Modesty and ego in presidential worries
A political editorial weighs whether Gov. Nelson Rockefeller would seek the GOP nomination if confident he could address national problems. It contrasts Rockefeller with figures like Stevenson Truman Symington Dewey Nixon Brown Johnson Kennedy, arguing publicity and self-perception shape presidential chances and noting today’s front-rank aspirants.
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Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Adlai Stevenson
Harry Truman
Harry
Rockefeller
Stuart Symington
Missouri
U. S
Symington
Tom Dewey
Stevenson
Nixon
Gov. Brown
California
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Len Kennedy
Massachusetts
Brown
Johnson
Kennedy
Kuchel defends Kennedy Ervin reform bill in letter
Sen Thomas Kuchel explains in a long letter to Edward S Shattuck why he supported the Kennedy Ervin labor reform measure though he finds it imperfect. He notes that delaying approval until perfection would likely prevent votes in many cases. The piece urges Kuchel to endorse the stronger House bill in conference.
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House
Sen. Ruchel
Town Meeting Insurance Penalty
Harold C. Pope argues for stronger auto insurance rules to prevent age and locality based denial of coverage and urges government action. The letter cites high costs and calls for fair rates or public insurance. Anne Ficke s Minifies dad stereotype in media and urges men to reclaim responsible roles in American families.
Letters Reward Thought On Warren In Enemy Within The Gates
A reader praises Woodrow W. Tull for calling Chief Justice a hero of the Russians in a letter to the Independent. He urges others to express views on the subject and says such letters wake people up. Gus Berlin 114 Pine Ave.
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Woodrow W. Tull
Warren
Nixon Tells Scions Mr K Takes It Easy on Vodka
Nixon invited a few key senators to a private luncheon and shared his impressions of Khrushchev. He said he would drink only what Khrushchev drank, kept his mind clear for talks, and noted Khrushchev is private and controlled though misinformed about the U.S. Nixon warned of potential danger from a shoot. He recalled factory workers’ warm reaction to meeting him, and said the visit raised his stature among critics.
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Mr. K
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchevy
Khrushchev
Harry Byrd
Virginia
California Legislators Vote on Housing and Labor Bills
In Congress last week California lawmakers from Long Beach cast votes on the Housing Act of 1959 and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. The Senate failed to override the veto on the housing bill, 55 to 40, with Engle voting yes and Kuchel voting no. In the House, the Landrum-Griffin amendment to the labor bill passed 229 to 201, with Act and Hosmer for the amendment and Doyle and King against. A separate motion on independent offices appropriations related to civil defense funding carried 241 to 166, with Utt and Hosmer for and Doyle and King against.
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Clair Engle
Stn
Thomas H. Kuchel
House OF Representatives
Santa Ana
Craig Hosmer
Along Beach
Clyde Doyle
South Gate
Cecil King
San Pedro
Thomas
Tex
House
Utt
Hosmer
Doyle
King
Solon Calls Probe Into Campaign Spending
Washington Senator Carl Curtis urged the Senate Rackets Committee to form two panels to probe campaign spending by Republicans and Democrats. He proposed three Democrats and one Republican to probe Republican expenditures, and three Republicans and one Democrat to probe Democratic spending. The hearings aimed to test if unions and employers evade election laws as the committee’s mandate nears expiration. The panel vote opened the normally private hearing to press and public.
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Washington
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
Senate
Curtis
Repubican
Ings
Feminine names for natural forces a matter of metaphor
A reader urges erasing feminine names from weather naming. The piece defends gendered phrasing as historical and metaphorical, noting ships, nations, weather, and celestial bodies are often personified as she. It argues such usage reflects emotion, not insult, and urges an end to writerly fatigue.
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Michigan
U. S
Weather Bureau
Alan
la Bele
France
Britannia
Britain
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Quotes on faith loss and motherhood from 1930s press brief
Ennis Montana Mrs Bennett mourns husband and three children after an earthquake but maintains faith. Bernard Baruch praises housewives as society’s backbone, while Earl Warren links East West divisions to individual rights and justice.
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Ennis, Mont
Trexe Bennett
Berlin
United States
Earl Warren
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