Waiting Replaces Shock Disbelief in Wallace Shooting
Alabama figures from Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley to Sen. Jim Allen and Rep. William Dickinson voiced shock and sorrow as Gov. George C. Wallace underwent surgery after being shot while campaigning. Calls for prayer and prayers for his recovery followed amid bipartisan reactions and political tension.
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Kendal Weaver
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Maryland
Wallace
Jere Beasley
State Capitol
Beasley
Capitol
Jim Allen
America
Bob Jones
Republic
Area Lawmakers Condemn Wallace Assassination Attempt
Alabama legislators unite in condemning the shooting of Gov. George C. Wallace. They express outrage, fear for public figures, and prayers for his recovery as senators from Morgan-Limestone to Lawrence Franklin offer statements on political violence and national division.
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Bob Lowry
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Bob Harris
Morgan-Limestone
Wallace
Joe Fine
Lawrence Franklin
Tom Drake
Cullman County
U.S
Robert Kennedy
Tommy Carter
Limestone County
Wayland
After Wallace shooting Decatur residents react with concern
Residents voice shock and sorrow over George Wallace being shot. They warn democracy is endangered when candidates cannot campaign freely and express views. Local officials and citizens urge calm and a return to lawful political debate.
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Linda Parham
George Wallace
Decatur
Wallace
Newton B. Powell
Don Stanford
Bond Cancels Calhoun Talk Amid Wallace Assassination Aftermath
Georgia Rep Julian Bond cancelled a speaking engagement at Calhoun Junior College Alabama citing family fear after Gov. Wallace assassination attempt. Bond, SNCC founder and 1968 DNC candidate, remains unavailable for comment as organizers seek a new date. Authorities also report a large whiskey still destroyed in Limestone County with no arrests.
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Georgia
Julian Bond
Calhoun Junior College
George C. Wallace
Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Bond
Ardmore
Limestone County
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Pinedale
Wallace Fighters on Despite Shots in Maryland Michigan Primaries
Governor George C. Wallace remains a political force after being shot, with Maryland and Michigan primaries likely to boost his delegate bloc. He may be represented by a proxy or by Cornelia Wallace, while his name stays on Oregon and Rhode Island ballots.
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Alabama
Maryland
Michigan
Wallace
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Laurel
Oregon
Rhode Island
South
Florida
Tennessee
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Peensylvania
California
New Mexico
Lyndon B. Johnson
Humphrey
Nixon
Miami Beach
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Silver Spring
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Jack Edwards
John Cashin
Democratic Party of Alabama
Cashin
U S
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Winton M
Red” Blount
Senate
Sparkman
Fred Jones
Montgomery City
Cliff
Robert Wilson
Cullman Walker
Billy Wayne Roberts
Ernest Holley
Fred Brown
Don Hamilton
Huntsville
Randy Hasting
Hasting
Steve Rogers
Charles Sherrill
Courtland
Theo Pitt
Brenda Morrison
Ona Thompson
Athens
Ralph Slate
Morgan County
Slate
E. C. Dothard
David Cauthen
Finis ST. John
Calhoun
Lynn Headrick
Headrick
Georgia House of Representatives
Walter R. Mears
Washington
Cornelia Wallace
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