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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1970

Page

4

Nixon popularity slips six points in Harris poll

The Harris survey shows President Nixon at 52 percent positive and 45 percent negative, a six point drop from February and ten from his December peak. Slippage is greatest in the East and Midwest with gains in the Deep South and among the affluent over ten thousand dollars annual income. Independent voters also fall from 37 percent positive in February to 52-45 percent. A separate note mentions a San Jose fire destroying six apartments with $85,000 damage.

Nixon Harris Midwest Deep South South Erie Northeast White House Wee Be Csce Vietnam Laos

Nixon aide James Farmer denies bias in administration

New York UPI report quotes James Farmer, top Negro in the HEW, denying bias against Blacks and other groups. He notes Black opposition to Carswell and cites Nixon’s strong stance on integration and black consultants. White House rejects Civil Rights Commission critique of Nixon school desegregation policy.

Farmer Nixon New York UPI James Farmer Burger Uie White House U.S. Civil Rights Commission Theodore MM. Hesburgh University of Notre Dame

Magazine Urges Mitchell to Resign

Life magazine urged President Nixon to replace Attorney General John N. Mitchell, faulting his advice on the Haynsworth and Carswell Supreme Court nominations. The editorial said Mitchell bears responsibility for the defeats and urged wider consultation and a high caliber replacement.

New York Opi Life Magazine John N. Mitchell Nixon Haynsworth Carswell Supreme Court Life Supreme Court Mitchell Clement F. Haynsworth G. Harrold Carswell

Huntley Sees Race Strife in America

CBS newscaster Chet Huntley told the California Dental Association that the nation’s gravest domestic issue is race and will not be solved until racism is gone. He urged white Americans to recognize Black citizens as men and stressed dignity and equal status as the path to change.

San Francisco UPS America Chet Huntley Huntley California Dental Association

Store Robbery Nets Gunmen $120,000

Five men armed with pistols and shotguns robbed the Fr. J. Korvette store in the Bronx after 9 p.m. locking employees in an office and fleeing with about $120,000 in cash and jewelry. The bold heist occurred after closing time and involved late workers. Disturbing dialogue over racial bigotry noted but not essential to the crime report.

New York WPS Fr. J. Korvette Bronx

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