June 3, 1968

Above, the cover of The Times, June 3, 1968: Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-N.Y.) is leading in the State Poll, over Sen. Eugene McCarthy (D-Minn.) Perhaps the most interesting projection  is 67% turnout in the June 4 primary.	Now playing: "Planet of the Apes" and "2001."
	An ominous contrast: A Kennedy campaign ad and a story about the somber mood of the Arab world as the first anniversary of the Six-Day War between Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Israel approaches. It was essential to a young Christian Palestinian refugee from Jerusalem living in Pasadena, a slight young man who failed in his attempt to become a jockey at Santa Anita, that he take action against the U.S. before the June 5, 1968, anniversary.
	His name: Sirhan Bishara Sirhan. His target: Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. His gun: A .22-caliber Iver Johnson, above, bought for protection during the 1965 Watts riots. At left, Kennedy and McCarthy campaign in Southern California. The televised debate led the Arbitron ratings, ahead of "Petticoat Junction" and "Mannix." Republican California Gov. Ronald Reagan calls it "much ado about nothing."
	The fashions of 1968. Yes, people really did wear Nehru jackets. At left, Kennedy supporters take out an ad accusing the McCarthy campaign of distorting his statements.
67% Primary Turnout	67% Primary Turnout; State Poll
Kennedy vs. Humphrey in South Dakota, Part I	Kennedy vs. Humphrey in South Dakota, Part II
Above and at right, my old pal, the late Marty Rossman, takes a look at political advertising in the days before a primary. Email me

Comments

[J T Post]

Alas that we no longer can enjoy transcripts of the Coates and Weinstock columns. When these pages appear, I've tried downloading and printing them, and have also tried zooming in on the images. But with both these methods the resolution is too poor to read. I liked reading these half-century-old columns and I am sure others did too.