Coffee in Politics: Campaign Coffees Stir Voters Nationwide
A 1960s trend shows legislators and candidates using Campaign Coffees to meet voters, build empathy, and cut campaign costs. Figures like Senator Howard Baker and Postmaster General Lawrence O’Brien highlight coffees as a practical, low-cost tool to engage constituents and boost publicity. Historically, coffee houses like Boston’s Green Dragon fed political discourse.
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New York
NAPS
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
U. S. Senate
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Kennedy-Johnson
Congress
Ohio
John F. Kennedy
Senate
Massachusetts
Kennedys
Berkshires
Back Bay
Eisenhower
U. S
John Adams
James Otis
Paul Revere
Boston
Green Dragon
Daniel Webster
Ann Landers on hippies and family problems
Dear Willing and Sunflower readers ask about hippies and weigh the movement against work and reality. Ann Landers condemns hippie trespasses, while defending private morality and urging responsibility. a reader seeks alcoholism help and is pointed to a self-help booklet with a stamped return envelope.
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Willing
Ann Landers
Count and finesse in bridge lessons from Sheinwold
In a bridge column North East South West discuss a hand where South wins the first trick with hearts and a club finesse leads to a nine trick plan. The article notes counting tricks, potential misfires of the diamond finesse, and options for handling Easts lead with a best notrump bid.
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South
East
Decatur Daily
Grand Central Station
New York
N. Y
Gen. Fea. Corp
Hints From Heloise Metal Garters As Coat Hooks
Heloise shares clever thrift tips from garters to liniment sponges and knitting hacks. The letter includes ideas for making coat hooks from garter elastic, using dishwasher sponges for muscle relief, pot holder pads from corner cloths, and a counting trick for binding off in knitting.
Sowashes Visit, Haag Family Returns from Avon Lake
Mr. and Mrs. John Sowash of Washington Iowa visited Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sowash. Mr. and Mrs. George Haag Sr. returned home from Avon Lake after being summoned by the illness and death of his mother the late Mrs. Leonard Haag.
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John Sowash
Washington, Iowa
Ronald Sowash
George Haag Sr
Avon Lake
Leonard Haag
Hanson-Dawson Engagement Told
Mr and Mrs A Taplin Hanson announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Penelope Lloyd Hanson to Ens Daniel Fielding Dawson USNR son of Mr and Mrs James S Dawson of Columbus Ga The bride elect graduated Brenau Academy Gainesville Ga attended LaGrange College and was in Kappa Phi Delta The groom elect graduated Columbus High School and earned a business degree from LaGrange College He is an ensign in the U S Naval Reserve Wedding plans will be announced later.
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Fairfax
A. Taplin Hanson
Penelope Lloyd Hanson
Ens
Daniel Fielding Dawson
USNR
James S. Dawson
Columbus
Brenau’ Academy
Gainesville, Ga
LaGrange College
LaGrange
Kappa Phi Delta
Columbus High School
U. S. Naval Reserve
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Sol Wachtler
Long Island
Nassau County
Center
Ent
Switzerland
Sunflower
Sun
Publishers Hall Syndicate
Sheinwold
West Pass
West
R.S.V.P
Decatur
Heloise
D. H
Clarence Gibbons
Fred Bryant
Barbara Orkline
Hanson-Dawson
Red Cross
Parisian
el Rancho
Sonora
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