Southern plan to swing 1964 election via unpledged electors
The Solid South reportedly schemes to deny Kennedy a majority by running two primary slates one pledged to the President and an unpledged or alternative Democrat. If enough states choose the unpledged slate and the Republican tally stalls, the House would decide with one vote per state. Bitterness in the old Confederacy could drive the outcome.
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Solid South
Kennedy
House of Representatives
South
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Mississippi
Alabama
Oklahoma
Richard M. Nixon
Hampton judge taps traffic violators to replenish blood banks
Municipal Judge Ed gar A. Massenburg in Hampton Virginia proposed a program in which minor traffic offenders donate a pint of blood to the local Red Cross blood bank or face trial. Nine offenders pledged each a pint and the plan aims to fill banks with donors from the community.
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Edgar A. Massenburg
Hampton
Hampton Red Cross
Doylestown Rejects Federal Aid for Five-Block Rehab
The Bucks County seat refused a $500000 federal grant to rehabilitate five blocks of its business district. The council rejected the aid to avoid inviting federal influence over local development, arguing one or two unappealing buildings do not justify federal involvement.
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Doylestown
Bucks County
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Bucks County Redevelopment Authority
Bor
Ough Council
Keating Opens Reelection Campaign With Critique of Kennedy Policy
Senator Kenneth B. Keating of New York, a Republican, launched his bid for another term with a sharp rebuke of the Kennedy administration. He said the Cuba policy and New Frontier achievements yield no real progress despite apparent movement.
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Kenneth B. Keating
New York
Keating
Kennedy
Cuba
Nature of Man and World Hunger Crisis Across Nations
A columnist argues that food and population issues reflect human nature and freedom. He cites India, China, Cuba, Japan, Formosa, and Argentina, criticizing top-down planning and praising private initiative and informed reform as paths to abundance, warning of impending starvation in Argentina.
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Washington
Red China
Mao Tse-Tung
Mao
China
Cornell Ph.d
Cuba
Castro
Che” Guevara
Japan
Formosa
North American
India
United States
Buenos Aires
Brazil
Dear Abby Roses To A Mother
A reader asks about maternal identity and adoption, Abby praises adoptive mothers as true mothers and offers supportive guidance.
Freddy B. Adopted Child Case Warns Parents to Inform
A wartime style PSA argues adopted children must be told they are adopted. Freddy B., 11, learns from a schoolmate’s taunt, prompting a tearful parental confession. The piece urges using an explicit adoptive framing and cites juvenile delinquency concerns. Also brief: Supreme Court unanimous strike on Missouri law allowing governor to seize a private public utility during strikes.
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Freddy
Freddy B
Washington
Supreme Court
Missouri
Health And Happiness Blessed Is The Father And Child
A reflective portrait of a devoted father who nurtures affection and mutual respect with each child from infancy through adolescence. The piece praises his gentle guidance, patient conversations, and harmonious partnership with the mother in raising confident, secure offspring.
Jolly Eight Bridge Club Meets in Anna Lillico Home
Gladys Lines reports a social note from New Straitsville detailing the Jolly Eight Bridge Club gathering at Anna Lillico home. Several locals and visitors are listed visiting relatives or staying with families, including names from Columbus and nearby towns.
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Gladys Lines
New Straitsville
Jolly Eight Bridge Club
Anna Lillico
Isabell Redfern
Columbus
Thomas Bird
Pete Lillico
Orin Phoenix
Barberton
Joe Coakley
Grover Whitmer
Margaret Mills
Florence Blankenship
Gertrude Mills
Margaret Edwards
Anna James
Clark Smith
Greg
Wolcott
Elizabeth Morgan
McConnelsville Rest Home
Carrie Nutter
Mansfield
Dot Denny
Richard Evans
St. Louis
William Rawlins
Fred Kinneer
Dayton
Blanch Brandum
Marion
Floyd Wolco
Mama Is A Philosopher
An elderly mother, in her 76th year, shares humorous aphorisms and hard‑won wisdom. She endures rheumatism using a cane, relies on a heating pad and aspirin, and jokes about doctors, weather, and skinny obituaries while reflecting on family, resilience, and staying practical amid aging.
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Abby
Mama
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Maxine
Phil
Mother
Mark
Graves
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Pinkey
Beverly Hills
Calif
George W. Crane
Garry
Myers
N. Straitsville
THRE
Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Obio & Ww
Ally & Sun
Mall Elsw
Renee
Athens
Ohio
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