Battle of Books makes history in 1964 campaign
The 1964 presidential race spawns a surge of campaign books and pamphlets. Johnson and Goldwater quotes, potshots, and defenses flood shelves with more than 50 titles. Haley’s Texan Looks At Lyndon claims eight million copies. publishers note intense public interest and partisan distribution efforts.
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Belman Morin
Publishers Weekly
Trade Journal of Publishing
New York
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John M. Bailey
GOP
Lee Edwards
Republican National Committee
Lyndon
Edwards
Goldwater
South
Southwest
J. Evetts Haley
Canyon
Tex
Haley
Athens Messenger staff roster and publishers listed
The Athens Messenger announces staff and leadership including publishers Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush and G Kenner Bush Jr along with editors and department heads at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio.
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the Messenger Publishing CO
W. Union St
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
P G. Kenner Bush, Jr
Charles W. Reamer
Mr. W. McDargh
Robert L. Powers
Fred W. Weber
Ronnie T. Yates
Jenkins Case Highlights Johnson Campaign Ethics Debate
The Jenkins case exposes Walter W. Jenkins, longtime Johnson aide, amid morals arrests in 1959 and Oct 7, raising questions about political expediency and ethics in Washington. Jenkins linked to Johnson’s past, family ties, and a Bobby Baker gift, with implications for Johnson’s elec tion campaign and national perception.
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Johnson
Austin
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Bobby Baker
Walter W. Jenkins
Senate
White House
Jenkins
Washington
Capitol
Congress
Texas
Lyndon
Luci Johnson
Khrushchev Ousted Leaves U S Government Perplexed
The Johnson administration remains puzzled by Khrushchev s dismissal as premier and party secretary. The piece traces prior leadership struggles from 1953 through his 1964 removal, noting accusations of one man rule and the shifting roles of Brezhnev and Kosygin as possible fronts for a hidden ultimate leader.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Khrushchev
Johnson
Leonid I. Brezhnev
The
Easy
Alexei N. Kosygin
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Joseph Stalin
Anastas Mikoyan
Stalin
Georgi Malenkov
Malenkov
Mikoyan
Molotov
Bulgarin
Thurmond arrival may cost GOP a bright young star
The report traces Strom Thurmond’s entry into the Republican fold and its potential to damage Rep Clark MacGregor in Minnesota. It describes MacGregor’s civil rights stand, his wary alignment with Thurmond, and a hostile whisper campaign as Minnesota Republicans face a tougher re election bid amid Thurmond’s new influence.
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Thurmond
Gop
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Strom Thurmond
Republican Party
Clark MacGregor
Minnesota
MacGregor
South Carolina
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Johnson
New England
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Georgia
Washington
Humphrey
Richard Russell
Herman Talmadge
Congress
Atlanta
Dear Abby Kiddies Ruin Wedding Reception In Letter
A reader regrets inviting children to a June wedding after 16 kids spoiled the event with messes and misbehavior. Abby cites etiquette authorities and notes common sense may trump strict rules when considering guest conduct and wedding plans.
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Abby
Emily
Amy
Letter condemns Bridgwater unemployment ruling as oppression
A reader denounces the Bridgwater Machine Division unemployment decision as Labor Department overreach. The writer warns of an alleged Ohio statute weaponizing disqualification for benefits and urges action before the Legislature to curb the measure.
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the Messenger
Bridgwater
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Bridgwater Machine Division
American Brake Shoe Co
Hocking Valley
Ohio
National Labor Relations Act
Supreme Court of Ohio
Board of Reviews
McVey New Marshfield
Letters to the Editor Policy Encourages Reader Views
The Messenger invites brief signed letters on current topics and asks writers to include address and telephone number, not necessarily for publication. The paper reserves the right to select and condense letters for publication.
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Calif
Sam Brightman
Democratic National Committee
Democrat
National Committee
Brightman
West Berlin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
William E. Miller
the Athens Messenger
James Marlow
U.S
Khru
V. M. Molotov
Beria
Soviet Union
Nikolai Bulganin
Inside Report
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Sen. Byrd
Richard A. May
Byrd
Lyndon Johnson
Dear Abby
BUC
Vaily
Onic Fice
ASI
al Mall the Messenger
Ofvune
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