Lindsay begins bid for president from Miami and Wisconsin
James Doyle reports New York Mayor John V. Lindsay launches a presidential campaign in Florida amid Knapp Commission probes into police corruption and transit strikes. Lindsay seeks to outperform Muskie in publicity as aides pursue early states and preparations advance in Miami and Wisconsin.
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Washington Star
Miami
John V. Lindsay
New York
DuPont Plaza
Lindsay
Florida
Knapp Commission
Wisconsin
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Deserting to Return Home After Five-Year Vietnam Stint
Jimmy Zwicker, a Navy corpsman and Vietnam deserter, arrives back at Kennedy Airport amid a national debate on how the United States should handle deserters. His case highlights rising desertion rates since 1967 and the uncertain path from exile to potential military prosecution. Zwicker waited in the Brooklyn Navy Base brig as his family watches the evolving policy and public sentiment.
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New York Times
Boston
Jimmy Zwicker
Pan American World Airways
Kennedy Airport
New York
James K. Zwicker
New Hampshire
Navy
United States
Plains
Zwicker
Brooklyn Navy Base
Kenneth F. Zwicker
Kenne
N. H.) Sentinel
Kenneth Zwicker
United
Jimmy
First Marine Division
Allen Brook
Tripler General Hospital
Honolulu
Sweden
Lindsay campaign faces late start and Florida hurdle
The Lindsay bid is late to launch and faces Florida resistance as Democrats split voters. Sid Davidoff was ejected from a Miami hotel amid campaign drama highlighting tensions between New York style politics and Southern voters. Lindsay, popular on late night TV, could challenge Muskie with money and appeal if he overcomes regional hostility.
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New York
Old South
Florida
New York City
John Lindsay
Madison Avenue
Muskie
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