Hecklers Fuel Wallace Rally Tactics Across Ohio Michigan
About 150 to 200 young hecklers, mostly Black, tried to drown George Wallace at Canton, then Akron and Flint rallies. Wallace used the disruption to mobilize supporters, praised the crowd, and pressed law and order as police moved in. A mix of students and workers defended Wallace against accusations of racism.
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Roy Reed
N. Y. Times News Service
Canton
Ohio
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Wallace Go
Akron
Michigan
Ed Rodgers
Lansing Community College
Lansing, Mich
Alan Berstein
Michigan State University
Rodgers
Flint
Mich
James Connely
General Assembly
Buick
Nixon Strengthens Lead in New York Times Survey
A New York Times survey shows Nixon extending his national lead with 34 states carrying 380 electoral votes, Wallace ahead in seven states and Humphrey in four plus DC. Five states remain too close to call. results may shift before the November 5 election as campaigns intensify.
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Warren Weaver, JR
N. Y. Times News Service
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
New York Times
Nixon
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
District of Columbia
Humphrey
Wallace
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey- Muskie
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Minnesota
Hawaii
Maine
Maryland
Delaware
Missouri
Times
Lawrence
F.O' Brien
Michigan
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Texas
Connecticut
Arthur Goldberg
Cairo
Wallace Wallace Mail as Barometer of Wallace Campaign
A Wall Street Journal style look at George C Wallace third party campaign headquarters in Montgomery. The article notes mass mail from supporters nationwide with many sending money, averaging 15 000 to 20 000 letters daily and 21 volunteers organizing the flow. Estimates place income from mail between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars a day.
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Illinois
Wallace
Humphrey
Walter Rugaber
N. Y. Times News
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Connecticut
California
Alabama
Air Force
Grayling
Mich
Prospect Park
Des Moines
Iowa
Yonkers
N.Y
Roosevelt
Rensselaer
Devil's Lake
N.D
Lawrence Harris
Slocumb
Blackburn Reflects on Six Years as Decatur Mayor
J. Gilmer Blackburn, leaving Decatur’s mayor post, discusses organizing city management, public communication, and accomplishments including industrial growth, three overpasses, a first full time city administrator, and the Point Mallard project. He notes disappointments like stalled library work and a tax-related fee controversy.
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Decatur
J. Gilmer Blackburn
Bank St
OND
New Decatur
Blackburn
Tennessee River
Flint Creek
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Law and Order
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Arizona
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Stuer
George
George Wallace
Buffalo
Richard. M. Nixon
Wallace Mail
Governor Wallace
Newark
N.J
Ray Martin
DAILY
City Hall
Point Mallard
Daily Photo
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