New Party Forms as McCarthy Backers Plan Fourth-Party Bid
Chicago based reports say dissident supporters of Senator Eugene J. McCarthy met to draw guidelines for a New Party. About 50 attendees, mostly McCarthy backers, aim to attract voters unhappy with major nominees or George Wallace. McCarthy will not head a rump ticket.
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New York
New Democratic Coalition
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Lowenstein
Wallace backs Paris talks with threat of plan B
Wallace, third party candidate, urged Paris negotiations to end the Vietnam war and said he would mobilize a conditional military plan with advice from the joint chiefs if talks fail. He pledged to bring home troops when victory is achieved and to leave policing to South Vietnam. He spoke to about 11,500 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center.
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Albania
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HHH Appeals to Sulking Demo Wing to Close Ranks
The piece notes intraparty bickering within the Democratic wing after Johnson's 1964 era, with calls for unity to overcome disputes and rally support.
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HHH
Johnson
Nixon Sets His Kickoff in Chicago
Richard Nixon arrives in New York after a Florida vacation and plans to launch his presidential campaign in Chicago next Wednesday. He seeks contrast with Humphrey’s convention issues and asserts Chicago was chosen months ago. Humphrey campaign ties and Georgia seating fracas also mentioned.
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LBJ Warns of Possible Soviet Actions in Eastern Europe
President Johnson cites rumors of a Romanian invasion tied to Soviet moves in Czechoslovakia. He notes tanks surrounding Prague and warns Moscow may strike elsewhere in Eastern Europe. Johnson voiced concern during a convention dinner after dictating an addition to his speech.
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New Party Urges McCarthy as Candidate
Denver organizers of the New Party say hundreds of telegrams have been sent to Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy urging him to run on their ticket. The group backs McCarthy and New York Mayor John Lindsay to lead, with a Chicago convention planned.
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Unruh Hails Unity of State Democrats in Chicago Return
Los Angeles reports Assembly Speaker Jesse M. Unruh praising strong unity among California Democrats after the Democratic National Convention. He notes the delegation to Chicago supported Kennedy ideals, while acknowledging the platform plank on Vietnam was not adopted. Unruh suggests Humphrey may move toward a dove stance and comments on McCarthy’s stance.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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McCarthy
Tanks Out Czech Still Under Soviet Boot
Soviet tanks and occupation troops pulled out of Prague on Friday while Russian security agents tightened control behind the scenes. Prague’s government announced renewed press censorship to meet Moscow demands, with Premier Oldrich Cernik’s administration reportedly powerless against Moscow’s moves to place experts nationwide. Pravda urged liquidation of 40,000 counter-revolutionaries in Czechoslovakia in a dispatch, and airport workers in Prague refused service to Aeroflot planes, forcing Soviet crews to move passengers downtown.
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Tass Reports Brutality at Chicago Convention
Tass says Chicago residents witnessed vicious police brutality against peace demonstrators and passersby at the convention, describing the scene as shocking.
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Chicago
New York
UPI
Chicago Deliberates Chicago Convention Move Over Turmoil
The American Psychological Association weighing moving its 1969 convention from Chicago in protest of recent events. About 27,000 members in the APA and 10,000 attendees at the 76th annual meeting circulated petitions. A decision was not reached after the directors met and will be discussed Sunday by a 130 member council of representatives.
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UPI
American Psychological Association
Chicago
George A. Miller
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