Nixon backs bombing policy amid Midwest swing
Nixon endorses President Johnson's Vietnam bombing plan during a two day Midwest tour. He visits Eisenhower at Walter Reed Hospital and meets with Mrs. Eisenhower and family. Nixon plans NYC talks with Gov. Rockefeller and Sen. Javits to win GOP support.
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Agnew Receives Greek Welcome in Colorado Springs
Maryland Governor Spiro T. Agnew landed at Colorado Springs Municipal Airport for a Republican strategy meeting. About 100 well wishers greeted him in a scene highlighted by Susie Brown holding a Greek sign reading Nixon and Spiro Agnew. Governor John A. Love greeted Agnew and planned to fly with him to Detroit for a GOP Issues Committee meeting in New York City.
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Powell Chides and Praises HHH In Harlem Comments
Former Rep. Adam Clayton Powell admonished Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey for not consulting black leadership before campaigning in Harlem last week. Powell praised Humphrey as a great liberal fighter and suggested he might campaign for him. He warned candidates must confer with local leaders in ghettos or risk losing votes, applying to Harlem and cities like Chicago’s South Side Watts and Negro communities in St. Louis and Cleveland.
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Debate plans falter as Humphrey leaves for Miami vacation
The on again off again debate between Humphrey and McCarthy faces more uncertainty as Humphrey departs for a Miami Beach vacation. McGovern requests inclusion and Maddox calls for a four candidate debate, complicating network plans.
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Rusk Urges Clear Vietnam Aims Over Bombing Halt
Secretary Rusk defended the Johnson administration's Asia policy before a platform committee, insisting the nation must state objectives rather than tactics. He cited North Vietnamese forces in Laos and Thai border areas, said a halt to bombing requires Hanoi's restraint, and noted Hanoi's rejection of numerous peace proposals.
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Doves Split Over Vietnam War Blame in Platform Fight
Democratic platform doves debated Vietnam policy mainly on bombing halt cease-fire and coalition plans. Major blame fell on Johnson Humphrey administration with others like Rusk cited. McGovern and McCarthy urged shared responsibility for the war’s moral and diplomatic catastrophe.
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Unruh presses US Viet peace plan at convention
Sacramento Assembly Speaker Jesse M. Unruh urged a new US peace offensive in Vietnam endorsing McCarthy proposals. He called for an end to bombing North Vietnam and search and destroy missions, support for a freely elected coalition including Viet Cong elements, and a pullback of American forces to let the Vietnamese army take the lead. Burns withdraws support from Humphrey over grape boycott stance.
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Mississippi
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Mondale
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McCarthy Tightens Bid to Block Humphrey at Democratic Convention
McCarthy campaign chiefs refine a plan to curb Humphrey delegates as Illinois braces for a convention guard presence. A streamlined tactic would withhold challenged delegates from the temporary roll unless challenges prove substantial, aiming to seat McCarthy delegates while delaying others.
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Confusion over Democratic National Convention press plans
The Democratic National Committee staff raised questions about who handles press arrangements for the convention committees. Delegates from Alabama Georgia Texas and Washington spark disputes as Humphrey aims for the nomination with possible delays or a Monday opening at the convention.
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