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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1968

Page

4

Wallace would quit Vietnam over nuclear weapons stance

Wallace said as president he would pull U S troops from Vietnam rather than use nuclear arms to win. He accused Gen LeMay of veering from his view but said he remains against nuclear weapons. LeMay argued for necessary measures to preserve security.

Buffalo N.Y UPI George C. Wallace U.S Vietnam Wallace Air Force Curtis LeMay LeMay Pittsburgh Los Angeles Saturday Evening Post USC Muskie SDS Richard Nixon

Senate seat offer to LeMay told

Ohio Governor Frank Lausche said Gen Curtis LeMay turned down a 1943 offer to fill a vacant U S Senate seat. Lausche offered the post when Truman moved Harold Burton to the Supreme Court. LeMay chose to remain in the Air Force despite his wartime fame and later ran as George Wallace's vice presidential candidate.

Washington UPI Frank Lausche Ohio Air Force Curtis E. LeMay U.S Lausche LeMay Senate Harry S Truman Harold H. Burton Supreme Court George C. Wallace Japan

Nixon Jeered Protesters Rallying For Humprey Supporters

Nixon faced heavy heckling at a campaign stop as antiwar demonstrators disrupted Hubert Humphrey events. The crowd shouted pro Nixon chants while he urged a dollar protective presidency and blamed Lyndon Johnson for inflation. He claimed 4.5 percent annual inflation and shortened his speech amid interruptions.

Humphrey Nixon Hubert Humphrey Lyndon B. Johnson

IAM Defeats Independent Union In St Louis Runoff

The International Association of Machinists won a runoff for the McDonnell Douglas contract with 8 981 votes to 8 980 for TEAM. Two challenged ballots leave the result in doubt as NLRB reviews next Friday after objections are filed.

ST. Louis IAM TEAM Harold Kessler National Labor Relations Board

Signs Stir Race Unrest at Menlo-Atherton High

Racially abusive signs were found in rest rooms at Menlo-Atherton High School. About 200 Negro students went home after Principal Douglas D. Murray ordered buses and offered them the option to leave. The district notes there are 350 Black students and vows to identify those responsible.

Menlo Park UPI Menlo-Atherton High School Douglas D. Murray Menlo- Atherton Murray

Reagan OKs LeMay for American Independent ticket

Governor Reagan announced on Friday that adding retired Air Force General Curtis LeMay to the American Independent party presidential ticket lends stature to George C. Wallace's campaign. The move positions LeMay alongside Wallace during the 1960s era political contest.

Fresno Reagan Air Force Curtis LeMay American Independent Party George C. Wallace

Muskie outlines draft reform and bombing halt debate

Senator Muskie defended a Vietnam era policy stance at a campus event. He proposed a lottery draft, improved pay and service, uniform local boards, and expanded national service programs while arguing for careful assessment of negotiations with North Vietnam and a possible bombing halt as a bargaining card.

Selective Service Boards Vreater Peace Corps Teacher Corps VISTA Muskie U.S North Vietnam

Pickets to Picket California Grape Boycott Debate

Pickets will assemble at Lakewood Shopping Center to protest the grape boycott. United Farm Workers organizing committee plans to picket Boys Hughes and Lucky markets from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Two counter groups, Young Americans for Freedom and Housewives United to Protect Food Supplies, join the fray. YAF spokesman Rod Stourland says the group will stay out there long as the unionizers do.

California Lakewood Candlewood Street Lakewood Boulevard United Farm Workers Organizing Committee Hughes and Lucky Young Americans For Freedom Housewives United YAF Long Beach United Farm Workers Rod Stourland

Humphrey Sees Upsurge in Campaign Tone

Hubert H. Humphrey predicts a dramatic late October surge to overtake Nixon and win the presidency. He criticizes Nixon for nuclear policy inaction and warns that Agnew or LeMay as potential presidents could trigger dangerous use of the atom bomb.

Humphrey Nixon

Johnson denies holding out for Humphrey funds

The White House said President Johnson is not withholding support for Hubert Humphrey and will assist him in the bid for the presidency. Press Secretary George Christian dismissed reports that $700,000 from political ads was sequestered for Humphrey.

Washington UPI White House Johnson Hubert H. Humphrey George Christian Humphrey Rowland Evans Robert Novak New York City Richard Maguire

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