McCarthy Sees Humphrey Edge in California Clash
McCarthy says Humphrey has about 700 votes in his favor and Kennedy’s strength not yet clear as California delegates may back a Kennedy move. Daley calls a Humphrey Kennedy ticket possible while McCarthy doubts Teddy could win and notes Kennedy supporters may rally if drafts move.
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Knight
McCarthy
Kennedy
Humphrey
Teddy
Richard S. Daley
Chicago
Daley
Humphrey-Kennedy
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
McGovern
Georgia
RR. L. Parker
Richard) Nixon
Louisiana
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Gov. Connally
Buford Ellington
Robert McNair
South Carolina
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
South Dakota
California
White House
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King
Abernathy
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
City sanitation strike drags as 49 trucks mobilized for pickups
City officials press 49 garbage trucks into service to resume trash collection in north and west districts as 14 workers return and 35 new hires join. Union leaders reject meetings without a full turnout, while council members debate policy steps amid ongoing labor dispute. Vasquez expresses hope for settlement and calls for talks.
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Blackwell
Sanitation
Lubbock
Vinall
Fort Worth
Jose Vazquez
Laredo
W. D. Rogers Jao
Vasquez
Rockets Hit Saigon Fringe Killing One Civlian
Rockets fired by enemy gunners struck Saigon’s southern outskirts killing one civilian and wounding four as part of a broader light attack. The shelling followed a day of heavy ground fighting that killed thousands on both sides.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Obeagree
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
U.S
Rawlins
Imnemy
25Th Infantry Division
Big
da Nang
Duc Lap
Delta
North Vietnamese Panhandle
Three Points Board Proposes Plan on Crossovers for Schools
The Three Points board outlines a plan to boost crossover teaching between Negro and white schools with a good faith effort. It calls for Office of Education technical assistance under Title III to develop a compliance plan for 1969-70 submission to Washington. The board also approves a 1968-69 salary hike totaling about 191,692 dollars for 434 clerical, maintenance, transport and custodial staff. Royce Kelly proposes switching the district to electrical service from Southwestern Public Service Co., arguing potential annual electricity savings up to 149,000 dollars and a long-term tax contribution.
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Office of Education
Dallas
Washington
Williams
Royce Kelly
Southwestern Public Service Co
Linus Wright
Kelley
Connally Foes Hit Chicago Convention Flyers
In Chicago activists pass out flyers accusing Connally of crimes and link him to left wing groups. The materials feature a Connelly confrontation reprint and target Connally along with Barnes Carr and Father Gonzalez.
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Michigan Avenue
Democratic
Connally
Texas Committee
Ben Barnes
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Father Gonzalez
Texas
Price leads Lea County sheriff primary in early results
Special Lewton County report shows Joe B. Price with 3873 votes to J C Fort's 2735 in Lea County sheriff Democraic primary with 39 of 45 boxes reported. Teague leads county commissioner district 2 while Kennann trails in district 3. Beccy Pevey tops probate judge race with 9445 votes.
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Lovington
Joe B. Price
J.C. Fort
Lea County
Price
Fort
John J. Teague
Thomas B. Kennann
Teague
Kennann
Beccy
Pevey
Costs of Living Rise Again in July Report
Interest on home mortgages climbed about 4 percent in July, 13 percent above a year earlier. Property taxes insurance and home repairs rose, medical care costs surged 0.7 percent, and doctor hospital and dental bills increased. Food prices rose 0.8 percent in June to July with wholesale meat poultry and other staples driving higher groceries.
Local births listed for several families in Lubbock area
Mrs and Mrs Albert Martinez of Ropesville welcome a daughter at Laut Chinic weighing 4 pounds 6 ounces. Mr and Mrs Roger Hanson of 1842 San Jose Drive announce a daughter. Dan Lusby of 3333 Toledo Ave Apt 210 reports a daughter at Methodist Hospital weighing 8 pounds 7? ounces. Thomas Lee Jenkins at 1st St birthplace another daughter weighing 31? ounces. Charles Robert Grose of 13th St has a daughter weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce. Gerald S. White of 1515 42nd St reports a son weighing 6 pounds. Irvin Ray Patterson of 39th St greets a daughter weighing 6 pounds at West Texas Hospital.
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Albert Martinez
Ropesville
Laut Chinic
Roger Hanson
San Jose Drive
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Lubbock Independent School
Dan Lusby
Toledo, Ave
Apt
Methodist Hospital
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Thomas Lee Jenkins
West Texas Hospital
U.S&. Postoffice Dept
Charles Robert Grose
Thei
The
Osborne Co
Gerald SV. White
42Nd St
HCC Credit Co
Irvin Ray Patterson
39Th St
Texas Highway Dept
Radio warns Czechs to guard pets from starving Soviet troops
An announcer on the central Bohemian radio station told Czechoslovaks to protect their cats and dogs from hungry Soviet soldiers. He said occupation troops are foraging potatoes and cucumbers from local farms as famine tightens.
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Vienna
Austria
Central Bohemian
Dubcek Calls for Swift Troop Departure in Prague
Dubcek in public speech condemns Soviet occupation and urges rapid troop withdrawal while warning against slowing transfers. Svoboda defends liberalization program as talks in Moscow emphasize gradual force withdrawal with no timetable. Tass reports show shifting stance and calls for sovereignty amid demonstrations in Prague.
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Prague
London
Communist Party Central Committee
Dubeck
Tass
Moscow
Vienna
Poland
Dubcek
Ludvik Svoboda
Communist Party
Johnson hopeful on convention outcome and party unity
LBJ watched convention proceedings on television and radio and expressed hope that the two major party nominees converge in views. He praised Humphrey McCarthy and McGovern after seeing their appearances and noted some criticism of his foreign policy by two senators but said all candidates previously agreed on Southeast Asia and defense spending. Johnson spoke from his daughter Luci Nugent’s home before returning to LB Ranch and wished for peace and unity after the conventions.
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Vietnam
McCarthy
McGovern
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Pan
CDT
Associated Press
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Innis
California
Johnson
United States
Louisiana
Arizona
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Washington Post
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Texas
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Teddy
South Halstead
International Amphitheater
Chicago
Andy Frain
Andy
Miami Beach
Frain
Sizable
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Luci
Patrick J. Nugent
LB Ranch
Here
Hill Country
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Massachusetts
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Richard N. Goodwin
Robert F. Kennedy
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Treae
Eugene McCarthy
Billie Carr
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Carl Albert
Oklahoma
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