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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1968
Page
26
A fragment shows a playful home scene on Father’s Day with a father and children discussing gifts, beach plans, and a child asking about Hansel and Gretel’s father. The dialogue touches on love, gifts, and family plans in a casual domestic voice.
In a retrospective on early spaceflight ideas ARTHUR C. CLARKE recalls 1935 predictions by O. E. Creator and critics like Dr Richard Woolley and Lord Cherwell. He cites V2 limits, wartime decisions, and the shift by Russia and the US toward space achievement, arguing nerve and imagination outrun mere logic.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller pressed Richard Nixon to a televised debate, saying Nixon refused due to a conditioned reaction. Rockefeller, campaigning in California, noted Kennedy’s death and called for open discussion of issues. He predicted California would back Reagan at the convention, signaling possible later ballots.
In New York Richard M. Nixon addresses Patricia Finch College graduation on the Upper East Side. Patricia 22 will receive a BA in history and government while Pat Nixon plans an honorary degree. Patricia says she will join the campaign as a volunteer with Nixon for President.
A Wallace campaign interview in Atlanta indicates he believes a national convention may be needed to nominate his running mate on a third party ticket. He credits his American Independent party with awaiting Democrats and Republicans to select national tickets before holding its own convention. Wallace mentions Marvin Griffin as a possible running mate for ballot access and hints at possible libel actions against publications. He criticizes integration and law and order issues and cites support from Gov. Lester Maddox, while noting Maddox would not endorse him openly.
In Kisumu Kenya a bus plunged from a bridge into the Sondu river at dusk killing at least 34 people and injuring many others. Rescue teams searched for victims as authorities investigated the crash.
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