Jackie Robinson backs Democrats in 1968 race calling Nixon racist
Jackie Robinson, former Dodger great and Republican aide to Governor Rockefeller, says he will support the Democratic nominee over Richard Nixon in November. He condemns Nixon as racist, resigns his Rockefeller post, and warns of trouble if Nixon wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jackie Robinson
Richard M. Nixon
Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Baseball
Hall of Fame
Richard Nixon
United States
Rockefeller
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Nixon
Mr. Nixon
Maryland
Spiro Ageney
Denture adhesive from saliva prompts new powder claim
A Phoenix report describes Super-Dent denture powder that allegedly turns mouth moisture into a strong adhesive. The claim includes gravity-defying hold with saliva and safety for dentures and gums. available at drug counters. Also quoted are civil rights remarks by Robinson on Nixon and law and order linked to violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Morton predicts Rockefeller nomination unlikely at convention
UPI reports Sen Thruston Morton says Rockefeller’s delayed decision doomed a run for the GOP nomination. Morton, a backing figure, notes Ronald Reagan’s hoped southern votes and Nixon’s choice of Spiro Agnew as running mate surprised him. LAS VEGAS AFL-CIO delegates back Sen Alan Bible for re election at Sahara Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
California
New York
Republican Party
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Gov. Agnew
Las Vegas
UPI
Nevada
Afl-Cio
Alan Bible
Sahara Hotel
Summer Happening at El Dorado Park Planned for Tuesday
El Dorado Park will host a Summer Happening Tuesday at 7 p.m. for parents to see what children from first through sixth grade learned in the park summer program. The one hour show includes skits dances puppet shows and games with a post show crafts exhibit and refreshments at 2800 Studebaker Road. Oakland grants $437000 funds training of skilled minority workers for better construction jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Dorado Park
Oakland
UPI
Nixon aide rejects racist label in Robinson flap
Herbert S. Klein, Nixon press secretary, calls charges of racism in the campaign against Nixon or Agnew ridiculous after Jackie Robinson refuses to back Nixon. Agnew has provoked Negroes by crackdown on Baltimore demonstrators and criticizing Johnson over park land for Resurrection City residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Nyts
Herbert S. Klein
Richard M. Nixon
Jackie Robinson
Nixon
Mr. Agnew
Agnew
Baltimore
Johnson
Federal Park
Resurrection City
Peaceful Marches in Chicago Urged by Civil Rights Leader
Hosea Williams urged nonviolent protests at Chicago during the Democratic nominating convention. He warned that violence could help Nixon Humphrey or McCarthy supporters, while stressing open secret ballots and persuading delegates to vote their conscience. He criticized the Republican convention and called for peaceful remonstrations across 12 states and DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Hosea Williams
Chicago
Williams
National Coalition For
Vietnam
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
White House
Hubert Humphrey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miami
Freedom National Bank
Harlem
Washington
Sen
Thruston
B. Morton
Union
Studebaker Road
William
States
District of Columbia
Humphrey
McCarthy
Ape Fun
Kies
Redondo Beach
San Pedro
L.B
Bert Bond
Frigidaire ‘Wife Saver’’ Refrigerator
Mon
San
E. 4Th
L.B. HE
Mark OF
Oldsmobile
Olds
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!