LeMay-Vice Presidency for Wallace Aims
Retired Gen Curtis LeMay reportedly becomes third party candidate George Wallace's running mate, signaling a push for a sound decisive victory in Vietnam. Nixon labels Wallace's ideas as simplistic while Humphrey attacks Nixon's southern tour and Appalachian policy. Ed Muskie defends liberty against Wallace's law and order stance amid campaign chatter in 1968. Maryland Gov. Agnew backs calls for more wiretapping to tackle organized crime.
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Associated Press
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
U.S
Vietnam
George C. Wallace
O Wallace
LeMay
Strategic Air Command
America
Southeast Asia
Richard M. Nixon
South
Wallace
Potomac
Nixon
Norfolk
Atlanta
Alabama
Hubert H. Humphrey
Welch
W. Va
Appalachia
Nixon-Agnew
Humphrey
House
Senate
Edmund S. Muskie
Chicago
Muskie
Maryland
Spiro T. Agenew
GOP
Agnew
Annapolis
Edward M. Kennedy
Joan
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Bayh
Ted
Charlene Mitchell
Minnesota
Lawrence F. O’brien
Connecticut
Michigan
Missouri
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Texas
Homecoming at Sweet Home Baptist Church Oct 6 1968
Rev H Spearman and Sweet Home Baptist Church invite all to worship during the 32nd annual Homecoming on October 6 1968 with a sermon by Rev B T Lawson associate minister of Park Ave Baptist Church Kansas City Missouri.
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H, Spearman
The
Sweet Home Baptist Church
B, T, Lawson
Park Ave
Baptist Church
Kansas City
The Negro Community Meeting Notices
Ester Hicks issues notices urging members of Zorah Charter No 4 and St Andrews Lodge No 10 to attend Friday October 4th gatherings at 7 and 7 30 p m respectively. Letters signed by C H Armstrong and W M are included with contact numbers PR7 4678 or 4474.
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Ester Hicks
Zorah Charter No. 4
St. Andrews
C,h, Armstrong W, M
Senate backs Sentinel antiballistic missile plan
The Senate voted to block funding cuts, effectively ensuring the $5 billion Sentinel antiballistic missile system proceeds. A $387.4 million cut was defeated as part of the $71.9 billion defense appropriations bill, amid broader political notes including wiretap debate and 1964 plane crash references.
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Senate
Carl P. Learscarf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Griffin Leads GOP to Block Fortas Nomination
Senate Republican Griffin spearheaded the effort to defeat Fortas for chief justice with help from Southern Democrats. He cited $15,000 Fortas lecture fees and ongoing advisory role to Johnson, framing the nomination as cronyism and urging the next president to fill the vacancy. Air Guardsmen to be released as 16,000 Guard and reserve members depart active duty by next summer, while Army needs 20,000 recalled for Vietnam support.
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Griffin
John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Robert P. Griffin
Abe Fortas
Johnson
Michigan
Senate
Fortas
Paul A. Porter
Earl Warren
Warren
Rope
Senate Republican Policy Committee
California
George Murphy
Homer Thornberry
Ofisat
Hopfman
Air Force
Army
Secretary of Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
Pueblo
South Vietnam
Navy
Patrick J. Nugent
Vietnam
Senate debates vast Sentinel defense budget amid secret session
The Senate weighed Sen Joseph S Clark cut 10 percent on the Sentinel bill amid a two hour closed session. Clark failed on a 60 to 6 vote against his SAGE AWACS amendment. Cooper urged limits on helicopter production as defense officials push ahead with the system, with estimated total cost reaching tens of billions.
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Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Senate
Sentinel
United States
Soviet Union
John Sherman Cooper
Clark
Pennsylvania
le Metcalf
D-Mont
Cooper
John O. Pastore
D-R.l
Clark Clifford
Pentagon
Congress
Central Intelligence Agency
Faubus Presses Wallace on VP Pick for 1968
Former Arkansas governor Orval Faubus says he urged George Wallace to choose a running mate from outside the region and offered to help if needed. Faubus notes Wallace may name retired Gen Curtis LeMay as vice president, and says sentiment in the area favors Wallace. Faubus plans appearances in Wake Forest and Columbia this weekend in support of Wallace.
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Little Rock
Oral E. Faubus
George C. Wallace
Faubus
Wallace
Air Force
Curtis LeMay
LeMay
George Walkes Watselestay
Paulius
LiHe Rock
Wake Forest
N.C
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Hot Springs
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