In the News: July 12, 1968

These are the top stories for July 12, 1968.

 

In a campaign stop today, New York Mayor John Lindsay attacked the Johnson Administration for being "intellectually and morally bankrupt." Making a speech at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union, Lindsay linked the war in Vietnam to riots across the country. Lindsay, a liberal Republican, is touring the Midwest in support for Gov. Nelson Rockefeller.

 

The latest Gallup Poll shows Sen. Eugene McCarthy with a slight lead over Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Richard Nixon. Yesterday's release by Gallup revealed that Vice President Hubert Humphrey had a 5 point lead over Nixon, but was tied with Rockefeller.

 

New Hampshire Senator Thomas J. McIntyre withdrew his support today for the Johnson Administration's war policy. Speaking on the floor of the Senate, McIntyre said that he believes that the country's domestic problems should take precedence over the war. McIntyre threw his support to President Johnson during the New Hampshire primary, accusing Senate Eugene McCarthy of supporting "draft dodgers."

 

President Johnson released a special statement today, asking for humanitarian agencies to send food to Biafra. Worried that current shortages might lead to starvation, the Administration would like to work with the Nigerian government to bring relief. Biafra is in the eastern Nigerian region. Residents there have been fighting for secession against the government.

 

In Nassau, New York, police found a live hand grenade wired to a county official's car. Eugene H. Nickerson received an anonymous phone call alerting him that his car had been booby trapped. Police have ordered 24-hour police protection for Nickerson and his family.