Editors See Johnson Likely Winner With Cautious Stance
Washington editors weighing Johnson’s presidential prospects predict he will win but warn not as a shoo-in. Skeptics from Oklahoma City to Burlington express concerns over liberal and conservative postures, civil rights support, and regional dynamics that could threaten his path to the White House.
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Washington Post
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Oklahoma City Times
Daily
Oklahoman
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Stuart Aubrey
Burlington
Iowa
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Goldwater
Charles E. Gallagher
Lynn, Mass
Stem
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J. W. Forester Jr
East Oregonian
Pendleton
Lodge
Oregon
New Hampshire
Richard H. Amberg
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Missouri
William O. Dobler
Lincoln
Neb
Star
Ralph McGill
Atlanta, Ga
Constitution
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Automobiles Beat Telegrams and Pigeons in Gaza Zagreb Test
A Yugoslav newspaper staged a race to measure long distance communication speed. A car completed a call to a city 80 miles from Zagreb in 1 hour 2 minutes while telephone 2 hours 15 minutes and telegram 2 hours 50 minutes. Two pigeons finished in 2 hours 49 minutes but two were lost. The car won.
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Yugoslavia
Zagreb
Automated Kitchen Arrives for Commercial Use
A new automated kitchen system debuts for commercial use with a control unit and electronic console. It processes orders, prints checks, computes sales and taxes, and tracks inventory while customers place orders via intercom. Future expansions may allow morning orders for home delivery.
Non-Candidates and Nixon Shape Political Landscape
The piece argues a revived strategy of running as a non-candidate in primaries to shape voter perceptions. It notes figures in New Hampshire and Oregon testing ideas while non-candidates benefit from protest votes. It cites Leonard Wood Hall’s cautious stance and hints Nixon’s position as a rallying pivot for Republicans.
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Goldwater
Rockefeller
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Romney
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Mich
Nehru
New Delhi
Bill Scranton
Scranton
Cape Town
Africa
Mississippi
Len Hall
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Harold Stassen
Dick Nixon
Americ
Aging Mothers and Unwanted Moves Spark Abby Replies
Dear Abby letters discuss aging parents, with NO NAMES PLEASE urged not to move an elderly mother from Illinois to California. A veteran suggests remaining in Illinois care homes, while another argues aging parents know what’s best, and staying in familiar ground may yield happier final years. Confidential note directs readers to Abby, Box 3365.
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Illinois
California
Minnesota
Iowa
Betty M and SMF Match Create Normal Two-Parent Home
Betty M aged 12 lost her Korea veteran father and found joy after an SMF match linked her widowed mother with a new marriage. The IBM assisted pairing led to a church introduction and a three month courtship followed by marriage giving Betty a two-parent home. A school principal later sought the same service for two of his daughters.
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Korea
Betty M
SMF
Scientific Marriage Foundation
IBM
Illinois
New Father Lost in Auto Wreck Leaves Family Behind
A mother, widowed by a car crash, now raises two daughters in the 3rd and 5th grades, coping with the loss and daily life after tragedy.
Laurel Run and SMF Promotion Highlight Local Social News
The article lists social visits in Laurel Run with guests from Logan Springfield and Lancaster. It recounts a family story of two young parents meeting and the joy of siblings and step parents for Christmas. It also promotes the Scientific Marriage Foundation and its efforts to facilitate marriages and happiness, inviting readers to request the SMF Questionnaire and Booklet.
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Henry Todd Laurel
Guy Evans
Harry Boyd
Columbus
Eugene Chesher
Myrtle Cecil
Helen Howdyshell
Logan
Floyd Barber
Cora Smith
Nelsonville
Bill Evans
M. Clyde Lee
Emma Congo
Henry Todd
Jerry Groves
William Lewis
Thornville
Leota Dicken
New Plymouth
Juanita Wolfe
Chester Six
Anna Lyons
New Marshfield
Mary Thompson
Kathaleen Bond
Billy Joe Powell
Judy
Timmy
Carl Skiver
Steven
Lancaster
Anne Lyons
Arthur Todd
Nellie Wend
Thelma Leffler
Nelson Skiver
Donald Todd
Lawrence Wolfe
Ardis Iles
Ruth Todd
James Skinner
Santa’s
SMF
Scientific Marriage Foundation
CMF
Johnson's second term bid framed as unity message
The piece notes President Johnson adopts a "president of all the people" refrain after a wave of self image signals from news conferences and White House meetings. It compares his restraint to Calvin Coolidge in 1924 while highlighting the political advantage of broader support and potential civil rights battles.
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White House
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
All the People
Congress
Readers' Editor Letter Defends Pledge and God in America
A reader attacks a Murray-led challenge to religious expressions in public life, urging protests and letters to officials. The writer cites the Pledge of Allegiance and God in prayers, warns against removing religious references, and calls for action in this election year. The letter writer, Donald C. Seelhorst of Athens, April 17.
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United States of America
Murray
America
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Mrs. Murray
Donald C. Seelhorst
Athens
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