Opinion Polls Worthless In This Presidential Race
John Chamberlain argues polls taken in July are worthless for predicting November results. He notes Wallace's potential third party and a possible Democratic Republican coalition could alter outcomes, while McCarthyites and independents add further uncertainty as Hubert Humphrey faces challenge from student voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chamberlain
Tuscaloosa
George Gallup
Louis Harris
Nixon
George Wallace
Wallace
House of Representatives
Reagan
McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Wife nourishes husband’s business by creating a calm home
Advice urges a wife to ease her husband’s burdens, listen with sympathy, and make the home a sanctuary to support his career. The piece also reports SBA Birmingham office earning regional honors for 1968 loans totaling $22.6 million and weighs in on 1968 political dynamics and possible candidate moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Y
Wiley Messick
SBA
Birmingham
Southeast
Messick
Turn in Your Gun Movement Grows Amid Kennedy Murder Remorse
The Spartanburg Herald notes a wave of Turn in Your Gun protests across cities as a public gesture to curb violence after Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination. The piece questions how to persuade criminals and would be attackers to abandon firearms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
Nixon
New York
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Spartanburg
Park-Hungry Congressmen Behind Highways Bill
Washington editorial reports the House Public Works Committee pushed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968 amid secrecy backed by lobbyists from Firestone Rubber Co and the American Roadbuilders Association. It would strip park protections and court review, add 3,000 miles to the interstate system, and cost taxpayers $15 billion while demanding no summit on education, welfare, or poverty cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
House of Representatives
House Public Works Committee
House
Congress
LBJ
Public Works Committee
Subcommittee
John Kluczynski
Chicago
William Cramer
Florida
Joel Broyhill
William Scott
Virginia
Gilbert Gude
Baltimore
John Blatnik
Minn
Bob Jones
Ala
Harold Wirth
Firestone Rubber Co
American Roadbuilders Association
American Automobile Association
The
Asphalt Institute
National Association of Auto Dealers
Portland Cement Association
National Association of Motor Bus Owners
Transportation Department
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals
D. C
Hanoi Peace Prospects After U.S. Election
Viewpoint discusses whether North Vietnam will push for a Paris peace deal before the U.S. presidential election. It argues Hanoi misreads U.S. politics, split within Hanoi affects tactics, and a final agreement before November is unlikely. A cease fire is more plausible before the new president takes office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
South Vietnam
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
South Korea
Thailand
White House
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
Prayer for Today Blessings on Land and Freedom
A prayer asks God to grant integrity to authorities and wisdom in leadership. It urges dependence on Christ for both bodily and spiritual freedom. Prayer by John M. Drescher of Scottdale Pennsylvania, editor of Gospel Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
John M. Drescher
Scottdale
Gospel Herald
Mennonite Church
Decatur Daily notice of subscription rates and service area
The Decatur Daily lists subscription rates by mail and carrier delivery, with daily and Sunday options and zone differences. It notes Associated Press and York Times News Service affiliations and includes delivery details and tax information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
York Times News Service
New
Also Mentioned on This Page
Billy Graham
Rockefeller
Ted Sorensen
Michael Harrington
Vietnam
South
Small Business Administration
Southeastern States
Paul Brunson
Alabama
Texas
Tower
John Connally
Connally
Pennsylvania
Gallup
Harris
By HiiGo
Decatur Daily
Senate
Richard Nixon
Paris
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
David Lawrence
Hanoi
David Lawrences
Saigon
North Vietnam
Decatur Daily Peace
Decatur
Valley P Co., Inc
P.O
Maedeg
Nestie
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!