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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1968

Page

4

Vice presidential pick study swirls around Humphrey ticket

Debate centers on a running mate who can broaden support for Hubert Humphrey. Candidates discussed include Fred Harris of Oklahoma, John Connally allies, Edmund Muskie, Sargent Shriver, and the role of southern leaders, with Kennedy family considerations and Vietnam fallout shaping the choice.

Tom Wicker New York Times Hubert Humphrey Humphrey Lyndon Johnson Honolulu Cincinnati Ted Ginedy Boston Minnesota Eugeng J. McCarthy Chicago Kennedy Bolst Bol“Ering John B. Connally Texas Connally Vietnam Fred R. Harris Oklahoma Walter F. Mondale Harris John V. Lindsay New York Robert F. Kennedy Dixie Edmund S. Muskie Maine Sargent Shriver France Peace Corps Johnson Congress Eugene McCarthy

Resurrection City cost to taxpayers questioned in committee notes

The committee notes assess Resurrection City security and cleanup at about 245000 dollars. Police protection cost 144989 dollars, mainly overtime. Tearing down the encampment adds about 60000 dollars. DC contributes 13514 dollars for area restoration. An extra 14607 dollars covers police and cleanup for the June 19 march. The SCLC posted a 5000 dollar bond for damages.

Republican Congressional Committee Resurrection City Interior Department District of Columbia Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Eisenhower brother urges Washington voters to defeat Magnuson

Edgar Eisenhower, brother of former President, writes to Seattle voters urging defeat of Senator Warren Magnuson over trade with the Communist bloc. He distributes a window sticker and claims Magnuson backed Johnson Administration trade policy. The letter argues defeating Magnuson would prove Americans oppose Communist trade.

Washington Edgar Eisenhower Eisenhower Seattle Washington State Warren G. Magnuson Johnson Sen. Magnuson Dwight D. Eisenhower Truman Kennedy John Tower Texas Yugoslavia Paul Findlay Poland Europe Czechoslovakia Sen Magnuson Victor Wickersham D-Okla

Riots and gun control debates spill from Cleveland to Congress

National outrage over riot plots and gun laws grows as Cleveland violence prompts calls for federal action. Rep. Vanik accuses interstate gun commerce of fueling sniper fire with M 1 carbines and M 16s while lawmakers resist stricter controls amid lobby influence. A broader bipartisan trade stance toward Eastern Europe is noted as context.

John Angvary Cleveland Evans China United States U.S Charles A. Vanik Ohio Congress House of Representatives City Interstate House Washington Publishers-Hall Syndicate

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