Daley on violence rumors during Democratic convention
Daley spoke of potential violence and National Guard use amid Chicago's 1968 Democratic Convention protests. The radio and TV programs aired claims of planned disruption, civil disobedience, and confrontations with police, with witnesses describing police clobbering demonstrators and taunts toward officers.
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Jerry Rubin
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Rennie Davis
New Left
Abie Hoffman
Lincoln Park
Babcock
Chicago
Robert Linsky
Linsky
Robert Pearson
Rubin
Hoffman
Davis
Dellinger
Bobby Seale
Black Panther Party
Cranston Leads Rafferty In State Poll With Big Lead
The California State Poll shows Alan Cranston ahead of Max Rafferty by 19 percent in a general election setup with 85 percent turnout. Cranston draws strong crossovers from Republicans, heavier minority and female support, while Rafferty grows with age and income but trails among Jews and Mexican Americans.
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Rafferty
Cranston
Alan Cranston
Max Rafferty
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Peace and Freedom Party
Cranston- Rafferty
Raffery
Watson Amendment
Chancellor Warns on Violence Amid College Unrest
Dumke, head of California’s 18 state colleges with 205000 students, warned that campuses risk losing their educational purpose if violence or dissent spreads. He urged academia to solve issues within its system and defend academic operation and integrity against demands to revise tenure. He said colleges are combat ready to handle student unrest this year.
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Dumke
California
Humphrey backs negotiation from strength with Israel
The New York Times reports President Johnson's son may not sell Phantom F-4 jets to Israel soon while Humphrey calls for continued military aid and argues the Phantom symbolises necessity. Nixon endorses supplying jets to offset Arab numeric superiority and both campaigns seek a debate on national security.
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New York Times
Johnson
Israel
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Lawrence F. O’brien
Democratic Party
Middle East
Wallace discounts attack by labor in Alabama campaign
Former Gov. George Wallace said national labor leaders try to discredit him but he is not worried. He faces more campaign travel to Texas Oklahoma and Missouri while a COPE leaflet claims he kept Alabama wages down. He says rank and file mostly support him despite labor opposition.
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Ala
UPI
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Wallace
Texas
Oklahoma
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Alabama
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COPE
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Klu Klux Klan
White House
Nixon says young people bloc is his backbone
In Santa Barbara Nixon frames support from under 25 as the campaign’s hopeful core. He notes that many youths raise their hands at his events and contrasts them with antiestablishment critics as he plans California campaigning.
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UPI
Richard M. Nixon
America
Nixon
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Midwest
California
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Miramar
Paul Lienau
Ziegler
Disneyland Hotel
Anaheim
Watson Opposes 1 Percent Property Tax Initiative
State leaders denounce Prop 9 as dangerous and disastrous to public schools. Max Rafferty and the State Board of Education urge defeat of Los Angeles Assessor Philip Watson s plan, while CTA leader Harry Fosdick warns of tax hikes to replace lost school funding and hits homeowners and renters hardest.
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State Board of Education
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U.S. Senate
Los Angeles
Philip E. Watson
California
Howard Day
Harry Fosdick
California Teachers Association
Fosdick
CTA
California Taxpayers Association
Urge Nixon Broaden Appeal to Liberals
The Ripon Society urged Nixon to broaden his presidential campaign beyond backlash support and attract liberal voters in both parties. The Cambridge Mass based group said Nixon must unify the country with a broader appeal against Hubert Humphrey and Wallace.
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UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ripon Society
Cambridge
Mass
Nixon
George C. Wallace
Alabama
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