Winds of change in state constitutions faced in 1968
A 1968 trend sees state constitutions under fire for length and rigidity with constitutional referenda in at least nine states over 12 months. Alabama voters set December 5 for 16 amendments while Pennsylvania convenes a constitutional convention December 1 to place four issues before voters in April. Proposals also target ballot measures in Montana Michigan Idaho New Hampshire Colorado Nebraska and Massachusetts in November 1968.
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Alabama
Pennsylvania
Montana
Michigan
Idaho
New Hampshire
Colorado
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Men Sentenced In Shooting Case Involving Cab Driver
Cleveland reporters note two West Side men, Paul Markovitz aged 19 and Gary Martin aged 20, were sentenced this week after pleading guilty to armed robbery and shooting related offenses. Markovitz received 20 to 50 years, Martin 10 to 25 years, with charges tied to a years ago cab driver shooting and injuries.
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Michigan
Cleveland
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West Side
Paul R. Markovitz
Mansfield
Gary Martin
Markovitz and
Martin
Governor Faces Bills and Ballot Revisions Across States
The governor will weigh enacted bills in five to ten days. Colorado residents vote on a single ballot amendment for electing a governor and lieutenant governor. California’s Constitution Revision Committee aims to present about one third of the constitution for the 1968 ballot, following voter approval of the first third in 1966.
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Colorado
California
Nixon Favored by GOP Delegates in AP Poll for 1964 Nomination
Richard Nixon leads the AP delegate poll as the preferred 1968 Republican presidential nominee with 46 percent. Reagan dominates as strongest candidate and is seen as a top vice presidential pick, while Rockefeller-Reagan is the favored ticket by 40 percent.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Associated Press
California
Ronald Reagan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Reagan
Nixon
Rockefeller
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
Oregon
John G. Tower
Texas
Thruston Morton
Kentucky
John V. Lindsay
GOP National Committee
Sue Odem
Savannah
Tenn
al Snipes
Oklahoma County
GOP
Johnson
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