Andersen Moves Out of Governor Race
Former Minnesota governor Elmer Andersen announces he will not seek GOP endorsement for governor or U S Senate and will not be open to any draft. Analysts say his exit removes a front-runner and opens the race for other Republican hopefuls as the party eyes a strong chance to win in 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer L. Andersen
Andersen
GOP
U.S
Karl F. Rolvaag
DFL
Minnesota
Anderson
Goldwater
Dutch Elm Disease Spreads Through Iowa and Beyond
The Dutch Elm disease crisis grips 71 Iowa counties eight years after first appearance. Des Moines faces a $16 million bill to remove 35 000 diseased elms while Davenport reports 60 000 spent on dead trees and 10 000 in damage from falling limbs. The Des Moines Register proposes a federal anti poverty style program to fight the disease, create jobs, and train youths in a marketable craft.
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Des Moines
Davenport
Minnesota
Iowa
Des Moines Register
Opinions on high school diplomas and values in education
A column weighs the meaning of a high school diploma in a tech age and questions whether attendance alone proves achievement. It argues diplomas should reflect reading and language skills, noting two years of college as a potential next milestone. The piece also highlights Red Cliff Reservation Indians rejecting Washington’s VISTA aid as an assertion of independence.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Red Cliff
Wisconsin
Washington
VISTA
America
Red Men
Turn Back The Clock 30 Years Ago In Mower County
City Girl Scouts take Christmas carol orders while the council bought a La France motorized pumper. Mower County Editorial Assn meets in Austin. Cedar Valley Conservation Club plans a new building east of town on Highway 16. Hormel stockholders hear the company’s strong financial position. Alan J Schumacher of Austin named in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities for 1956. The Austin Daily Herald sponsors a theater party for area children.
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la France
Mower County Editorial Assn
Austin
Girl Scouts
Lyle Public Schools
Cedar Valley Conservation Club
Hormel
Alan J. Schumacher
North Dakota Agriculture College
Austin Daily Herald
PESTS and politics mix in 1960s Minnesota chatter
The piece surveys party endorsements at conventions and the risk they pose to primary elections. It notes Hubert Humphrey versus Bobby Kennedy polls, a Minnesota state history project, FAA eight hour flight rules, Forest Service hybrid pines, a hospital space puzzle, church membership trends in apartments, ASCAP song title trends, and a quip about nickels.
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Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
White House
Humphrey
Bobby Kennedy
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Today in History December 22 1965
On this date in history Lafayette sailed from Boston in 1781 after 44 years with the Revolutionary Army. Congress named Navy officers in 1775. The embargo law passed in 1807. US Golf Association formed in 1894. Bastogne siege occurred in 1944. Past floods in 1965 left 74 dead by December 26. Diplomacy in Laos referenced five years prior. Pope Paul VI Christmas message addressed racism and inequality.
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Marquis de Lafayette
Boston
France
Revolutionary Army
Continental Congress
Ezek Hopkins
Newport
R.I
Congress
Europe
United States Golf Association
Bastogne
Belgium
101St Airborne Division
Anthony McAuliffe
California
Oregon
Nevada
State Department
U.S
Laos
Pope Paul VI
Longshoremen to modernize Saigon port next month
In San Francisco the International Longshoremen’s Association plans a Saigon mission. Teddy Gleason and four seasoned port experts will depart for Vietnam to upgrade the Saigon port and relieve congestion. The White House has endorsed the effort, with Joe Califano coordinating support and resources.
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Saigon
San Francisco
United States
Ted Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Assn
ILA
Labor and war mix as Vietnam junks mobilize for aid
National labor leaders press Saigon to clear ports hindering U S troops and food shipments. Emil Lindahl leads junk fleet mobilization with 1,000 boats carrying cargo amid Viet Cong threats. 39,000 more volunteers stand ready while unionists face shelling and famine. Joe Curran’s son serves in combat as Meany defends tolerance and solidarity.
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Ambassador Lodge
Gen. Westmoreland
Gleason
Saigon
Tran Khac Luc
National Fishermen’s Union
Danang
Monsieur Luc
U.S
Luc
China Sea
Long Island New York Federation of Labor
Lindahl
Joe Paul Curran
National Maritime Union
Joe Curran
Joe Paul
U.S. Army
Heidelberg
Germany
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
United Auto Workers
Emil Mazey
George Meany
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Frayed White Negro Links Challenge U S Civil Rights Effort
Washington observers see the spring White House Conference on Civil Rights as a chance to mend frayed white Negro relations. Analysts urge inviting top white establishment figures to join efforts, arguing true progress requires both sides to engage in repair and mature self-criticism.
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Washington
NEA
White House
Watts
Big City
Dick Gregory
National Association of Manufacturers
The
American Bar Association
American Legion
America
Venice Has Its Silliness by Richard Stern review
A harsh critique of Sterns Venice novel. The Chicago businessman Eddie Gunther travels with his wife to Venice where he squanders money amid flirtations with Nina an expatriate poet. The aging sculptor Stitch spouts pompous banter as Eddie and Nina react to his pretentious artistry.
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Richard Stern
Harper
Venice
Chicago
Edward Gunther
Nina
Edward
Stitch
Eddie
Stern
Miles A. Smith
Gifts for the man who has everything lampoon list
A humorous catalog of offbeat gift ideas for famous figures and public personalities. The list includes Lyndon Johnson, Harold Wilson, Andy Warhol, Terry Southern, Nguyen Cao Ky, Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Valenti, Mia Farrow, Alexei Kosygin, William Buckley Jr., Robert Wagner, Hubert Humphrey, James Baldwin, Sherman Billingsley, Ian Smith, and others with playful exchanges and tongue in cheek proposals.
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Frank C. Miles
Arthur C. Roemer
Hennepin County
Augsburg Publishing House
Minneapolis
American Lutheran Church
Cain
Abel
Stephen Vincent Benet
A.P.O
N.P.O
Eosessen
Ste
Val Bjornson
Lewis Historical Publishing Company
New York
Federal Aviation Agency
FFA
U.S. Forest Service
National Geographic
Forest Genetics Laboratory
Placerville
Calif
American Hospital Assn
Ers
Washington, D. C
Council of Churches
Washington Area
ASCAP
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Berry's
India
South
Emil Lindahl
Bruce Biossat
Book Review
Ward Cannel
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Meg
Tony Armstrong- Jones
Harold Wilson
Andy Warhol
Terry Southern
Nguyen Coo Ky
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Jack Valenti
Ation Scar
Mia Farrow
U.S. Power Squadron
Alexei Kosygin
William F. Buckley Jr
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Johnson City
Tex
Mit
Lyndon B
Lyndon Johnson Museum
LBJ
James Baldwin
Sherman Billingsley
Josephine Baker
James Aubrey
Ian Smith
Rudi Gernrich
Robert Kennedy
John V. Lindsay
Good Fellowship
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