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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1964
Page
3
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Jim Bishop recalls a dinner with his Aunt Delia a retired teacher who scolds and flirts at a restaurant while delivering wry judgments on his writing and life. Delia critiques his column praises his talent and ends by declaring I am her favorite.
Washington staff reports Alan Cranston, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in California, jokes voters treat his campaign like writing on sand while recounting a humorous encounter with a voter. He warns Washington could see a big animal invasion if elected, citing his California home Animal Farm with many animals. Ted Kennedy recalls rodeo crowd misfires while sharing campaign anecdotes with Beth Church in Billings Montana.
A transcript shows lively White House dog chatter and political humor as Kennedy recalls a doorless escape and a promise that a speaker will address a queried point next week. The piece notes public curiosity about the Johnson beagles named He and She, with early grammatical humor.
The passage notes difficulty training two dogs due to nearly identical names. To avoid confusion they switch to Him and Her, a choice that pleases most but irks purists who want the First Family to fully conform to the LBJ branding.
The Q and A cover that James J. Corbett was known as Gentleman Jim. It explains serendipity as the faculty for lucky discoveries, coined by Horace Walpole from The Three Princes of Serendip. It also notes Grover Cleveland was married in the White House.
Drew Pearson reports from Washington that AMA pressure via Camden Arkansas physician Dr. R B Robins aims to keep the Medicare bill bottled up in the Ways and Means Committee. President Johnson hosts Faubus and Mills in a contrast on welfare and elderly medical care as insurers push to limit government involvement.
A collage of quirky aphorisms and trivia. It notes oysters growing in Florida swamps, Greece’s siesta culture, ants’ speed, 1964 US industrial investment bets, and tongue in cheek biographical lines about Taft and public life. The piece blends curiosities, jokes, and social commentary with a dated newspaper voice.
Narrative on Robert Kennedy weighing a New York Senate bid with scientific polling. It notes potential paths to the Democratic and Liberal nominations, labor union reactions led by Teamsters official Johnny O Rourke, and opposition from Seafarers chief Paul Hall. The piece emphasizes Johnson's decisive role with union leaders and the party machine.
A syndicated column argues modern Americans resemble distant German burghers who ignored Nazi horrors. It laments numb bystanderism as murders and abuses occur nearby, urging empathetic action from adults to guide children and prevent madness.
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