Shallcross Enters Race Against Senator Jordan in 1966
John Shallcross of Smithfield files as a Republican for the U.S. Senate against incumbent B Everett Jordan. The 46 year old industrialist campaigned across North Carolina saying Jordan rubber stamps LBJ and whitewashes Bobby Baker hearings. G Fred Steele of Durham seeks the Fifth District seat in the House.
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William A. Shires
Shallcross
Fred Steele
G. Fred Steele
Durham
U. S
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Jordan
LBJ
United States
Bobby Baker
Banshees and political clashes surface in diverse opinions
The piece sketches banshee folklore and then moves to U S political debate. It covers Shallcross criticizing Senator Jordan over Baker hearings and inflation policy. It notes voter reaction and apathy, plus a Klan booth controversy at the North Carolina State Fair and Governor Moore’s stance on halting inflammatory remarks.
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Shallcross
North Carolina
Jordan
Baker
Klux Klan
KKK
Dan K. Moore
Fair
Department of Agriculture
Moore
Agriculture
James A. Graham
Fairgrounds
Today in History Oct 26 1966 notable events
On this date notable events include Lt James Doolittle setting a world speed record for seaplanes in 1925, the First Continental Congress adjourned in 1774, the Erie Canal opened in 1825, Brazil declared war in 1917, and a Guadalcanal counter-attack repelled in 1942. A decade earlier, Poland Soviet tensions appeared resolved amid anti-Soviet violence.
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James Doolittle
Army Air Service
Georgia Governor Race Turns Into Name-Calling Contest
The Georgia governor race between Lester Maddox and Bo Callaway, both long-time racial conservatives critical of Johnson, widens into a charged exchange with accusations of debts, deals, and political tricks. Maddox recalls 1964 incidents and a split over civil rights, while Callaway labels Maddox irresponsible. Democrats allege Maddox sought Negro and white moderate votes in a Fulton County meeting.
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Georgia
Johnson
Lesteraddox
Howard H
Bo) Callaway
Maddox
Callaway
Acton
Dox
Atlanta
Lyndon Baines Johnson
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