Nixon Leads Nixon Humphrey Race After GOP Convention
A Gallup poll from Princeton New Jersey dated August 20 shows Richard Nixon with a 45 to 29 percent lead over Hubert Humphrey nationally after the GOP convention and a 42 to 37 percent edge over Eugene McCarthy. Nixon gains mainly from Humphrey losses.
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N.J
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Miami
Eugene McCarthy
Humphrey
Nixon
Midwest
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National Ann
Sel Hee
South
Wallace leads in post convention survey among independents
An exclusive poll shows independent candidate George Wallace at 18 percent in a Nixon Humphrey Wallace test and 16 percent in a Nixon McCarthy Wallace post convention survey. The sample includes 1526 adults across 320 localities, interviewed August 8 to 11.
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George Wallace
Alabama
Poll shows Nixon leads GOP, Humphrey slips in South
Analysis of party support after conventions shows Nixon ahead among Republicans, with 84 percent backing him and 5 percent backing Humphrey. In the South Nixon closes gap on Wallace, while Humphrey falls behind. Democratic convention faces a divided party, with Humphrey favored by rank and file but defections to Nixon and Wallace.
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Goldwater
Johnson
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Chicago
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Eisenhower
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Roosevelt
Willkie
Gallup
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Bathtub whirl experiments test hemispheric water spin
Scientists in Massachusetts demonstrated counter clockwise drain flow in a Northern Hemisphere bath tub while Australian teams observed clockwise rotation. The study notes interference factors and patience as key, inviting readers to find 18 marked words.
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Massachusetts
Go Go Music Destroys Guinea Pig Ears Study Finds
University of Tennessee researcher reports go go music at Knoxville discotheques damaged cochlear cells in a guinea pig after long exposure. Left ear remained normal while right ear showed cell collapse, raising concern about recreational noise and youth hearing loss.
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New York
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Knoxville
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Readers critique Alabama education policy and tenure debates
A Hartselle letter to The Decatur Daily defends a Sand Mountain Reporter editorial criticizing lax teacher standards. The writer argues many teachers should be dismissed, urges reform of funding and governance, and warns Governor George Wallace’s stance on education and race amid bond issues and federal controls.
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Alabama
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Wasington
Washington
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