Editorial argues unseating Agnew sets dangerous legal precedent
The piece questions a Maryland court order demanding Gov Spiro Agnew show cause why his vacancy should not exist while he campaigns for vice president. It argues the suit is politically motivated and could threaten incumbents and public officeholders nationwide, urging a broader legal review of candidate attributions.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Senate
House
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
U.S. Senate
Eugene McCarthy
New Hampshire
George Romney
Lansing
Michigan
Robert F. Kennedy
Washington
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
George Wallace
Alabama
Illinois
Everett Dirksen
William Clark
Sam Shapiro
Cook County
Richard Ogilvie
Paul Powell
Donald Carpentier
William Scott
Paul Simon
Charles Evans Hughes
U.S. Supreme Court
Adlai Stevenson
Angew
Daley Poised to Deliver Chicago's 1968 Democratic Edge
The piece notes ongoing preconvention jockeying among Democrats with Gov. Hoff backing McCarthy and Gov. Hughes freeing Iowa’s delegation. It highlights Mayor Daley as the likely master woodsman in Chicago, steering Illinois’ 116 votes toward Humphrey on the first ballot. Unruh’s California role remains fluid.
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Democratic Party
Phillip H. Hoff
Vermont
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
Power
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
California Assembly
Jesse Unruh
Unruh
California
Robert F. Kennedy
Mr. Unruh
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Daley
Richard Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Finoss
Richard M. Nixon
Illinois
Richard Daley
Arms race redoubles pace after mutual proposals
With Washington and Moscow praising recent steps, both powers tout gains in submarine and ICBM programs. Russia claims parity with US nuclear subs and a doubled ICBM output in 1967, while the Kremlin hints at an advanced system for deployment. The United States approves an anti missile defense plan costing about 40 billion dollars after final relays, and the Navy tests the Poseidon warhead system before deployment. A wary world awaits a possible thaw through trust and hope, though a long wait may lie ahead.
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Washington
Moscow
Russia
Kremlin
United States
U. S
Pentagon
Navy
Communists nominate 23 year old Zagarell for VP in spoof bid
Mike Zagarell of Brooklyn, a 23 year old Communist Party USA candidate for vice president, is described as a youthful symbol with minimal experience and unlikely ballot presence. The piece notes his age, 4-F status, and limited support while detailing his platform on Vietnam, taxes, and workers' rights.
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Tom Tiede
NEA
Communist Party USA
Mike Zagarell
Brooklyn
CPUSA
Zagarell
Sandy
Communist Party
Michael Zagarell
Karl Marx
U.S
Lower Midtown Manhattan
Vietnam
Rap Brown
Eldridge Cleaver
Pentagon
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Yesteryear
Postconvention fantasy ends with Sweeney dream reel
Russell Baker reports a humorous scene at Sweeney home after a Republican convention trip. Sweeney, claiming Election Day fervor, stages a self endorsement and family vote over scrambled eggs during a long birthday party. Neighbors await the doctors verdict on reality resuming.
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Sweeney
Chance
Abraham Lincoln
Law and Order
Supreme Court
Citizens urge fair reporting and city reform in letter
A reader asks The Southern Illinoisan why police suffer abuse and critics print only one side. They claim officers quit, a police dog left town, and past troubles are repeatedly revisited, urging balanced coverage and cleaner local government.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
King
Carbondale
No fish fell from the sky during rain says biologist
A Springfield fishery biologist explains that fish seen in streets and fields after heavy rain are displaced by runoff from streams and ponds. They swim upstream in sufficient water and become stranded when rain ends, leading to the mistaken belief that fish rained down.
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Gov. Agnew
Mac
Saturday Evening Post
Edward Bok
Johann Sebastian
Miami
Michael Zagarelli
Charlene Mitchell
Russell Baker
New York Times
Kents
Sam Kent
Pearson, Forbes & Auchincloss
Land of Shining Mountains
Mickey
Gorham
A. C. Lopinot
Division of Fisheries
Springfield
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