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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1968

Page

4

News Services Credit Line Dated June 14 1968

A Friday June 14 1968 credit line lists Associated Press New York Times News Service Congressional Quarterly News Service and World Book Encyclopedia Science Service as the contributing sources for the item.

Associated Press New York Times News Service Congressional Quarterly News Service World Book Encyclopedia Science Service The New York Times News Sera

Editorial: Maybe It's Time We Picked A President By Popular Vote

A columnist argues for replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote. It notes the framers planned electors to avoid party influence, recounts early conventions, and contends electors and conventions now distort voter intent. The piece calls for voters to decide how to elect the president.

George Washington Washington U. S. House of Representatives House Republican Party

Resentment Toward God Forms Cynicism and Blame

Counselling discusses how many people resent God seeing him as cruel fate. They blame God for troubles, fail to thank blessings, and use God as a whipping boy. The prodigal son’s return symbolizes turning misery into joy and trust.

T. R

What If Presidential Nominee Withdraws

A historical note on what happens if a party nominee or running mate dies or withdraws before the general election. It outlines that no law covers the event, but the Democratic and Republican parties have procedures to address the situation.

Mittee Republican National Committee

Political alignments sift through Wallace mentions in GOP chatter

BO Callaway of the Nixon campaign hints George Wallace may side with Nixon. Rockefeller urges Nixon to declare his Wallace stance while both parties discuss filling a presidential vacancy rule and VP succession contingencies. The piece stresses the urgency of choosing a vice presidential candidate.

BO Callaway Southern George Wallace Nelson Rockefeller Nixon Mr. Wallace Mr. Rockefeller

Miami Judge Hands Probation After Razor Chest Wound

The Associated Press reports a Miami case where a judge granted probation to a woman charged with slashing her husband’s chest with a single-edge razor. The judge advised the man to consider an electric razor for safety.

Associated Press Miami

International student conspiracy fuels campus unrest

Washington columnist Drew Pearson argues a global student conspiracy links Columbia, Berlin, Paris and Prague. He cites Mark Rudd, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, and Rudi Dutschke, notes Springer press backlash, and outlines factors behind the wave of protests from Latin America to the United States.

Washington Springer Berlin Columbia New York Belgrade Warsaw Cracow Prague Mark Rudd Columbia University Fidel Castro Cuba U. S Danny Cohn-Bendit Herbert Marcuse University of California At Dutschke West Germany Axel Springer Berlin Wall Rudi Dutschke Daniel Cohn-Bendit Sorbonne Paris The Students For A Democratic Society New Columbia Cymnasium Harlem’ Park Institute of Defense Analysis Rudd

Fingerprints Led to Ray Capture In London Case

Washington column outlines the crucial role of fingerprints in identifying James Earl Ray, the suspected killer of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It explains how latent prints, agency files, and cross border data pinpointed Ray after months of searching and the likelihood of conspirators.

Washington London James Earl Ray Martin Luther King Jr Dr. King King FBI Ray Dr.King Atlanta Eric Starvoalt Canada

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United States Congressional Quarterly By Billy. Graham Drew Pearson East Germany Die Welt New York Times Bild-Zeitung Springer Publications Sen Eugene McCarthy Robert Kennedy Czechoslovakia Decatur Daily University of Havana Castro University of Caracas Venezuela University of Mexico Raul Leoni Johnson North Vietnam Vietnam Niewpoint David Lawrence DECATUR _DAILY U.S. Geological Survey New Mexico New York Civil Service Commission U.S U.S. Army Publishers-Hall Syndicate Michael A. Petit, M.D Decatur, CO Tennessee Valley Decatur Ala Big Seals
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