Name Calling in U S Politics Through History
The article surveys how personal attacks have long accompanied U S political campaigns from Lincoln to Goldwater. It notes Johnson and Goldwater urging no personal insults, while recalling past presidents subjected to mocking labels. It cites 1964 primaries as an example with McNamara attacked in New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Barry M. Goldwater
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Goldwater
Francisco
United States
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
A. Grant
New Hampshire
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Franklin
McNamara
Sealed bids sought for water authority projects in Texas
The Green Belt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority advertises sealed proposals for Contract III B water supply line and Contract H I C water supply line. Bids due 10 00 A M September 3 at the Jeter Townsend Clinic Childress Texas. Public bid opening after closing time at District Court Room Childress County Court House.
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Green Belt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
H. Townsend
Pe ‘D. Box 252
Childress
Texas
HILC
Jeter - Townsend Clinic
District Court Room
Childress County Court House
Freese, Nichols and Endress
Danciger
Fort Worth
Dustrial Water Authority
Townsend
National Drum and Bugle Corps Week Proposed by Proxmire
UPI reports Senator William Proxmire introduced a joint resolution to designate a National Drum and Bugle Corps Week. The lighthearted column notes the parallel between bagpipes and drum corps and mocks the idea with editorial humor about musical warfare and time zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick West Washington
UPI
William E Proxmire
William E. Proxmire
D-Wis
Mrs. MacTavish
Italy
Proxmire
Boy Scout
Gulf of Tonkin crisis boosts Johnson while testing Goldwater
National Window analyzes the Tonkin incident as a political plus for Johnson and a minus for Goldwater. It notes Goldwater and Miller endorsed Johnson's hard line but urges a sharp GOP counter on civil rights to regain balance. The piece contrasts Willkie’s 1940 predicament with current campaigns and stresses the need for a strong, emotional issue.
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Lyle Wilson
United Press
Barry M. Goldwater
Wendell L. Willkie
Goldwater
Southeast Asia
Gulf of Tonkin
D-Ore
Johnson
William E. Miller
New York
U.S
Miller
GOP
Willkie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Atlantic
United States
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Didoldwater
Marne Battle Essay Recounts 1914 Paris Defense
A reminiscence places the Marne clash near Paris in September 1914. It recalls the Von Schlieffen Plan and Joffre’s swift French response, the 600 taxicabs used by Gallieni, and the shift from mobile warfare to trench stalemates that defined the conflict.
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Chalons-Sur-Marne
France
Marne
Paris
la Ferte
Chateau-Thierry
Belleau Wood
von Schiieffen
Bordeaux
Joffre
Ourcq
Gallieni
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Tran
Ford
San Francisco
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Harry S Truman
Truman
East Room
White House
Orville L. Freeman
Minnesota
Freeman
Wichita
Kan
Napoleon
John Randolph
Virginia
National Window
Embourg
Gho
Alliee Germah
Philip van Doren Stern
Newspaper Enterprise Association
John Lane
Yenkee Doodie
U. S. Savings Bonds
U. S
Treasury Dept
Thor Patriotic Coxpert
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