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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
4
Britain presents to the Geneva disarmament talks a draft for a new international convention to ban production and use of bacteriological weapons. The plan faces US and Soviet opposition though advocates say urgent action is warranted due to advances in microbiology and the threat to global security.
The Senate rules close a staff suite in the new office building two months after Senator Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. The quiet farewell occurred August 6 as staff wound up unfinished work and remembered the fatal shot that ended Kennedy's life.
William F Buckley Jr argues Nixon deserved the nomination, citing a flawless primary record and rehabilitation. He notes Romney’s missteps, Rockefeller’s absence, and Reagan’s cautious rise while praising Nixon’s strength among conservatives.
George Collier, lifelong area farmer and former Armco grounds worker, turned 90 Friday and is recovering from surgery at Middletown Hospital. Send cards to the hospital to lift his spirits, as a small family celebration occurred Sunday amid his illness.
The piece credits Nixon’s southern strategy and steadfast work in party ranks, naming Strom Thurmond and Charlton Lyons as pivotal allies who resisted Clifton White’s push for Reagan. It notes Nixon’s finesse dealing with the Rockefeller and Reagan challenges, and argues bold daring is needed to become president.
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Joseph Alsop notes the GOP rejected Rockefeller and kept Nixon edging toward a law and order, race issue campaign. He argues Nixon’s choosing Spiro Agnew signals a northern compromise. Thurmond Tower threats hinted at, but Agnew offers limited appeal outside the South.
The piece argues that ordinary Americans reject excuses for looting while stressing that law and order will not dominate debate. It foresees the real issue as continuing the effort to provide justice and equal opportunity to Black Americans, comparing it to the stark 1960 West Virginia primary question and its impact on the nation's future.
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