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...neighborhood coordinators, the campaign brochure, and the widely-publicized and controversial "Johnson pledge card" are part of the "New Hampshire Citizens for Johnson" write-in campaign. It is attempting to hold the Granite State's 1968 National Democratic convention delegates to LBJ despite the challenge of Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy (D.-Minn.). The President's name is not permitted on the primary ballot because he hasn't announced he will be a candidate for re-election...
...LBJ's committee on mental health has strongly recommended revision in the draft structure. Psychologists have stressed that draft pressure is a dangerous threat to the mental well-being of college students and has probably been a factor precipitating psychiatric difficulties...
Among those polled 94 per cent--478 students--disapproved of U.S. policy in Vietnam while only 6 per cent--31 students endorsed LBJ's policy. The classic reproach to this kind of statistic is that many of the students who disapprove of U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam might do so on the grounds that the military effort should be increased. Not so. The poll reveals that only 1 per cent--six students--felt that "the military effort should be increased." The other 99 per cent are split as follows: 19 per cent--89 students--feel that "the military effort should...
...somewhat similar question, the CRIMSON poll found that 94 per cent of the seniors disapproved of LBJ's Vietnam stand. The ten per cent disparity can probably best be explained by considering the difference between the two samples. The Referendum, which covered a large age group and included women, asked questions of people who are not as vulnerable to the draft as seniors -- thus the result was slightly less radical...
...state party opposes Johnson and integration. The insurgents may try to win control of a convention in one or more of the heavily Negro counties. From each county convention, they could send insurgent delegations to the state convention. There, they could offer a series of embarrassing resolutions--supporting LBJ, equal opportunity, full Negro participation in party affairs, and whatever else is dear to the national Democrats and anathema to Mississippi...