State of the nation under Democratic control noted in 1968 critique
Arthur Krook argues the Democratic Party has governed amid rising crime and economic strain. He cites police violence, racial conflict, high prices, and labor unions using immunities, while condemning U.S. involvement abroad as a threat to national security tied to a Communist fear in Hawaii. Republicans favor the same stance on national security.
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Arthur Krock
New York Times News Service
Democratic Party
Supreme Court
Chicago
U.S
Hawaii
Richard M. Nixon
Black women press at Democratic National Convention
Black women at the Chicago convention push on civil rights and black power issues. They voice diverse views from Alabama seating grievances to Indiana University funding and voter registration, while stressing economic and political control alongside cultural awareness.
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Charlotte Curtis
New York Times News Service
Chicago
Lester Maddox
Alabama
Zecozy Williams
Williams
Montgomery
Richard J. Hughes
Hughes
Johnnie Johnson
Newark
N.J
Gail McHenry
Kentucky
Robert F. Kennedy
Gail
Indiana University
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Miss McHenry
Velma Hill
Harvard
Dorothy L. Brown
Nashville’s
Riverside Hospital
Meharry Medical College
Nash
Kennedy's Name Will Be Withdrawn, Says Relative
Stephen E. Smith, Kennedy brother in law, said Tuesday that Edward M. Kennedy’s name will be withdrawn from presidential nomination plans. He noted only a slim chance of a bona fide draft and Kennedy’s team urged restraint to avoid signaling a push for power.
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Kennedy
New York Times News Service
Chicago
Stephen E. Smith
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Gerald Dougherty
Massachusetts
Mchael V. di Salle
Ohio
di Salle
Smith
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dougherty
Humphrey
Robert Fitzgerald
California
Robert F. Kennedy
Sherman House
Richard Celeste
Lakewood
Movement
Sen. Kennedy
Democratic Chicago convention shows Humphrey loyalty despite rifts
Reston contrasts Democratic support for Hubert Humphrey with Republican faith in Nixon. Democrats doubt his Vietnam stance yet back him as a person, while Republicans back Nixon personally despite policy disagreements. The Chicago gathering features direct debate on Vietnam, revealing party loyalties and the sense Humphrey is the best hope despite likely losses.
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New York Times News Service
Chicago
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Miami Beach
Humphrey
Vietnam
Johnson
McCarthy
McGovern
Nixon
Rockefeller
Reagan
California
T.V
John Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Teddy Kennedy
Priests Suspended Over Birth Control Encyclical Sparking Protests
London voices protest the suspension of at least six Roman Catholic priests who criticized Pope Paul VI’s encyclical on birth control. Critics say the case raises broader questions about freedom of conscience and church authority, with Dr. Oliver Pratt leading the movement.
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London
Oliver Pratt
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