Open Letter From Florida Citizen Attacks Soviet Russia
Sumter L. Lowry, in a Tampa Tribune full page ad, urges President Johnson to confront Soviet aims. He argues Russia fuels Vietnam death tolls, sparks global tension, and profits from US concessions, calling for a break in relations until Moscow alters its expansionist policy. He condemns U.S. leaders for appeasement and demands decisive action.
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Tampa
Fla
Sumter L. Lowry
Lowry
Tampa Tribune
Johnson
Florida
United States
Washington
Soviet Russia
State Department
U.S
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Russia
North
Africa
North Vietnam
America
Romney's Desertion Critique of Goldwater Explained
The piece analyzes Romney's 1960s letter defending his refusal to endorse Goldwater in the 1964 campaign. It notes Romney’s assertion that party leaders failed to back the ticket, accuses Romney of ultimatums, and critiques Romney's and Goldwater's positions on civil rights and extremism illustrating the dispute ahead of the 1968 convention.
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George
Smylie
Rockefeller
Keating
Javits
Goldwater
Romney
New
Nixon
Hershey
Pennsylvania
St. George
Senator Goldwater
City Traffic Financing Debate Argues Fairness of Road Costs
Arthur F. Kingdon argues against general revenue paying for street costs and supports a $10 vehicle license fee for Bluefield residents. He cites Virginia and Maryland as contrasts, notes state road classifications, and asserts constitutional allowances for municipalities to levy a license tax to fund street paving and maintenance.
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Virginia
West Virginia
State Road Commission
Bluefield Avenue
Princeton Avenue
Bland Road
Federal Street
Oakhurst
Cumberland
Cumberland Road
College Avenue
Washington
Maryland
Cherry Street
Montclair Street
Bluefield
Supreme Court
Charleston Transit Company
Comm. Dept. Motor Vehicles
S. E
Arthur F. Kingdon
We Sell Our Virtues Badly Says Paul Harvey
A provocative column argues Americans fail to persuade the world with advertising and public relations in the Cold War. It cites Adrian Brower and Arthur Meyeroff on selling freedom, emphasizes misused terms like freedom, and urges USIA to favor more selling over news.
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Washington
Adrian Charles Brower
United States
Adman Arthur Meyerhoff
Voice of
America
Meyerhoff
Red China
Moscow
Mr. Brower
Mr. Meyerhoff
USIA
Timeline of Bluefield anniversaries through the years
The Daily Telegraph notes ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty year mentions in Bluefield Virginia. Highlights include Graham High School's new building opened a decade ago with Dr Dowell J Howard as speaker, and other local milestones such as Japan peace reports twenty years ago, Broadway Shirt Company plant plans, a Criminal Trials book release, and George Stupalsky's business trip.
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Bluefield
Graham High School
Dowell J. Howard
Broadway Shirt Company
Howard B. Lee
Motor Moguls Win Advisory Council Battle
Washington previews show industry influence shaping the Auto Safety Law advisory council with executives from Firestone Mercedes Benz and Ford on the tentative roster. Ralph Nader is notably absent as Agnes Meyer drives a separate national push for public school support and democracy through education.
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Washington
Advisory Council On
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
John T. Connor
Connor
General Motors
Ralph Nader
FBI
Senate Commerce Committee
Bugas
Detroit
Agnes Meyer
Washington Post
Meyer
America
Old Scottish House Demolished for Modern Comforts
A Springfield Illinois reader recalls a stately stone house in Daviess County built in New England style. Modern expansion and a nearby parking lot led to its ruin, despite its age and beauty. The writer notes many such homes are demolished for modern housing.
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Pittenweem
Springfield
Illinois
Agnes H. Howarth
Daviess County
Royal execution method in old Siam and odd art theories
A historical note claims royal executions in old Siam used a red bag and sandalwood stick wrapped in silk due to taboo. A dental expert speculates Mona Lisa’s tight lipped smile reflects shame over her teeth. Robert Taylor says Greta Garbo never sends him Christmas cards.
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Siam
Robert Taylor
Greta Garbo
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Korea
South Vietnam
Mr. Lowry
W. F. Buckley Jr
Paul Harvey
Daily Telegraph
Japan
George Stupalsky
Huntington
Drew Pearson
John Floberg
Firestone Rubber
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Floberg
Christopher Landmann
Mercedes Benz
Daimler-Benz
Stuttgart
Julius Klein
Tom Dodd
Mercedes- Benz
Coronel
Omar Bradley
John Hersey
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
George Gallup
Gallup
Fredrick Close
Aluminum Corporation of America
Crippled Children’s Fund
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Davy Lawrence
Russell Kirk
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