Vice Presidential Question Divides Democratic Ranks
The 1968 Democratic race shows Humphrey's camp hoping to win the nomination and gain Kennedy or McCarthy support. Kennedy aides split, McCarthy weighs combining or opposing Humphrey, and party lines fracture as Nixon looms in Miami Beach.
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Kennedy
McCarthy
Shriver
Merthy
ChisCago
Nixon
Nigon
Robert F. Kennedy
Vietnam
Miami Beach
Ackefeller
Ken Sweedy
Sargent Driver
Illinois
Mansfield Urges Kennedy Stay In Senate On Vice Presidential Prospects
Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged Senator Edward Kennedy to remain in the Senate and avoid a VP bid after the Robert Kennedy assassination. Chicago Mayor Daley said Kennedy admitted considering a draft for the vice presidency and supported Kennedy for the ticket.
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Mike Mansfield
Montana
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
Mansfield
Kennedy
Robert
Massachusetts
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Richard Daley
Humphrey
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Trustees to Assess Teaching at California State Colleges
Hayward campus trustees began a two day session by approving a motion from Dudley Swim to study progress and improvement in teaching. Louis Heilbron abstained while some faculty questioned the scope of the review. A three hour hearing examined controversial experimental courses across nine of the nineteen state colleges.
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Hayward
California
Dudley Swim
Carmel Valley
Swim
Louis Heilbron
San Francisco
McCarthy Rules Out Vice Presidential Plans
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy said he has no plans to accept the vice presidency if not named to the top spot on the Democratic ticket. He also signaled he has no talks with Hanoi delegates and may not visit Europe before the convention, citing Johnson Thieu positions and reduced chances of effectiveness.
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Boston
UPS
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Ted) Kennedy
Hanoi
Honolulu
Johnson
Thieu
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Shriver
Senate
Illinois
Shriver Boomlet as HHH Running Mate
Trial balloons floated for Sargent Shriver as a potential running mate for Hubert H. Humphrey. Aides cite Shriver’s appeal and Kennedy family ties as strengths while Daley and others push for Edward Kennedy to run with Humphrey.
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HHH
Washington
Sargent Shriver
Hubert H. Humphrey
Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Peace Corps
France
Humphrey
Pos
McCarthy Rally Draws 40,000 At Fenway Park
Boston crowds packed Fenway Park as 40,000 attended a McCarthy rally with 12,000 more outside unable to enter. Police reported the largest political turnout in years, surpassing prior campaigns but eclipsed by Eisenhower in 1952.
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McCarthy
Ball Park
Boston
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Boston Common
Open presidency proposal from Hubert Humphrey
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey outlined an open presidency plan to the national postal forum. He would open the president's executive office to the people through citizen councils in the White House and major departments and create a national domestic policy council for domestic problem analysis.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
Humphrey
National
National Security Council
Executive Department
Extremists blamed for Cleveland violence see limited conspiracy warned
Attorney General Ramsey Clark blamed a handful of violent extremists for Tuesday's Cleveland shootings and said there is no evidence of a national conspiracy. Eleven people died, including three police officers, while Mayor Stokes cited FBI warnings of similar incidents in Chicago Detroit and Pittsburgh.
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Washington
Ramsey Clark
Cleveland
Clark
Fred Ahmed Evans
Carl B. Stokes
FBI
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Mc Carthy backs boycott of California grapes
UPI reports Senator Eugene J. Mc Carthy urged support Thursday for a boycott of California table grapes led by the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee. In Cleveland a large crowd gathered near 125th Street and Superior Avenue amid post arson debris and vigilante tensions as National Guardsmen watched.
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UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
California
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Cleveland
125Th St
Superior Ave
Repairmen Needed in Business Services Classifieds
Help wanted notice urges repair professionals to connect via the daily Classified Ads under Business Services. Readers encouraged to locate matching listings and contact details.
Curfew Tightened in Cleveland Black Area Amid Tensions
Cleveland police and National Guard tightened a curfew in the black area after a Thursday tour by Mayor Stokes. Three man police squads replaced four, guards posted at city entrances, and looters faced potential gunfire if resisted. Stokes said the curfew was working and ordered more troops and white officers to restore order.
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Michael Blackwell
City Hall
East Side
National Guard
Adj
S.T. del Corso
Ohio National Guard
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Pride, Inc
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Pesta
Aaron Schultz
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Long Beach
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