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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1964
Page
4
The piece argues for a national presidential primary to reveal the party base and reduce kingmaker influence. It also supports delaying conventions and shortening campaigns, plus voting for Congress separately from the presidential ballot to avoid coattail effects.
Fidel Castro tells The New York Times Cuba now controls 1962 missiles left by the Soviet Union and Cuban crews are trained to use them if needed against U 2 reconnaissance planes. He says firing would not be unilateral until legal options to end U 2 flights fail.
Idaho Governor Robert E. Smylie links the Yankees World Series losses and rotating managers to party politics. He hints at replacing National Republican Chairman Dean Burch, backed by Republican governors seeking to salvage something before 1966 and 1968 elections.
John Chamberlain argues that Monday morning quarterbacking by Goldwater supporters is unseemly and unjustified. He defends Goldwater’s campaign choices, notes blame on aides is unfair, and criticizes critics like Clifton White Karl Hess and William Baroody while praising Reagan’s fact rich show and Lupton Baldridge efforts. He calls for accountability to the candidate’s own decisions and a fair assessment after the November vote.
ROWLAND EVANS AND ROBERT NOVAK report the purge resumes after Goldwater's landslide loss. The National Committee staff drops from about 600 to under 200, with 125 more set to depart. Burch defends cuts as routine, citing a $12 million budget and a surprising fund drive that produced a surplus.
Prince Charles at sixteen is described as independent and conscientious, wary of publicity and criticism. He defends his hair as pre Beatle era, enjoys Beatles records and guitar, and is a strong geography student and capable sailor. He attends Gordonstoun with royal family guidance to treat him like other boys.
Secretary of Defense McNamara, after a Johnson budget briefing in Texas, used the word further which implied U S combat units in South Vietnam though the official line has long been that U S forces advise and assist. Transcript omissions and tape records show the slip was inadvertent and not a policy reversal. The article notes helicopters with rockets and machine guns have conducted attacks against Communist guerrillas despite the stated policy.
Readers share concerns about a 17 year old babysitter amid suspicions of theft and impropriety. Abby urges direct discussion and a frank talk with the girl's mother, warning the situation risks serious trouble for the teen.
HAL BOYLE shares tidbits from readers and odd facts. The column notes driving hazards by weekday and weekend, hummingbird wing speeds, the spinster's prayer, federal secrecy, car ownership trends, Eleanor Roosevelt quotes, lunar superstition about Cain, and the gender split among taxi drivers.
Manila police arrest a man and a woman after a street quarrel. The woman bites Police Sgt. Julio Lopez on the arm during transport and is charged with assault at headquarters.
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