McGovern Entry Adds Confusion To The Race
Editorial notes McGovern’s late entry as a potential pressure for a peace focused Democratic platform. His role echoes Kennedy and McCarthy while questions grow about real influence versus symbolic stand. McCarthy remains active with strong delegate support, complicating the field against Humphrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGovern
George McGovern
South
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Vietnam
Saigon
Kennedy
McCarthy
Miami Beach
Copier Kaput Sparks Klan Protest Over TV Sponsorship
A United Klans of America unit led by Imperial Wizard Robert M. Shelton orders Xerox to remove its copier from the Klan office in protest of the company’s sponsorship of a network TV series on the American Negro. The piece notes Democratic contenders and Georgia Governor Lester Maddox as potential alternatives, arguing McGovern’s path to Chicago remains unclear amid the dispute.
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Ku Klux Klan
Robert M. Shelton
United Klans of America
Xerox
Humphrey
McCarthy
Georgia
Lester Maddox
McGovern
Chicago
Quiz Society and the Age of the Great Quiz Game
In a lively critique of modern life the essay laments a surge of questions and answers. It highlights how social interaction shifts to trivia from dialogue and notes the public’s desire for probing questions and informed responses amid an information overload.
Today In History highlights from Aug 19 across years
Key events include 1934 Nazi vote succession to Hindenburg and 1992 Salem witchcraft executions. Also noted are Old Ironsides defeating a British frigate in 1812, 1940 Italian conquest of British Somaliland, 1941 Odessa siege, 1942 Dieppe raid, 1955 Connecticut flood toll, 1965 Triton launch, and 2010s British construction strike.
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Associated Press
Salem
Mass
U.S
Constitution
North Atlantic
British Somaliland
Odessa
Dieppe
France
United States
Connecticut
Groton
Conn
Baytown Sun Staff and publishing details list
The Baytown Sun, Inc. lists editors, managers, and staff including Beean Be, Fred Hartman, John Wadley, Beulah Mae Jackson, Paul Putman, Ann B. Pritchett, Preston Pendergrass, Johnella Boynton, Dwight Moody, Corrie Caughlin, and Corrie Caughlin. It notes the newspaper is entered as second class matter in Baytown Texas 77520 and published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with P O Box 90 Baytown 77520. Subscription rates per carrier and mail rates are given along with representation by Texas Newspaper Representatives and AP affiliation.
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Beean
Fred Hartman
Bill Hartman
John Wadley
Beulah Mae Jackson
Paul Putman
Ann B. Pritchett
Baytown
Texas
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memorial Drive
P.O
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
The Smoking Issue Editorial Criticism of FCC USPHS position
The Asheville Citizen deplores FTC and USPHS efforts to ban cigarette ads and demand stronger health labels. It argues evidence is inconclusive, bans could face legal challenges, and questions the agencies motive and effectiveness in reducing smoking.
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Federal Trade Commission
U.S. Public Health Service
FTC
USPHS
Congress
Trade Commission
Public Health Service
Asheville
The Game In Danger by Paul Harvey
Baytown Sun columnist Paul Harvey argues baseball’s shift to big business is hurting fan loyalty and player pride. Corporate ownership, tax writeoffs, and frequent player turnover dilute home-team identity, while expansion and more games threaten regional attachment. He predicts growing player unions and potential picket lines as Congress probes monopolistic practices.
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Paul Harvey
Baytown Sun
Ore Chicago
Milwaukee
Bull
Ruths
DiMaggios
Williamses
Bill Veek
Casey Stengel
Stengel
Congress
Epilepsy beliefs debunked. laws restricting epileptics fade
Medical authorities report heredity rarely causes epilepsy and most bans on epileptics marrying have been dropped. Head injuries are now seen as a common cause, while genetic links remain unproven. Epilepsy Foundation offers information. A reader asks about scalenus anticus syndrome and treatment options.
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West Virginia
Brooklyn Tyrant frets over SBA doughnut use
Washington Rep John Rooney nicknamed the Brooklyn Tyrant questions Small Business Administration spending on light refreshments for SCORE and SBA advisory council members. Moot replies doughnuts and similar items are contemplated amid a broader debate on liquor loans and diet concerns.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
John Rooney
Brooklyn
Small Business Administration
Robert
Moot
SBA
SCORE
SBA Advisory Council
Rooney
Frank Bow
R-Obie
Uncle Sam
Howard J. Samuels
Samuels
Commerce
Joe Evins
D-Tenn
House
Small Business Committee
Evins
Congress
Beginning of broadcasting date noted in KDKA debut
The text states broadcasting began with Station KDKA Pittsburgh on November 2, 1920, when it aired the Harding Cox election returns. It marks the official start of broadcasting according to this source, identifying the first major broadcast event and date.
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KDKA
Pittsburgh
Win At Bridge by Oswald and James Jacoby
A dialogue on a bridge hand from Oswald and James Jacoby describing automatic expert plays, careful thinking, and how quick misjudgments cost a grand slam. They compare automatic plays to careful strategies and discuss how trumps and ruffs influence outcomes in a grand slam scenario.
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Oswald
James
South
North
East
Jim
West
Enterprise Assn
A Bid Two Clubs and Partner Rebids Two Spades
The bidding question asks what to do after West passes and South holds a4. You respond with A-Bid two clubs only, signaling strength to come. If partner rebids two spades, determine the best subsequent plan and plan to reveal strength later in the sequence.
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Foday
Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature Quiz Items
Vocabulary puzzle across and down clues list terms for weapons firearms and terms like cannon missile and violin maker force. The long list mixes across and down clues with answers such as graylags, crow, crow features, and calendar of categories.
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Sault Marie
France
Cremona
Mindanao
Angelo
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