Democratic peace plank risks if McCarthy McGovern push capitulation
The piece argues Sen. Eugene McCarthy and Sen. George McGovern press a peace platform favoring a halt to bombing and negotiations with the Viet Cong. It warns Vice President Hubert Humphrey risks softening, while the Republicans tout a peace program based on self determination and enduring U.S. interests. The piece stresses that U.S. credibility and world standing are at stake.
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Senugene McCarthy
Vietnam
U.S
George McGovern
Party
North Vietnam
Hanoi
McCarthy
Saigon
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
U S
United States
Chicago convention woes loom over Democrats
A taxi strike and possible bus driver walkout threaten convention week in Chicago as delegates arrive. Distances from Loop hotels to the Stockyards Amphitheater stretch up to miles, with route through a tense neighborhood. Protest groups and heavily armed surroundings could resemble a war zone when the first gavel falls.
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Chicago
Stockyards
Humphrey, McCarthy
Hunger Fading As Hunger Claims Questioned by House Panel
The House Agriculture Committee releases a supplement to its June findings disputing the Citizens' Board of Inquiry hunger survey. It finds no Texas hunger counties with actual hunger or malnutrition due to money or food shortages, but notes widespread malnutrition from parental neglect and education gaps.
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House Agriculture Committee
U.S.A
Citizens’ Board of Inquiry
Texas
House Committee
Practical Politicians In Accord With Morton On GOP Ticket
Sen. Thruston Morton of Kentucky discusses the Nixon Agnew ticket in a television interview. He explains southern bloc support and Nixon’s centrism, notes Rockefeller’s late bid failure, and asserts party unity and the value of straight-ticket voting amid GOP strategizing.
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Morton
Washington
Sen
Thruston
JB. Morton
Kentucky
Republican National Committee
Nelson Rockefeller
Agnew
Adlai Stevenson
John Sparkman
Alabama
Maryland
South
Nixon
John Tower
Texas
Howard Baker, Jr
Tennessee
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
United States Senate
Congress
Neither Right Nor President In This Towns Folly
The Plainman ponders if a man who says he would rather be right than President can truly claim strength. Bob Jones in Seagraves notes a chain smoker’s fate tied to his weakest lung. Today’s pome urges burning the candle at both ends for more light.
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Bob Jones
Seagraves
Dick Nixon
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
T. R
Taft
Sen
Philander Knox
Pennsylvania
Nixon
V.P
Humphrey
Chicago
John C. Breckenridge
Kentucky
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Washington
Robert P. Griffin
Abe Fortas
Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
Michigan
Robert Griffin
Supreme Court
Griffin
Senate
Jake Javits
New York
Javits
Fortas
White House
GOP
Pennsylvania Ave
Potomac
Earl Warren
Court
Les Carpenter
A-J’s
Avenue Q
David Ray
First Baptist Church
Fort Worth
Ray
First Christian Church
Van Buren Echoes in 1968 Presidential Speculation
Washington notes a presidential race featuring Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon with historical parallels to Martin Van Buren. The piece surveys past succession norms, preconvention support, and potential Fortas confirmation hurdles amid a fractured Senate and party tensions.
Editor Letters Reflect Rioting, Police Inaction
Lillian C. Rountree cites nationwide riots and alleged police inaction in Washington Akron and other cities. She argues the tube exposes politicians and claims police were restrained by officials, noting distorted coverage by Andrew Tully and David Lawrence.
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The
Avalanche-Journal
U. S
Tully
A-1
David Lawrence
National Association of Policemen
Shreveport
Akron
Lillian C. Rountree
18Th St
Lovington Reader Urges Public Support After Soldier’s Death
Lois Christensen pleads for national support and action in a letter to The Avalanche-Journal, honoring Teddy McCaskill who died in Vietnam. She urges readers to write Washington with strong convictions, arguing collective effort can honor soldiers and sustain liberty.
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The
Avalanche-Journal
F. A. McCaskill
Vietnam
Teddy
America
Korea
Washington
Lois Christensen
Aspen
Lovington
Infant to institution the South Plains Fair grows
Carl McDaniel recalls the evolution of the South Plains Fair in Lubbock from its modest beginnings over 50 years ago. He describes early exhibits in empty storefronts, old time machinery like an incubator and cream separator, antique churns, and Mode T Fords. He notes local growth from a small potato town to a thriving city and fair.
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The
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock Fair
Milam
Lubbock
Carl McDaniel
Petersburg
Odd Lure of Taxes and Clerical Chase Tale
A Montgomery hotel tax hike funds tourism ads provoking debate on hospitality. A humorous reminiscence recalls Rev. Alfie Carlton and Hallie Gantz pursued by gendarmes after a nightlife escapade on College Avenue, ending in good-natured ribbing.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Columbia
College Avenue
Bambo
Alfie Carlton
Gantz
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Eisenhower
Johnson
Ike
Olin Miller
Eugene McCarthy
Clark
Hallie Gantz
Tulsa
Phillips University
Enid
Okla
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