Reform for Electoral College Now Imperative
The piece argues the Electoral College should be reformed as in This year’s election the House remains the only possible final arbiter under a one state one vote rule, risking loss of popular will and inviting third party disruption. It notes Wallace’s candidacy sharpens urgency and calls for abandoning the one state one vote constraint as a sensible reform start.
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House of Representatives
Udall-Goodell
House
Humphrey
Nixon
New York
California
Pennsylvania
George C. Wallace
Cook County
Illinois
Wallace
LeMay
Parallels and fears shape 1968 campaign outlook
The author notes no easy parallel to 1948 or 1964 as Curtis LeMay's nuclear talk and Wallace's candidacy stir blue collar fears. Across urban riots, ethnic tensions, housing concerns, and union worries, voters weigh atomic fears against local grievances. Prediction favors waning Wallace support and volatile, multi faceted voting.
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Goldwater
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Curtis LeMay
George Wallace
Wallace
Humphrey
Nixon
Rason
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
New York City
Chicago
Truman
Dewey
LeMay
Flea Market and Charity Sale at Local Church Event
Christ United Methodist Church hosts a Friday to Saturday flea market at Marshall Road and Grand Avenue featuring home canning, baked goods, desserts, and free baby sitting. Proceeds benefit local charities including Doty House. Also Middletown Rotary Club runs an annual fruit sale the following week at Verity Parkway.
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Christ United Methodist Church
Marshall Road
Route 122
Grand Avenue
Paris
Middletown
Verity Parkway
Doty House
Nixon Lacks Public Appeal in Minnesota Analysis
Joseph Alsop assesses Richard Nixon's Minnesota tour and finds a polished, well funded campaign that relies on Ehrlichman driven staging and orchestrated applause. He notes Nixon lacks warm direct communication, compares the 1968 effort to Dewey's 1948, and questions Nixon's ability to counter Wallace as the race moves toward Election Day.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Richard Nixon
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
Washington, D. C
Vietnam
John Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Stars and Stripes
Robert Kennedy
George Wallace
Humphrey
Thomas Dewey
The Journal Publication Notice and Subscription Rates
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Censorship in Free U S Backlash on Rhodesia Treaties
A critical look at U S and U N actions against Rhodesia from 1965 to 1968 shows escalating sanctions, executive orders, and bank freezes aimed at suppressing Rhodesian operations. The piece details Treasury measures targeting Rhodesian Information Service figures, including Kenneth Towsey and John Hooper, and notes partial thaw after public pressure while warning of further risks to supporters.
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McGill Terrace
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Treasury
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Margaret Schwartz
Riggs National Bank
Kenneth Towsey
Rhodesian Information Service
Towsey
John Hooper
United States
Rhodesia
Towsey and Hooper
Mrs. Schwartz
Towseys
Messrs
Hooper
Friends of
Washington, D.C
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