Vietnam plank vote splits Democrats at convention
The Democratic National Convention rejected a minority report calling for an immediate halt to bombing North Vietnam by a vote of 1,567 to 1,041. Humphrey allies held the majority but antiwar forces showed strength as protesters jeered and sang on the floor. Rep. Donald Fraser urged reconciliation, noting the vice presidential choice could matter.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic Party
Platform Committee
North Vietnam
Hum
Condi
Tors
Theodore Bikel
New York
Humphrey
Donald Fraser
Minnesota
Price of College Education Rises Again This Year
AP analysis notes college costs climb with four of five schools raising tuition. Private men’s schools lead at 7 percent, public in-state at 4 percent, with nonresident hikes. Census income projections contrast rising earnings with education levels, while a San Diego contest crowns a cow name despite gender mix.
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John Caniff
New York
Bureau of Census
San Diego, Calif
Sara Donnelly
San Diego Milk Council
Sara
Marvin Moo
Humphrey plank debate frames Vietnam divide
Richard N. Goodwin and Sen. George McGovern voiced mixed views on the party's peace plank at a news conference. Goodwin said the majority plank is politically disastrous yet he would vote for Humphrey over Nixon. McGovern rejected the plank but will campaign for the party nominee, hoping for room to steer toward peace. Abrams warned suspending bombing could empower the enemy in the demilitarized zone within a week.
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Richard N. Goodwin
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
U.S
Saigon
Platform
Hale Boges
Creighton Abrams
South Vietnam
Abrams
Demilitarized Zone
Young Hobby Club Cutouts Encourage Creative Displays
A reader project suggests making a cast of characters from favorite books using cutouts from magazines and newspapers. Assemble chosen images on construction paper, label them, and print a fitting title. Make the display size match the cutout scale and consider inserting it into a book for loaners to compare imagined characters.
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Bsak
Life Begins at Forty and Going Back to School
The piece notes women over 40 and men like Carl Poppino returning to education for new careers or knowledge. Poppino, a former General Electric engineer, earned bachelor and master’s degrees in sociology at Arizona State University and now teaches part time, arguing broader study helps address unemployment and social unrest. It urges retirees to consider study, citing a pamphlet offer from Dispatch Letter Service.
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Carl A. Popping
Poppino
General Electric
Arizona State University
Tempe
Ariz
Robert Peterson
West 45Th Street
New York
N.Y
Here Comes da Judge bumper sticker appears in Denver
A car parked outside Colorado's state Capitol displayed a bumper sticker reading Here comes da judge. Chief Justice D Otto Moore commented that his grandnephew found the sticker and that he gets a buzz from it, reflecting light humor at the scene.
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Denver
Colo
Supreme Court
Colorado
D. Otto Moore
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