The Shame of Chicago Editorial Attack on Daley Police
The piece condemns the Chicago police and Mayor Daley over the Grant Park protests during Hubert Humphrey’s nomination week. It portrays the demonstrations as peaceful at first but notes tear gas and baton violence, calling the police action a national shame and blaming Daley for turning the week into terror.
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Chicago
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Richard Daley
National. Guard
No Little Green Men From Space
Prof J Graham Smith of Jodrell Bank says radio signals thought to be from space are from inanimate pulsars. Cambridge scientists relieved. the piece notes disappointment at losing the light hearted alien contact angle and muses on distant wisdom from far off civilizations.
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J. Graham Smith
England
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Smith
The
Observatory
Martial law climate at Chicago national convention
Roscoe Drummond argues the real danger is not party fights but the convention held under martial law in Chicago. Police, National Guard, and federal troops protect a barricaded venue, signaling a disturbing shift from free debate to force. Democracy requires voluntary restraint to preserve liberty.
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Vietnam
U.S
Letter to the Editor urges unity after Democratic convention turmoil
Benjamin Franklin quotes anchor a plea for liberty and rights as Blair P Richards of Grace United Methodist Church Mesa condemns police state scenes at the Democratic convention. He praises Arizona leadership and urges Americans to resolve conflicts and uphold America's free, brave ideals.
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America
Chicago
Daley
Land of the Free
Benjamin Franklin
Blair P. Richards
Grace United Methodist Church
Mesa
Abe Lincoln and the 1860 Republican Convention Ruckus
Chicago reporters recount how Abe Lincoln rose in the 1860 Republican convention amid staged demonstrations and yawps. Despite Seward leading on the first ballot, Lincoln gained momentum, narrowing the gap until Ohio capitulated and a political stir prevailed.
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Tom
Sysuel
Lincoln
Chicago
Seward
Ohio
Raucus
McGill recalls 1924 Democratic chaos at Madison Square Garden
Ralph McGill describes the 1924 Democratic convention chaos at Madison Square Garden with Klan influence, fierce platform fights, and a 103rd ballot nomination of John W. Davis while Republicans faced a disrupted arena under Coolidge. It notes era tensions and later echoes in 1968 party divisions.
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John W. Davis
William Jennings
Bryan
Charles
Nebraska
Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Sen. McCarthy
Sen. McGovern
True Grit Review by Charles Portis
Review of True Grit by Charles Portis Simon and Schuster 215 pages four ninety five dollars calls it a classic American adventure with a slow build to a spectacular climax Portis creates a convincing narrator Mattie Ross a 14 year old Arkansas girl seeking revenge in the 1870s Fort Smith and the story unfolds with wit grit and surprising twists noting John Wayne movie potential and praising Portis as a distinctive storyteller. The reviewer describes the prose as initially stilted yet clear and emphasizes the book's soul and gripping final confrontation while contrasting it with Portis previous Norwood and other contemporary works.
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Simon & Schuster
John Wayne
Portis
Norwood
Mattie Ross
Dardanelle
Ark
Mattie
Fort. Smith
Scottsdale Daily Progress staff and publication details
Scottsdale Daily Progress published six days a week with editors and publishing staff listed. The notice includes office address 302 Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale Arizona 85252 and phone 947 7544, plus copyright and manuscript policy.
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Scottsdale
Ball Park Plaza
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Progress
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