Nixon Era Questioned as New Political Tide Begins
Nixon could signal a new era in American politics if he curbs crime, stabilizes the economy and avoids retreat. Richard Scammon, of the Elections Research Center, weighs whether the 1968 election marks a potential 36-year Republican dominance or remains an uncertain, fragile shift.
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Richard M. Nixon
Richard M. Scammon
The
Elections Research Center
Nixon
Scammon
South
Texas
Middle West
West
Union Goes Courting for Labor’s Courtroom Push
Organized labor shifts to judicial routes for gains in four years. AFL-CIO Letter Carriers plan to challenge the anti-strike oath for federal employees, arguing it violates free speech. Oath aims to prevent strikes. penalties include fines up to 1000 dollars and possible jail. Unions expect limited concessions from the Nixon administration, signaling a court path for relief.
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United States
Afl-Cio
James Rademacher
Nixon
Consumer Assembly Warns on Deception and Safety Costs
Editorial notes the third annual Consumer Assembly opening in Washington with speakers including Senator George McGovern. It highlights staggering casualty figures from Vietnam and highway deaths, rising household accidents, and injuries from old washing machines. It warns that deceptive selling robs Americans of billions and calls for stronger consumer protection and labeling enforcement.
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Consumer Assembly
Washington
George McGovern
D-5
Agriculture Subcommittee
Defense Department
Vietnam
National Safety Council
Sen
Warren G. Magnuson
DeWash
Senate Commerce Committee
Time Bombs Loom in Peru and FCC Channel 5 Battle
Drew Pearson reports on a decade of lobbying behind the Channel 5 award to Boston Broadcasters Inc. and the FCC decision reversing a Herald-Traveler gain. Nixon faces a Peru time bomb as a military regime seizes oil interests, risking sugar quotas and copper mines, with U.S. policy lagging under Latin American instability.
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Boston
Drew Pearson
Channel 5
Boston Herald- Traveler
U. S. Court of Appeals
FCC
Boston Broadcasters Inc
Herald - Traveler
Washington
Nixon
Latin America
South America
Peru
United States
International Petroleum Company
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Truman
Beisenhower
Dean Rusk
Corey Oliver
Belaunde
American Oil Combine
TPC
Juan Velasco Alvardo
Hickenlooper
Bourke Hickenlooper
Iowa
Fidel Castro
Cuba
State Department
U. S
Cerro de Pasco
Mao Tse - Tung
Gamal Abdul Nasser
Egypt
Kennedy
Haya de la Torre
Aprista
de la Torre
Bureau of Public Roads
Frank Turner
J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
Turer
Turner
Eisenhower
William Haddon
National Highway Safety Bureau
Haddon
Museum Drive Fuels Connecticut Town Historic Push
In Watertown Connecticut a small 18000 population manufacturing town opened a museum on the second floor of the Fire District Building. William C Cleveland a retired engineer led the effort with local schools and Jaycees support. A week long drive raised 12500 for facilities and furnishings. High Point parallels are drawn with Haley House funding totaling over 200000 and a Richardson Foundation challenge of 3000 with 5000 new money needed. The push seeks a city department to oversee historic development before summer.
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Watertown
Conn
Connecticut
Fire District
William C. Cleveland
Seavill Manufacturing Company
Westbury
Historical Society
Jaycees
Cleveland
High Point
Fred Joyce
Joyce
Hatteras exhibits sail into international shows and local YMCA races
Hatteras sails into European shows with J L Bull in Hamburg after Paris, while Dave Parker and his Mary open the New York exhibit for the Los Angeles California show. Two new boats debut in New York, a 45 ft convertible and a 38 ft double cabin. YMCA nominees and board changes are noted, plus regional Rotary and concert plans, with Nello L Teer Jr set to address Durham Rotary and High Point artists planning for 1969 70 season.
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New York
Hatteras
J. L. Bull
Hamburg
Paris
Dave Parker
Mary Got Hatteras
California
Los Angeles
Miami
John Waring
George Irvine
Carl Chavis Ymca
N. S. Morehead
Sammie Chess
Central Ymca Board
Tarntamount
Robert Silver
A. Pat Brown
R. T. Amos Jr
Bob Allen
Charles Odom Jr
Edgar Snider
Purcell Kimsey
Henry T. Dowdy
Paul Ingle
YMCA
Guy E. Kinney
Paul K. Frye
Jack Hawks
Jerry Shaver
Carl Chavis
Carl Chavis Branch Ymca
Nello L. Teer Jr
Rotary Club
Nello L. Teer Company
Durham
Nelle L. Teer International, Inc
Central Engineering and Contract Corp
American Road Builders’ Association
Contractors
Better Highway Information Foundation
Carolina Road Builders Association
Associated General Contractors of America, Inc
Lynwood Smith
High Point
Edith Pieneman
Joe Molina
Whittemers and Lowe
Canadian Opera Company
Victor Bresco
Europe
Moscow Philharmonic
Robert Beker
Willis Slane
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William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Consumer Reports
Federal Trade Commission
Food and Drug Administration
Sacramento
Calif
National Traffic Safety Agency
High Point Enterprise Publubedeens Bet
Arch Point EO Rais Inc
Tae Ole North Main
D. A. Rawley
C.H. Lockwoop
David A. Rawley
Joseph P, Rawley
Randall B. Terry, Jroy
W. Idol
Richiana Teague
Sse
Tremmier Eves
Associated Press
Syr
Gmo
Daly
AP News
N. C
N.C
Cisterbatore
Kink Point Enterprise, Inc
Peruvain
Molt McPherson
Pod . Gas Sra
Dean Swift
Sears
L. E. Oliver
North Carolina
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