European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes leapfrog game for political totem poll by Dick West Washington up this year s democratic presidential Campaign has taken so Many twists and turns some voters have had trouble following  they catch up quickly the California primary Likely will leave them further confused. Therefore i thought it might be helpful to pause at this time and review what has happened thus  an expert analysis i turned to or. Walter v. Big picture professor of political turning Points at overthrow . Big picture has been locked up in his office for the past couple of week Sas a faculty hostage in a student revolt. However i was Able to reach him by , what in your opinion was the first turning Point in the Campaign could you speak a Little louder the students Are throwing Beer can through my window i said what do you regard As the first turning Point in the Campaign the first turning Point was sen. Mccarthy s decision to Challenge presi Dent Johnson. At first we experts did t give Mccarthy much of a Chance mainly because he quoted poetry in his Campaign speeches. But after the new Hampshire primary the situation abruptly  s showing gave him a big boost is that it no. Mccarthy s showing gave sen. Kennedy a big boost. Mccarthy ran Sowell that Kennedy decided to help him Challenge  was a big blow to Johnson was it not no. That was a big blow to my  presume that next turning Point was Johnson s decision to withdraw from the race. That gave a big boost am Mccar did those weren t turning p0inlsnext turning Point a Mccarthy Oregon Victory Over  i but what a afraid to effect did it have it gave another boost to Humphrey this brings us up to Date on the c pain. Regardless of what California everyone should now be a to understand it. Be rare Chick a newly hatched whooping Crane Chick gets premature whiff of fresh air in Ottawa Canada. Eight eggs and two Chicks were being flown from fort Smith North West territory to the wildlife research Center at a Tuxen md., in the continuing attempt to keep the rare Birds from becoming extinct. Glenn smart assistant director of the research Center holds the Chick during the flight Stopover. A photo a i pm a a Acab i a � pm rec a off Kyff i Nixon spends a Day whistling Dixie and mentally models a mod jacket Miami up former Vic president Richard m. Nixon relaxed in an oceanfront Villa sunday counting his Dixie support and deciding whether Amod fashion Nehru jacket might help his Appeal to youth in the Republican presidential race. Nixon and his Campaign aides rested in a Villa at the key Biscayne hotel just South of the City assessing the 344 Delegate votes he now has for the August gop National convention to be held Here. He needs 667. In Orlando 250 Miles to the North Florida s 36 convention delegates held a closed door caucus. State gop chairman William Murfin said the delegation split 26 for Nixon and eight for gov. Ronald Reagan of California although no formal vote was taken. The Florida support added to endorsements Nixon received saturday in Atlanta from Republican state chairmen from Tennessee and Oklahoma. Right now As far As i concerned Nixon has it wrapped up with enough votes to win on the first ballot state chairman Murfin said. Nixon and his aides reportedly discussed during the Day changes in the presidential hopeful s Campaign style de signed to draw More support from the nation s youth. Photographing the former vice president in a Nehru jacket which has a round High Collar and buttons to the Throat was considered As part of the new look. Mccarthy says Bobby repeats coalition offer animal stars win Honor on radio to Hollywood up a Bea named Ben and a pig named Arnold won top honors in the18th annual Patsy awards presentations sponsored by the Amer ican humane society. Ben won his Patsy for his Partin the movie gentle giant and Arnold As the Star of the Tele vision series Green  second and third place in the motion picture category went to sir Tom a Mountain lion in the film the cat and to Sophie a sea lion featured in  Ben the Bear also took a award for to. He got the second to Patsy for the series  Obillo butt rips 2-mile area Coshocton Ohio a one woman was dead and four persons remained hospitalized sunday in the aftermath of fiery explosion which blasted two Miles of Valley Lowland South of Plainfield saturday evening. Coshocton county sheriff s officers blamed the blast on Gas from a leaking pipeline which they said was ignited by at tempts to Start an automobile. Deputies said the pipeline had been ruptured by a land move ment caused by Rains. Gas accumulated so thickly in Low lands they said that cars stalled and people were Nau seated. When attempts were made to Start one of the cars officers said the resulting blast destroyed five buildings seven autos and farm equipment in the lowlands. Edna Brill 27, of near Plain Field died Early sunday of injuries suffered in the blast. Pie husband Edward 51, was in fair condition. Dan Brill 15, Ben Lahna 24, and Quentin Rohacz 18, of the same area were take by helicopter to a Burn Center in Columbus where they were listed in critical condition. San Francisco up sen. Robert f. Kennedy sunday offered to form a Stop Humphrey coalition with sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy after tuesday s Crucia California primary the last election contest before the democratic National convention. Kennedy did not say who would be the top Man in any Kennedy Mccarthy Alliance Buthe indicated it should be the Winner of the primary that binds 172 of California s 174 convention delegates to the Winner. The new York senator said both he and Mccarthy want the United states to take a new direction while vice president Hubert  Humphrey carries the Standard of the Johnson administration. Join together i Hope that after the California primary that in someway we might join together Kennedy said of his contest with Mccarthy. Far More important than individuals is the cause that we both believe , Mccarthy in a television interview taped at the same time Kennedy made his offer again rejected the suggestion of a Post California  think you could conclude that i will not join with him in order to Stop Hubert Humphrey that i will make my own race and see what happens Mccarthy  about a Humphrey Kennedy dream ticket Kennerly said i am not going to do it under any circumstances. If i am no nominated for president i will go Back to being a United state senator and will go Back to lighting for the causes in which believe. I could do that much More effectively As a senator than As Hubert Humphrey s vice  was asked to define he issues that separate him from Mccarthy. He said they were not major  of us want a new direction he explained. Bothof us represent that. We May differ on  he said Humphrey would be the Only gainer if he an Mccarthy fail to get together after the  struggle must be win vice president Humphrey Kennedy said. He supports present policies. Four More years of that would be very  poll gives Mccarthy debate Edge Over Frk los Angeles a fornia s Man on the Street Gaie sen. Eugene j. Mccaithjd-minn., the Edge Over sen. Hod Ert f. Kennedy d-n.y., m w televised confrontation a Cross Section Check by i associated press of Vos � to g o you  Ca Pipat California  no Fly diced the  opinion Over who carried honors in their first ate ��a?25 but the trend of. The new Mong those Inte Vidom was to Creel. With More of the usually associated dents than Kennedy. On the o her hand. Was praised b a Tew hey Youthful vigor wit a John believed his late toothed f Kennedy had up nation s top of lice. 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