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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1968
Page
3
The 1969 automobile pricing window opens with Chrysler GM and Ford announcing figures late September. Industry leaders resist Arthur Okun's claim that labor and material costs add 30 to 35 dollars per car, arguing profits and costs justify price rises.
The Washington Post surveys thoughts on qualifications and duties for a possible elected First Lady. Suggestions praise Eleanor Roosevelt’s drive and Jacqueline Kennedy’s culture, while others argue for women in the Cabinet or handling national finances. A recurring theme notes the First Lady would still be overshadowed by the President’s wife.
The first Gallup reading after conventions shows Nixon leading Humphrey 43 to 31 with Wallace at 19. Nixon’s strength spans the Midwest Far West and East, while Wallace leads in the South, and Humphrey fights for momentum to challenge Nixon in key states. If votes mirrored polls, Nixon would win 232 electoral votes to 183 for Humphrey and 103 for Wallace, though the House would decide if no majority emerges.
Editorial notes a credulity gap in science reporting and cites a horse killed by mysterious burns, then recounts that Romans invented condominium living in the 6th century B C due to housing shortages and crowded streets, tying past and present notions of novelty.
A roundup of clumsy lines from Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey shows how even top politicians stumble into wooden phrasing. Reporters on the Humphrey campaign press plane rail against an abrupt Washington return, while the piece notes the media pressure and charter costs behind covering campaigns.
Yesterday two more deaths due to the Spanish influenza were reported in Frederick County. The disease is widespread with Thurmont hardest hit and a panic state noted. A burglary at the Blue Ribbon Egg Company in Emmitsburg yielded 300 dozen eggs and about 100 pounds of butter with no clues. The M J Grove Lime Company resurfaced the Georgetown pike from the cemetery gate to Buckeystown junction, making the road 16 feet wide. Richard Nallin from this city works at the Price Brothers plant aiding war material production. The Great Frederick Fair opened with rain canceling races and programs. forecast calls for cloudy weather. Hood College hosts a talk by William L Shirer on world affairs. The Thurmont High School additions contract goes to Norman FE. Early and Sons. Charlie Keller Day notes in New York.
Nixon frets over George Wallace's rise as a potential disruptor of his White House bid. Nixon strategists admit Wallace could hurt in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana while threatening Georgia South Carolina and Arkansas. The Nixon camp pins hopes on Virginia Tennessee and Florida with Texas and North Carolina as possible boosts. If southern votes erode and Humphrey gains in big states, Nixon could lose electoral cushion and risk a Wallace swing across Northern rural and suburban areas.
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