Governor Goesins Chooses Vaughan Amid GOP Fire
Virginia politics show frayed ties as Governor Goowin taps 71 year old Harry H Vaughan of Hopewell for the State Board of Elections. GOP leaders oppose the nomination citing age residence and lack of militancy while Democrats hedge with minority seats on committees.
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Mmis E. Goowin
Virginia
Harry H. Vauchan
Hopewell
State Board of Elections
GOP
General Assembly
Vaughan
Gonwin
Vaucran
Goowin
House of Delegates
John Warren Cooke
Equal Opportunity Post Offices Policy Under LBJ Era
The Johnson administration champions Equal Opportunity in hiring for post office jobs while restricting veterans to apply. An examination for Custodial Laborer positions in Danville Chatham Martinsville and South Boston offers $2.32 hourly with broad benefits. Applications from non veterans are excluded by law.
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Johnson
Humeurey
United States Post Office
Lawrence F. O’brien
Massachusetts
Kennedy’s
PMG
Regional Postal Establishment Board
Danville
Chatham
Martinsville
South Boston
De Gaulle and Quebec Tensions Stir Atlantic Echoes
The article notes strained ties between France and West Germany after De Gaulle protests a Branor remark, with Germany denying misquote. It cites Quebec’s push for stronger autonomy within Canada as Quebec Premier Joanson signals demands beyond parity. It also mentions British stenographers offering extra hours to boost the economy.
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Bonn
Paris
de Gaulle
Witty Branor
Socialist Party
Branor
DPA
de Gauvre
Heinrich Lueske
France
Grenoble
Zeus
de Gavlle
Quebec
Canada
Daniel Joanson
Lester Pearson
Joanson
Nixon Leads New Hampshire Primary Watch as Liberal Critics Waver
The piece analyzes liberal pundits fearing Nixon cannot win in New Hampshire while secretly conceding he might. It contrasts past primary margins, notes talk of 55 to 45 splits over Romney, and discusses implications for Rockefeller’s position. It briefly references Nero and Olympic notes as contrastive color. The overall tone treats Nixon Romney and Rockefeller strategic stakes in a volatile GOP fight.
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Richard
Ike Eisenhower
Nixon
Granite Hills
Nix
New Hampshire
George
Romney
Bob Taft
Nelson
Rockefeller
Hampshire
News
Richard Nixon
Stassen
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Wes Hampshire
Henry Cabot Lodge
News Weekly
Nelson Rockefeller
Nero
Rome
A. D
Goldwater
Henry Ford
Grenoble
France
Dick Nix
Mexico City
Origins of the Olympic Games and early events
The article traces the Greek beginnings of the Olympics from 776 B.C. with Coroebus the winner, then lists added events such as jumping, discus, javelin, wrestling, boxing, and chariot racing. It notes the pankration as a brutal boxing wrestling combat, Arrachion’s deathly struggle, and the divine honors and statues awarded to victors.
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Greece
Coroebus
Arrachion
Shriver Era Ends as Washington Glamour Show Fades
Washington column compares Shriver era to a Broadway production. It notes Peace Corps and War on Poverty may fold after his departure, with Jack Vaughn replacing him and Congress wary. Shriver plans Illinois Senate bid, outlined as Adlai Stevenson protege returning to state politics.
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Kine
Corry
Speck
Cos
O’brien
Kivo
Washington
Warren Court
D. C
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Broadway
Federal Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
CIA
Allen Dulles
Bay of Pigs
Defense Department
Clark Clifford
Betty Furness
Peterson
Arthur Goldberg
Labor Department
Hamlet
United Nations
Shriver
Jack Vaughn
Congress
Biz Proberb
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Kennedy
McNamara
Gardner
Adlai Stevenson
Iinois
Stevenson
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
OEO
Bob Kennedy
Johnson
Four-Deck Government Compounds A Big Mess
Ralph de Toledano argues against federal intervention to save cities, contending the national government is itself a mess and would overshift power. He urges cutting redundant county layers, reforming municipal government, and building a citizen coalition to push for city reforms without expanding federal control.
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Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
America
Tom Wicker
New York Times
Mr. Wicker
Advisory Commission
Hoover Commission
Harry S
Truman
Congress
White Mouse
Capitol Hill
Michigan education bill aims at state aid for nonpublic schools
In Michigan a coalition of Catholic, Lutheran, Christian Reformed, Seventh-day Adventist and Jewish parents and schools asks the legislature to allow state payments up to 50 dollars per elementary child and 100 for high schoolers. The plan, backed by Citizens for Educational Freedom, would aid church and private schools facing closure due to inflation and taxation while preserving secular instruction.
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Michigan
Citizens For Educational Freedom
New York
Friends of
League
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Geographic
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Holmes Alexander
Ralph de Toledano
Russell Kirk
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