Kennedy Faction Faces Johnson Kiss of Death Warning
President Johnson ruled out Cabinet members and other stalwarts as possible Vice Presidential candidates to blunt the Kennedy pressure for Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The move aimed to shape the nomination path, though it sparked questions about backlash and its impact on the campaign.
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Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
Dean Rusk
Secretary of
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
United Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Secretary
Edward M. Kennedy
Johnson’s VP Qualities Mirror Washington Style Picks
The piece lists President Johnson’s ideal VP traits: capable of guiding both Vice Presidency and Presidency, widely acceptable across states and people, expert in foreign and domestic affairs, compassionate and public-spirited, attractive, prudent, progressive, cooperative with Congress and Cabinet, conventionally popular, and fully willing to carry out the President’s will. It notes Humphrey, McCarthy, Brown, Wagner backers fitting the bill and hints at a possible dark horse.
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Eisenhower
Johnson
Union
Congress
George Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Edmund G. Brown
California
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Ice Cream Cone’s 60 Year Legal Origin Highlighted
The ice cream cone is celebrated for its 60 year history after Congress legalized cones in the District of Columbia. Though often credited to a Syrian concessionaire W M Hamwi, records show the invention emerged at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis.
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Congress
District of Columbia
W. M. Hamwi
St. Louis
Man Bites Dog in TVA Debate Over Private Power
The piece contrasts labor and industry positions on federal role and private ownership of atomic fuels and TVA. Joseph Moody argues for mandatory private ownership and no government guarantees, challenging AEC plans for subsidized fuel leases and buy-back. The column notes broader political irony about wanting “a little private ownership but not too much.”
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Barry Goldwater
TVA
United Mine Workers
Joseph E. Moody
National Coal Policy Conference
Congressional Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Moody
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Congress
Holifield
Appalachians
Appalachia
Tennessee
Lingo
Alabama
Wallace
Macon County
Birmingham
Wallace risks new race clash as Birmingham holds line
Inside Report outlines Governor Wallace’s efforts to provoke disturbances and the Birmingham response. Mayor Boutwell and city leaders forged a plan that ended de jure segregation in public accommodations, while Wallace’s police requests and threats remain a political gambit amid a faltering push to reenact turmoil.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Albert Boutwell
Boutwell
Johnson likely to campaign nationwide in fall tour
President Johnson appears set to hit the campaign trail across the country this fall, possibly concentrating on big-vote states and key regions while delegating much of the effort to his running mate. He aims to stress prosperity and foreign policy as core themes, with labor and Midwest outreach prioritized.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Detroit
Cadillac Square
California
South
Midwest
Egypt
Illinois
Barry Goldwater
U. S
Joe
Dear Abby column tips for snoop neighbors and family news
A Dear Abby column excerpt offers blunt advice on unannounced neighbor visits invading privacy and hints at how to handle the issue without hurting feelings. It also includes brief reader questions on wedding announcements and preserving a mother's clothes after death with a reflective closing anecdote.
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Abby
Memory and Life in Hal Boyle’s Reflections
A collage of Hal Boyle memories reveals how memory amplifies joy, softens sadness, and revives moments. It contrasts past and present American life, noting changes in fashion, security, opportunity, inflation, women’s work, and social norms through vivid snapshots.
Congress Misses Gold Medal for Kaiser
Robert Peterson notes Congress failed to approve a Gold Medal for Henry J. Kaiser, 82, whose wartime defense work and peacetime economy efforts were praised. The 150 to 143 House vote fell short of the two thirds needed, with debate on the medal's cost and method of presentation.
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Robert Peterson
Congress
Henry J. Kaiser
U. S
House of Representatives
Kaiser
Bob Hope
Danny Kaye
J. D. Addabbo
N.Y
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World Today
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