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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, October 23,1968
Humphrey criticizes Nixon public record
By United Press International Hubert H. Humphrey, buoyed by a show of Texas Democratic unity, criticized Richard M. Nixon Tuesday for a "miserable public record" and said his Republican opponent should hide "under a bush."
Nixon, meantime, rode the 1968 presidential campaign's first railroad whistlestop tour through Ohio. The "Nixon Victory Special" drew enthusiastic crowds but heckle marred the reception. In Springfield, Nixon dodged a small object hurled by a protester.
Protesters also heckled George C. Wallace as he spoke in Oshkosh, Wis., in front of a statue dedicated to Union soldiers who fought the Alabama militia in the Civil War. An apple core splattered Wallace's raincoat and one of his "Wallace girls" was hit by an egg.
Texas Gov. John Connally and Sen. Ralph Yarborough, D-Tex., long-time political foes, joined to campaign with Humphrey as the Democratic presidential candidate stumped Fort Worth to
Nixon whistlestopped through 12 Ohio congressional districts. He criticized the Supreme Court, telling a trackside audience in London, Ohio, that "the Supreme Court has gone too far in weakening the peace forces against the criminal forces."
begin a two-day drive for Texas' 25 electoral votes.
Humphrey, hoarse but happy as he talked in a Fort Worth park, said next time Nixon comes to Texas, "look for him under a bush" because he would not want to expose "a miserable public record."
Wallace's hecklers, mostly college youths, chanted "go Go go."
"I'm going to Washington—that's where I'm going" Wallace shouted back.
Nixon blames Humphrey court for crime rate rise
In other developments: Gen. Curtis LeMay, Wallace's vice presidential candidate, told newsmen in Miami that integration would solve the nation's racial crisis. "I'm for integrating the schools," LeMay said, adding he has discussed this with Wallace and saw no conflict in their views.
TOLEDO, Ohio (UPI)—Richard Nixon whistle-stopped by train through Ohio's Republican strongholds Tuesday, assailing Vice President Hubert Humphrey and the Supreme Court and accusing both of contributing to the rising crime rate.
"If you want to fight crime, vote for Nixon."
"If you want your president to continue the do-nothing policy toward crime of the past four years vote for Humphrey," he told a crowd at Deschler.
The GOP presidential candidate, his 15-car, "Nixon Victory Special," and 325 newsman, state Republican dignitaries and staff aides, pulled into Toledo at 8:15 p.m., nearly 13 hours after they departed from the early morning darkness of Cincinnati.
At Toledo, Nixon was warmly greeted by a capacity crowd of 4,000 at the County Recreation Center.
In between Cincinnati and Toledo, Nixon spoke to crowds in eight communities, ranging in size from the state capital of Columbus, with a population of about 500,000, to Deschler, a hamlet of some 1,000 which served as a major junction of the B&O Railroad and a traditional
visiting point for presidential whistle stops.
At every stop, Nixon hammered away at Humphrey and the administration of President Johnson, saddling them with the blame for virtually every social, economic, and foreign affairs difficulty besetting the United States today.
He even took on Sen. Edmund Muskie, D-Maine, Humphrey's vice presidential running mate and heretofore largely ignored by Nixon.
The GOP standard bearer claimed Muskie "stood and grinned" while three youths burned their draft cards nearby recently.
Thailand Gains
BANGKOK (UPI) — Thailand's gross national product (GNP) rose 6.9 per cent during the last fiscal year, reaching $4,320,000,000 (b), according to the National Economic Development Board.
The average per capita income was about $113, an increase of $4.30, the report said. Although agricultural production dropped 5 per cent because of poor weather, industrial production increased 18.1 per cent to about $700 million.
The British have Shakespeare. Americans have baseball. Romanians have ballet.
Romanians dance here
Romanian dance, the nation's pride, will be performed on the stage of Hoch Auditorium at 8:20 p.m. Monday as The Romanian Folk Ballet brings its company of 100 dancers, singers and instrumentalists to Kansas
The huge ensemble, called "Ciocirlia" (the Skylark) in Romania after a popular folk song, was selected from a national tryout last year in which more than six million Romanians, one third of Romania's population, participated.
Romania's government has attempted to stimulate Romania's ballet by establishing the Folklore Institute of Romania, which researches and publicizes Romania's folk history and ballet as well as sending out teachers to remote areas of Romania to familiarize the nation with its past.
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In Romania, dance is an expression of folklore. When a village has a dance, everyone dances.
Romanian dances consist basically of two ancient dance forms—the chain and round dances, in which the improvised movements of the feet create a colorful but un-choreographed pattern.
repertoire of dances. The national Romanian Folk Ballet was founded at the end of World War II and has toured Asia and Europe.
Tickets for the KU performance are on sale in Murphy Hall box office.
lage has a repertoire of dances.
Rooney in High Gear
HOLLYWOOD (UPI) Mickey Rooney goes back into high gear as Dick Van Dyke's sidekick in "Billy Bright," playing a slapstick comic of the early silent days of movies.
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