Third party candidacies shape US presidential votes this century
The piece traces how third party runs by Roosevelt and Wallace altered presidential outcomes, noting Wallace’s potential to tilt votes or force a House decision. It reports a Republican fundraising push to influence 26 state delegations, aiming to control the House in a Wallace scenario and safeguard Johnson’s path.
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Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Strom Thurmond
Henry Wallace
Harry S. Truman
Thomas Dewey
George C. Wallace
Alabama
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Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
South
Wallace
Teddy Roosevelt
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New York Raises Fines to Curb Illegal Parking
New York increases fines for illegal and overtime parking from 15 to 25 dollars and 5 to 15 dollars respectively along with a 10 dollar rise for 30 listed infractions. The program aims to reduce obstructions, speed traffic, and deter out of town drivers from visiting the city with costly tow operations and heavy penalties.
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New York
Making Good on the First Year of Training for Rejected Men
From Oct 1, 1966 to Sept 30, 1967 about 48 700 men previously unacceptable to the armed forces plus 600 with remediable defects were drafted or enlisted. They learned to fight and filled fighting line roles after remedial training. The program uses men with limited education efficiently, offering education and social rehabilitation that benefits the country and the individuals long term.
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Armed Services
The Lonely Runner Kennedy in 1972 politics
Joseph Alsop assesses Senator Kennedy as a highly capable but isolated figure facing a shifting U.S. electorate. He foresees urban turmoil, rising rightward sentiment, and the danger of alienating middle voters unless Kennedy speaks out against violence and clarifies policy on the Negro problem. The piece contrasts Kennedy's forethought with his brother's advisory breadth and notes Kennedy's fatalistic streak.
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Johnson
Vietnam
White House
Jonelies
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United States
U .S
Kennedy
New Left
Theodore Sorensen
Kenneth O'Donnell
Lawrence O’brien
America
A Conservative View on the CPB Appointments
The piece argues President Johnson’s CPB board picks James Killian and Milton Eisenhower signal a cautious start toward federal control of public broadcasting. It cautions that safeguards may fail as operating heads push editorial policy, predicting growth of CPB power and urging vigilance across political views.
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James Killian
MIT
Milton Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins
Johnson
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
CPB
Public Broadcasting Act
Newspaper Executives Back Action Against AP Monopoly
The Messenger notes 25 years ago many newspaper executives endorsed the move by smaller papers joining in defense against a government suit charging the Associated Press with monopoly. Miss Jean Crawford soloed at Ohio University Symphony. A barn at Hocking belonging to Lorain Coal and Dock Co. burned after an overturned lantern, with losses around 1000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Jean Crawford
Ohio University Symphony Orchestra
DeForest W. Ingerham
Saint-Saens
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Hocking
Lorain Coal and Dock Co
Scholar adviser warns scientists should not seek politics
Dr. Donald F. Hornung, the President's chief science adviser, doubts scientists should become part-time politicians to gain public support for science. Despite Vietnam era slowdowns, the government still spends 17 billion dollars on science, including 1.8 billion for university academic science, aiming for research and advancement.
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Donald F. Hornung
Hal Boyle Mailbag Quips on science and society
A compact HAL BOYLE mailbag column offering quirky facts and quotes. It notes blue blood vanity in royalty, zebra stripes as unique fingerprints, ostrich mating behavior, and the worldwide impact of viruses. It also ponders Earth's crust depth, humor about patriotism, dining costs, and limits of feeding the world, finishing with language notes.
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United States
Rocky Mountains
Adair E. Stevenson
Dudley Kirk
Stanford University
Fake Plastic Christmas Decorations vs Real Evergreens
A reader recalls Thanksgiving travels where towns used plastic decorations on streets and laments Athens for replacing real evergreens with fake decor. The writer notes displeasure at plastic light posts and praises stores that keep natural evergreens, citing the courthouse as an example.
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Athens
Rules Of War Editor Letter to The Messenger
Edward P. Smith argues in a letter that wartime rules are cruel and often ignored. He notes civilians including old men women and children can kill, and asks how many readers have fought in foreign wars to judge the brutality. He signs from The Plains.
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the Messenger
Convention Goers Spend Big At Shindig Says IAAB
The International Association of Convention Bureaus reports average attendees spend 34.27 dollars daily for four days at the convention. In total, convention activity fuels about 1.3 billion dollars yearly for business knowledge and entertainment.
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International Association of Convention Bureaus
Athens Messenger Publishing House Mailing Rates
The Athens Lilessenger lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday delivery via mail and carrier. Rates cover Ohio and West Virginia, other U.S. locations, and various durations including weekly, three months, six months, and one year, with second class postal designation.
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Ohio
West Virginia
US & Possessions
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