Press Criticism Drowns Out GOP Convention in Frisco
Editorial notes frictions at the San Francisco national convention as reporters faced hostility from delegates and Eisenhower critics while Nixon and Kennedy drew rival reactions. It laments press bias, urges fair coverage, and cites Goldwater aides try to curb attacks amid a conservative wave.
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San Francisco
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dick Nixon
Nixon
Jack Kennedy
Sen
Goldwater
Tew
Eisenhower
Sen. Goldwater
Lyndon Johnson
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
A humorous spoof card featuring Bennett Cerf and Damon Runyon style stories about city life and a farmer’s cautionary tale. It includes faux captions and jokes about gambling, draftees, fashion purchases, and a Wisconsin coed’s convertible encounter with line workers.
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Bennett Cerf
Yellow Stacks Fail to Impress Judge in New Jersey Case
In Newark, AP reports the judge refused to permit testimony until a woman dressed more suitably. Consedine urged order in his 74 County courtroom as a fiftyish woman in a yellow shirt caused a disturbance in a divorce proceeding, with the state emphasizing decorum and dignity.
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Newark
Witliam A
Consedine
New Jersey
Baytown Sun Masthead and historic notices
The Baytown Sun publication details list staff roles editor publisher and managers, with address at Pearce and Ashbel Baytown Texas. It notes second class matter registration and subscription rates of 1.45 per month or 17.40 per year, and indicates Associated Press rights and republication terms.
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Baytown, Texas
Congress
The
Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Fulton Lewis Reports Extremists Behind New York Riots
Washington reports confidential government files identify extreme leftists as key organizers in New York riots last week. Noted figures include former New York State Chairman William Patterson and Comrade Bob Thompson. Jesse Gray is named as a Communist Party organizer who urged violent action at a July rally. The piece mentions Harlem groups and protests tied to Communist splinter factions and anti police demonstrations.
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Felton Lewes
Washington
New York
Robert Wayner
Keys
New York State
William Patterson
Bob Thompson
Mount Morris
Presbyterian Church
Jesse Gray
Gray
Winess
Jen Welnek
Ben di
UN Plaza
Freedom Now Party
Blick
Trotskyites
Paul Serevane
Newsrmmen
FBI
Harlem Defense Council
Gilligan
Lenox Avenue
Harlem Progressive Labor Club
Progressive Labor Movement
American Communist Party
House Un-American Activities Committee
China
Richard Hildebrand
NAACP
Harlem
Ralph For Disclosure Of Financial Dealings
Washington AP reports Texas senators split on a proposed ethics rule. In a 62 to 25 vote opposing the rule requiring outside income and holdings disclosure for senators and staff earning over ten thousand dollars, Yarborough supported while Tower did not vote. The roll call showed Yarborough against the alternative motion to form a federal ethics commission. Tower did not vote but was paired against.
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Washington
Texas
Senate
Yarborough
Tower
commission_on ethics
Pearson
R-Kan
Spot of Fame Guess the Name: Monastery at Sinai
A nearly intact early medieval monastery near Mount Sinai, built by Justinian and later hosting a mosque, preserves inscriptions of Justinian and Theodora. A footprint legend and Sinai landscape enrich the spot of fame puzzle. The piece blends lore with a quiz on who lived at Zenith and related figures.
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Suez
Justinian
Moses
Mount Sinai
Mohammed
Sinai
Heaven
Theodora
Washington Merry-Go-Round Figures On Johnson Boom
Drew Pearson notes a memo from Walter Heller showing economic gains under Lyndon Johnson. Highlights include a $270 rise in after tax family of four income in eight months, stock values up about 100 billion, personal income up 20 billion, and corporate profits up 3.14 billion, plus gains in GNP, industrial production, employment, and stock market indices.
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Drew. Pearson
Washington
Walter Heller
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Ity
Sen
Barry. Goldwater
Johnson
White House
Goldwater
Council of Economic Advisers
Lin Manufacturing
Dow-Jones
Speed trap satire in Houston Post column critique
The reader critiques Leon Hale on a Houston Post piece about a small town speed trap. A driver in a city area is ticketed at 30 in a 1 mile zone despite no visible warning sign, as officers issue multiple tickets while claiming a school zone exists. The account surveys urban decay and perceived overreach, noting the tension between journalistic intent and local enforcement.
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AL Meling
Hale
Houston
Berkeley Advertising Agency Joins Merger in Houston
Houston based Rives, Dyke and Co. Inc. plans to acquire The Berkley Agency Inc. effective Sept 2. The merged firm will exceed 4 million dollars in annual billings, becoming a major Southeast ad agency. Edward M. Norton of Berkley becomes vice president and board member, and general manager of The Berkley Division.
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Houston
Rives, Dyke and Co
Berkley Agency, Inc
Earl Rives
Rives, Dyke, and Co. Inc
Wille
Southeast
Gency
Dyke and
Pany, Inc
Edward M. Norton
Berkley Agency
Rives, Dyke and Company, Inc
Berkley
Rives, Dyke and Comie
Boy saves girl from swift creek current at Globe
Peter Grothe, a twelve year old Globe resident with a cold, ignored orders to stay out of water. While near Pinal Creek he saw Beth Gelden swept downstream and jumped in to pull her to safety. Both reached shore with help from a deputy, and Peter avoided further danger despite illness.
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Globe
Ariz
Peter Grothe
Mom
Pinal Creek
Syearold
Beth Gelden
Peter
Ticht
Tye
Know Your Bridge Reveals Better Play Odds
North dealer in a six heart contract faces two main lines after drawing trumps. Playing clubs early yields risk, while leading dummy’s clubs after three rounds of trumps guarantees twelve tricks if clubs split 3-3 or 4-2. The article argues adopt the method with higher success probability, about 84.5 percent, over riskier keeping trumps approach.
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Queen of Dimonds
Declarer
King
South
Res Syndicate, Inc
Daily Crossword KING FEATURE Across clues list
The page presents a KING FEATURE daily crossword with across clues including A measure dressed extraordinary person Nimbus moment colleg mirror reflection employ Type T measures Burmese language relevant marsh Anger Calm A building block A sheet of grass A bowling alley Crested hawk parrot Hind Passages in amine Plural abbr Cherished animal Regret Man's name Comet Fruiting spikes of grain Textile material Location Skills Yesterday's Answer Observe Wine of wine May in France Milkfish Conjunction.
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