30 Aug 1968
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1968
Page
1
Readers query visits cover city policing rules surveys school heat plans monuments and local history. Answers cite Gastonia officials on citations, mayoral terms, survey ethics, hospital football restrictions, volcano formation, Warsaw Pact details, Wix Mill build, and local building heights with named officials and institutions.
Illnois National Guardsmen fired tear gas on 3,000 demonstrators and a number of Democratic delegates near the International Amphitheatre. Seventy-nine people were arrested including eight delegates or alternates and five newsmen as mass arrests followed a march led by Dick Gregory. Delegates and aides watched from the Hilton as police dispersed the crowd with tear gas and rifle butts.
Democratic convention inked Edmund Muskie as Hubert Humphrey’s vice presidential pick amid a week of discord and police action. Humphrey urged unity and a path to peace in Vietnam while Muskie’s liberal stance highlighted party splits over Vietnam policy.
North Carolina delegates to the Democratic National Convention returned home puzzled over how to promote Sen Edmund Muskie as Humphrey's running mate amid Wallace strength in the state. Some backed the ticket, others worried about Wallace support and local political implications for Lt Gov Rob Scott who seeks Moore's seat.
Chicago dispatch reports a New Hampshire delegation chairman David C Hoch was jailed briefly for aggravated battery at the International Amphitheatre as vice presidential balloting took place. California delegation refused to vote without reasons for his arrest, while Washington and Wisconsin split four Hoch votes.
Austin AP dispatch reports President Johnson did not attend his party's national convention, a move attributed to security concerns, pride, and political calculation. Officials offered no official explanation, while Johnson reportedly watched on TV and remained at his ranch, delaying any immediate comment after Muskie's nomination.
A page discusses zoning protection for homes versus business impact. Page 1B covers a sewer line overflow in Bes semer City. Beside that, Gastonia stories note a man’s attempt to wage war on rats, ministers in police cars, and the death of a service member in Vietnam.
Visitation at Schiele Museum of Natural History in the afternoon with planetarium at 3 p.m. and nature program at 4 p.m. Evening events include the Lowell Masonic Lodge No. 590 Master Mason Degree at 7 p.m. in the lodge hall downtown.
In Chicago, Senator Ed Muskie accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president amid divisions over Vietnam and antiwar protests. He urged patience with the dissenting youth and warned that freedom does not automatically fix social injustices.
Four year old Stanley Stafford Jr was abducted by a man posing as an electrician. The Stafford family and the kidnapper held telephone talks the night of the abduction as police and negotiators urged no interference while ransom discussions proceeded. Fidelity Bank chair Bruce Lows? involvement noted. philanthropist John Factor visited the Stafford home, calling himself a family friend. The mother Joanne Stafford was bound in a closet during the ordeal.
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