President Johnson labels Goldwater attack as false and reckless
Johnson denounces Goldwater and Miller in a news conference, arguing the senator misrepresented a naval order on the Tonkin air strike. He notes the order specified conventional weapons and questions whether timing aided the enemy. Some Republicans dispute the timing and the use of nuclear options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
William E. Miller
Goldwater
Gulf of Tonkin
Robert S. McNamara
United States
China
Viet Nam
Railways Publish Glossary to Replace Offensive Terms
American Railway Magazine Editors Association proposes replacements for terms like deadhead and gang. They urge pass holder or pass rider instead of deadhead as practice to avoid connotations of ignorance. They also favor crew for railway employees and office car for private car. Safety record preferred over fatality rate. They note the old song Ive Been Working on the Railroad popularized railroading.
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American Railway Magazine Editors Association
Value of College Education Grows as Income Gap Widens
A University of Michigan report shows rising earnings gaps between college and high school graduates. In 1956 57 the average college trained family head earned 8500 annually, 3400 more than a high school grad. By 1961 62 college earnings rose to 11070, 5330 above high school graduates. The study urges parents to pursue higher education for their children amid automation and job shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
Humphrey McCarthy image reshaping for business appeal
The piece argues Johnson will court big business while reshaping Humphrey and McCarthy images. It notes northern and western Democrats favor leftist ADA lines, warns against dust bowl economics, and discusses tax cuts, federal aid, and possible shifts toward state revenue, framing a new Humphrey and a new McCarthy.
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Johnson
Democratic Party
Wall
Americans For Democratic
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
South Dakota
Dakota
Humphrey
Washington
Maroney United Fund
McCarthy
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Hartke
Indiana
Republicans
Citizens For Johnson
Walter S. Mack
Pepsi-Cola Co
Johnson Goldwater clash signals rough presidential campaign
James Marlow notes the Johnson administration’s sharp attack on Barry Goldwater as the 1964 campaign looms. He cites McNamara testimony to the platform committee and Johnson’s defense of U.S. nuclear capability, framing a battle over defense policy and rhetoric.
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Johnson
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
President Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
Defense Department
McNamara
Platform Committee
Soviet Union
China
Southeast Asia
Free World
Dear Abby: Office Hayride Party Causes Strife
Dear Abby notes a conflict over an office hayride that bars non-employees and spouses from attending, with a mechanic arguing against the setup and Abby advising. The exchange includes dating dilemmas and a Navy shoutout about virtue and old fashioned manners on the Kitty Hawk CVA-63.
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Abby
U.S.S
August Misery and Hay Fever Remedies From Dr Coleman
Dr Coleman explains hay fever known as August misery caused by windborne pollens from birch maple oak goldenrod and ragweed. Treatments include desensitization before season about six weeks prior and year round immunity building plus antihistamines with caution on drowsiness and driver safety. Skin tests cortisone and injections are noted as options by physicians.
Freedom Party Bar Cloud Over Mississippi Delegations
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report the Mississippi seat fight at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. A white regular delegation and a Freedom Democratic Party delegation contend for seats while the White House edges toward a compromise and Goldwater cautiously shapes southern loyalties.
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Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
White House
Capitol Hill
Mississippi
Atlantic City
Freedom Democratic Party of
Johnson
Brown
California Caucus
Freedom Party
Alabama
John Birch Society
Old Swimming Hole Fades From American Scene
Hal Boyle recalls a disappearing rural rite in Little Rock Arkansas where a creek and a vine offered the original swimming hole. The spot drew local kids who used a steel cable and pipe slip to glide into water, aided by a makeshift “automatic swimming teacher” boat.
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J. C. Tillman
Hal Boyle
Little Rock
Ark
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John Chamberlain
James Marlow
Minnesota Twins
Dear Abby
DR. Coleman
Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
Mr. Johnson
Sen. Goldwater
South
Adam Yarmolinsky
Yarmolinsky
Dreyfuss
U.S
rHr Atilens Messencer
Ohio
U. S
Athens
Seer
Tay
So Publishing Co
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