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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1968
Page
16
AP reporter John T. Wheeler depicts the chaos behind battlefield plans at Khe Sanh. Marines face last minute delays, fear, and a deadly ambush while reflecting on courage, humor, and loyalty amid the siege and long tour in Vietnam.
A late night floor clash at the Democratic National Convention pits the loyalist Alabama delegation led by Robert S. Vance against a reform group allied with Eugene McCarthy and a third slate from the National Democratic Party of Alabama. The struggle mirrors shifting Southern politics after the Voting Rights Act and the rise of George Wallace's influence.
The 50 member regular delegation was chosen by a statewide May primary in Alabama. Ten delegates and alternates were Negroes and over 30 favored George Wallace. Alabama also elected electors for Wallace’s American Independent Party, complicating Democratic voters desire for their national candidate.
Delegates who back George Wallace denounced their exclusion from the Democratic National Convention as insulting and discriminatory. Dr. Wallace Miller and Brassell accuse chairman Robert Vance and David Vann of favoritism in credentials. They await a federal court hearing as a last chance to be seated.
A New York poll indicates Vice President Humphrey trails among under 35 voters and other groups including the less well off, union members, Negroes, Catholics, and Jews. Supporters in New York urge selecting a vice presidential candidate who broadens appeal to youth and minorities. Kennedy would boost Humphrey in New York City while McCarthy would help more in the suburbs and upstate. The macaque note appears as a separate, unrelated zoological fact.
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