Kennedy Keating Race Sparks National Passion and Prejudice
The New York senate contest between Kennedy and Keating stirs national interest for political significance rather than issues. Democrats split over Kennedy while Republicans fear liberalism loss. Debates are rare as campaigns trade accusations of carpetbagging and questionable DOJ tactics.
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Kennedy-Keating
Bes
K. Lowenthal
New York
Kenneth Keating
McCarthy
Justice Department
Jimmy Hoffa
Keating
Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Johnson- Humphrey-Kennedy
Edy
Senate
Nations Fear Goldwater Brinkmanship Across World Reactions
Gloria Leitner reports initial foreign reactions to Senator Goldwater’s presidential bid mix disbelief and dread. Western allies fear radicalism while the Communist bloc worries about peaceful coexistence and neutral nations fear nuclear disaster. Observers call him naively unpredictable and geopolitics shift as NATO debates remain unsettled.
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Goldwater
Hitler
Dr. Verwoerd
Mao Tse-Tung
Grand Inquisitor
NATO
America
France
de Gaulle
Khrushchev
Nuclear policy quotes from Truman to Johnson era
A compilation of quotes from presidents Truman Eisenhower Kennedy and Johnson and figures Goldwater and Nixon on nuclear policy disarmament civil rights and Vietnam stressing restraint military strategy and leadership. The statements warn against drift and urge decisive action to end communism protect rights and avoid global conflict.
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Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
America
L.B.J
State Races Add Levity To Election
State races bring colorful candidates as 135 Senate contests and 25 governors unfold. California features Pierre Salinger versus George Murphy with party lines and celebrity appeal. Pennsylvania pits Hugh Scott against Genevieve Blatt amid party doubts. Ohio sees Taft Jr. edging incumbent Young. Oklahoma favors Wilkenson over Harris. Utah pairs Moss and Wilkenson over air power questions. Michigan Governor Romney faces Neil Staebler as Romney rides a prosperity wave and broad Democratic turnout looms. Faubus seeks a sixth Arkansas term.
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California
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
George Murphy
Salinger
Washington
Murphy
Hollywood
Pennsylvania
Hugh Scott
Senate
Genevieve Blatt
Scott
Miss Blatt
Ohio
Robert A. Taft, Jr
Stephen M. Young
Taft
Goldwater
Young
Oklahoma
Oklahoma University
Charles Burnham Wilkenson
Robert Harris
Wilkenson
Frank E. Moss
Brigham Young University
Ernest Wilkenson
Moss
Johnson
Romney
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Ken
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Viet Nam
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Arkansas
Orville Faubus
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