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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

26 Aug 1968

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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1968

Page

5

Preconvention battles shape Democratic race in 1968

A detailed account traces how McCarthy Kennedy and Johnson navigated the 1968 Democratic nominating season from Massachusetts to New Hampshire Wisconsin and California. It notes turning points Tet offensive New Hampshire Victorys and Kennedy assassination redefining the race and the Chicago convention dynamics.

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Tom Wicker New York Times News Service Chicago Lester Hyman Massachusetts Democratic Party James Rowe Johnson Washington Hyman Rowe Massachusett Robert F. Kennedy New York Eugene J. McCarthy Minnesota McCarthy New Hampshire Vietnam Robert Kennedy Kennedy South Vietnam Tet
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Week's Key Speeches By Non Candidates

Chicago reports two speeches by leaders not seeking any nomination. President Johnson and Senator Kennedy pushed differing Vietnam endgame plans, potentially undermining Humphrey’s bid. The outcome could rewrite Democratic nomination fate if McCarthy or McGovern win, a historic repudiation of Johnson.

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Johnson Vietnam North Vietnam Gallup McCarthy Wisconsin Kennedy Hubert Humphrey Humphrey California South Dakota New York Paul O’dwyer George McGovern Sen McGovern Lester G. Maddox Georgia Maddox John B. Connally Jr Texas Chicago Will Roger William V. Shannon New York Times News Service Edward M. Kennedy Hubert H. Humphrey Eugene J. McCarthy George S. McGovern Grover Core William Jennings Bryan Edmund S. Muskie Maine Robert Washington Nixon John B. Connally
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Challenges Face Negro Career Woman

A discussion among five prominent Black women reveals the dual burden of race and gender in career and family roles. They describe balancing activism with personal life, navigating white society's ambivalence, and supporting Black men while pursuing equal advancement in work and community leadership.

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