Nixon must not underestimate McGovern in coming fight
The piece warns Republicans against underestimating Senator George McGovern as he shifts toward the center and wins Southern support. It notes McGovern’s plans, potential running mates, and the risk to Nixon if McGovern broadens his base and crafts a reform agenda that could appeal to voters nationwide.
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Sen
George McGovern
McGovern
Southland
Dixie
Shirley Chisholm
Askew
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
South
Leftward Ho battle cry exposes rifts in Democratic platform
A Washington column bemoans the McGovern platform exercises as Democrats clash over abortion, welfare, and busing. George McGovern faces pressure from leftist factions while moderates warn against moving too far left. The piece argues the展示 risks a Goldwater-style defeat.
No-Fault insurance heads toward law in Louisiana
Gov. Edwards backed plan wins House approval 71 to 26, seeking 15 percent first-year premium cuts and a $500 threshold to bar medical expense lawsuits. Bill now moves to the Senate with promises of further expert testimony and possible future refinements.
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Edwin Edwards
Louisiana House
Senate
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Lousiana
Tourists warned about souvenir traps near Navajo Nation
Arizona crackdown targets off reservation trading posts along the Interstate adjoining the Navajo Reservation for selling Japanese made rugs dolls jewelry as native Navajo goods. Consumer Fraud Act enforcement signals a warning to travelers and shopkeepers alike.
McGovern Walls Off Busing Clash In Democratic Platform Fight
In hidden talks at the Mayflower Hotel McGovern and Wallace aides reached a busing compromise that Wallace rejected. McGovern then endorsed a milder plank, while the full committee later backed pro busing, signaling a harsh floor battle in Miami Beach over defense and welfare as McGovern tries to thread the center.
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Wallace
Sen
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Mayflower
George C. Wallace
Pierre Pelham
Alabama
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Ted van Dyk
Hubert H. Humphrey
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Sawyer
Delphic
van Dyk
Richard
Pelham- Sawyer
McGovern Platform Committee
Miami Beach
Democratic Party
Remember When Demos Tapped GOP Phones Remember When Demos Tapped GOP Phones
Washington report recalls Democratic and Republican phone tapping episodes around 1968. Larry O Brien defends a damages suit while Theodore White recounts Anna Chennault coordinating perceived sabotage of Vietnam peace talks. Details include LBJ ordered FBI wire purchases and taps on Republican lines.
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Washington
KFS
Larry O’brien
O’brien
Theodore White
Lyndon Johnson
Anna Chennault
Dragonlady
China
Vietnam
White
Asia
Ameri
Counting billions in cash could curb wasteful spending
In a satirical exchange, Duncan proposes government budgets be counted by hand in cash to curb talk of billions. He suggests Defense and Congress actions require cash counting, with budget funds delivered by Brinks trucks to the White House for verification. The plan envisions dramatic behavioral change through cash-only appropriations.
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Toor
Defense
Melvin Laird
Laird
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Capital Hill
United States
Brink
White House
Federal monitoring of 1968 campaigns stirs security claim
The text describes President Johnson alleging Republican plotting in Asia to influence the upcoming election. It notes the FBI tapped Republican phones including Nixon headquarters lines and monitored Agnew entourage ground lines under national security orders. The report frames this as a presidential tactic to speed October developments for November outcomes.
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Can
Johnson
Asia
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Agnew
FBI
Nixon
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Monroe News-Star publication details and staff
The Monroe News-Star describes its publishing history with John C. Ewing Wilson Ewing and Robert Ewing Jr and lists officers directors and managers including William H. Bronson Mildred Hunt Ewing Edmund Graves Brown Jr Robert Ewing III Patricia King Hendrick Esther Ewing Wynne and others. It notes second class postage Monroe Louisiana and Associated Press membership with national advertising representatives and editorials stating independence and impartiality.
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John C. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Robert Ewing Jr
News-Star—World Publishng Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Streets
Monroe
William H. Bronson
Mildred Hunt Ewing
Edmund Graves Brown, Jr
Robert Ewing III
Patricia King Hendrick
Esther Ewing Wynne
Kenneth C. Barranger
Robert Ewing Brown
Toulmin Hunter Brown
John D. Ewing, Jr
Paula Wray Ewing
Helen Clay Hall
Harrison Kelly Wynne
Jack S. Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Jack C. Gates
Wiliam C
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