Goldwater Leads Republican Push in Peak Preconvention Stage
The piece notes Republican leaders rally behind Barry Goldwater and William Miller, aiming to shift the party toward a strong anti communist stance and broader national appeal. It highlights internal dissent from figures like Keating Lindsay Case and contrasts with Democratic strategy in 1960.
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Republican Council
Eisenhower
Democratic Council
Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Rep
William E. Miller
New York
Goldwater
Senate
Everett McKinley Dirksen
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Miller
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Congress
Con
Kenneth Keating
John V. Lindsay
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Washington
Republican Party
Eisenhower Secretly Aids Scranton In 1964 GOP Tilt
Inside Report reveals General Eisenhower privately backed Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton's bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Although he claimed neutrality publicly, Ike urged Scranton's entry, suggested Johns Hopkins president Milton Eisenhower publicly endorse, and only then would backchannel support help Scranton beat Goldwater. Eisenhower later said the outcome did not unfold as hoped.
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Sen
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gen
Eisenhower
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Cleveland
Gettysburg
Eisen
Brother Milton
Milton Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Gen. Eisenhower
Ohio
Illinois
San Francisco
Belle the dog at Indiana farm with lightning phobia and arthritis
Dr Crane explains Belle a nine year old white dog once owned by Mrs Crane’s father. The dog cowers during storms, risks freezing rain, and has developed arthritis. The piece discusses stretching to warm cold muscles and how fainting can occur from rapid positional change or emotional stress.
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Belle
Predictions of a fully electronic world by Sarnoff
The article surveys David Sarnoff forecasts about home polling via TV and telephone, remote meetings, computerized teaching, rapid medical diagnosis, epidemic warning systems, and new notions of work and leisure. It notes his stark prophecy of a personal number for calls and credit, ending with a provocative jab about living as a number.
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David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
$500 Billion Red Imports Hint At Soviet Orders
Toledo industrialist Edward Lamb, owner of 26 corporations, says the Soviet Union will buy $500 billion in imports in five years. He cites a Soviet committee for science and research. The Soviets seek long term credit, or they will source imports elsewhere. Lamb notes past U S aid boosted Soviet industry and warns against aiding its expansion.
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Edward Lamb
Toledo
Soviet Union
Soviet Coordinating Committee For Science and Research
Cuba
United States
Relative Tranquility Shapes 1964 Campaign Voices
James Marlow argues the United States enjoys an unusually tranquil period allowing internal debates to surface. He notes prosperity tempers the crisis mindset seen in prior eras and frames the 1964 race around President Johnson's programs and Goldwater's anti‑growth stance, highlighting a rare moment for nationwide self‑examination.
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United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
China
NATO
Soviet Union
Mcera
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Khrushchev
Berlin Wall
Cuba
Kennedy
Castro
Viet Nam
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
America
Dear Abby Table Manners and Rides Dilemmas
Dear Abby answers two letters about a son taught table manners by a high class girl and a request for parents to be invited to learn. The second letter asks why friends should call for rides. Abby urges the writer to ask directly, be polite and grateful.
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Abby
State University
Life Begins at Forty A Tale of Education and Late Bloomers
Readers see poverty not a barrier to college as ten Elmore children in Compton California graduate from college. Their father, who had only grade school, earns his high school diploma at 72 after night study. A. L. Todd, 46, recounts starting writing at 40 and producing major magazine pieces and books.
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Daniel Elmore
Compton
Calif
Elmore
Jordan High School
Watts
Washington, D.C
Todd
Justice On Trial
U.S. Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
Retire at 65? HAL BOYLE’s playful plan
HAL BOYLE imagines a jubilant retirement filled with mischief rather than dull leisure. He envisions quitting after a farewell lunch, then spending a month in a rocking chair before a beer and library binge, tattoos, smoking lessons, Bali travel, and a final run to freedom. He rejects conventional retirement as dull and seeks endless self-occupation.
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Bali
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Dear Abby
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Athens Messenger
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Ally
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