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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1968
Page
4
The Senate Commerce Committee reports the Consumer Sales Protection bill with a two day cancellation option for door to door sales The bill allows a $60 or more cancellation right within two business days and requires a certified letter to activate it.
The 1968 U S Treasury deficit reached 25.4 billion dollars the largest since World War II. Outlays totaled 178.9 billion while receipts were 153.5 billion a record gap. To cover the shortfall the Treasury borrowed from the market and other sources.
The Daily notes Nixon on the threshold of Republican nomination amid polls and delegates, with rivals like Nelson Rockefeller Charles Percy and John Lindsay named as fresher options. It calls for new blood, warns of a repeat of past losses, and labels Nixon the New Nixon despite praise from supporters.
Drew Pearson traces Czechoslovakia from Woodrow Wilson’s 1918 unification to its dismemberment by Hitler and later Soviet influence. He notes Yugoslavia’s independence, postwar Soviet occupation, and Khrushchev era shifts, ending with a view on freedom’s persistence and lessons from Czech history.
David Lawrence argues delegates must judge the nominee’s chances amid polling and city voting dynamics. He notes Rockefeller supporters back a New York governor while urban unrest and white voter shift influence the race. Nixon's perceived firmness in handling riots boosts his standing with big city voters.
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