They're Taking Us Down Low Road
Russell Baker argues in 1968 that presidential candidates Humphrey Nixon and Wallace appeal to fear and lower instincts rather than inspiring higher ideals. He contrasts past calls to noble sacrifice with modern promises to jail more people and take away the middle class’s gains, urging leaders to lift public spirit.
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Russell Baker
New York Times News
Washington
Humphrey
Nixon
Wallace
Supreme Court
Vietnam
Nixes
U. S
NASA Faces Fourth Consecutive Cutbacks in 1969 Budget
Washington reports indicate NASA will endure its fourth straight budget cut in fiscal 1969 as House Senate conferees debate funds. The Budget Bureau cites potential reductions of about 100 million, with Apollo and Apollo Applications hit hard. NASA warns of possible gaps in manned flight and argues for preserving the core lunar program. The Soviet space effort appears to accelerate with more flights and heavier spacecraft in 1968.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
House-Senate
Bureau of the Budget
Congress
House
Senate
Agency
James E. Webb
Apollo
Webb
U.S
Soviet Union
Nixon the law and order debate and its flaws
James Reston argues that US law and order talk clashes with actions and funding. He critiques Nixon's stance on court rulings, desegregation, tax reform, and military spending, warning that rhetoric may worsen urban and global disorder. Reston notes distrust among youths, Black voters, and Soviets.
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James Reston
New York Times
Boston
United States
America
Law and Order
Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
Washington
U.S
Nixon
Johnson
Vietnam
Soviet Union
George Wallace
Nixon selects Agnew as 1968 running mate amid conservative tilt
The article outlines Nixon's August 8 announcement naming Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew as his vice presidential candidate. It lists participants in four marathon meetings with GOP leaders, highlighting conservatives from California to South Carolina and noting the absence of moderates. It traces ties to Goldwater campaigns and notes key aides like Finch Klein Flanigan Haldeman and Mitchell Garment Sears.
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Roan
Conrad Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Agnew
Miami Beach
GOP
California
Robert H. Finch
Ronald Reagan
Calif
Finch
Herbert G. Klein
Peter M. Flanigan
National Volunteers
Nixon-Lodge
H. R. Haldeman
New York
New York City
John N. Mitchell
Leonard Garment
John Sears
Wayne Hood
Wisconsin
John G. Tower
Peter O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Goldwater
John J. Rhodes
House Republican Policy Committee
Sen
Paul J. Fannin
Senate
Earthquakes and San Francisco Faults Keep Watch
A Junior Scientist overview describes how faults like San Andreas San Mateo and Pilarcitos crack the earths crust causing earthquakes. It notes deep earth forces and heat currents may trigger movement and mentions the National Center for Earthquake Research to predict major quakes despite thousands of small tremors annually. The piece ends with an arithmetic puzzle promising the 1906 San Francisco quake year.
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San Andreas
San Mateo
Pilarcitos
California
San Francisco
Ernment
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Humprey
Kennedy
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Nixon For President Committee
Arizona
Strom Thurmond
S.C
South Carolina
Harry Dent
Linwood Holton
Virginia
Howard H. Callaway
Georgia
World Book Science Service
Instructional Dynamics Incorporated
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