir
George Jent
UAW
Amos Jackson
Sadie Breen
Rhetta Bell
Fred McDade
William Pennington
Bakery
Three Way Democratic Presidential Primary Emerges in 1968
The Democratic race shifts to a three way fight among Lyndon Johnson, Eugene McCarthy, and Robert Kennedy as New Hampshire boosts McCarthy and Kennedy's entry follows. Wisconsin, Indiana, Oregon, California and DC shape the rest of the primary calendar with California looming large.
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Johnson
Eugene McCarthy
D.-Minn
Robert F. Kennedy
McCarthy
New Hampshire
Nixon
Michigan
George Romney
Kennedy
Wisconsin
Indiana
District of Columbia
Nebraska
Oregon
California
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Jack Gilligan
Cleveland Cope
Ted Brown
Cincinnatians
Chambers of Commerce
Alexander Barkan
Barkan
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Senate
Bayard Rustin
A. Philip Randolph Institute
Rustin
Ial
Richard M. Nixon
Humphrey
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