Nixon's 1964 comeback bid looms in political gossip
Seasoned observers doubt Nixon will be the GOP nominee but see him as a strong middle ground choice. Goldwater and Rockefeller consider him a viable candidate, while party professionals remain disenchanted and wary of a Kennedy Nixon rerun despite Nixon staying conspicuously in the public eye.
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Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
San Francisco
Kennedy
Status Rooms Proposed by Chicago Decorator
Colin Campbell McLean, interior decorator for NIH and other hospitals, argues hospitals should offer status rooms at $50 a day for paying patients. He says it could be good business as donors may remember the facilities in their wills, though nurse shortages could limit how many hospitals could provide such luxury.
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Colin Campbell McLean
Chicago
National Institutes of Health
Washington DC Legalizes Ice Cream Cones After 42 Years
After four decades of prohibition the House voted unanimously to legalize ice cream cones and small measures in Washington DC. The old law banned serving ice cream in any unit smaller than a half pint and even coffee jiggers, but enforcement waned as cones were bootlegged openly.
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Washington D. C
Unemployment Rate Holds Steady While Breadwinners Drop
The unemployment rate remains around 5.5 percent with breadwinners or adult men at 4.1 percent in August. Teenagers push overall rates to 16 percent. The text suggests returning to education would boost future job prospects and free more jobs for men now.
Thoughts On Pride And Tears From Scripture And Ruskin
A reflective note quoting Jeremiah 13 17 on pride and divine lament and a Ruskin aphorism linking pride to human error. The excerpt presents two separate thoughts on pride and sorrow, one biblical and one literary, framed as morals.
Washington Report on GOP Issues and 1964 Campaign
Republican strategists weigh key issues to blunt Kennedy in 1964. Topics include Cuba and Soviet influence, Western trade, continuing foreign aid, U S gold reserves, and anti Communist concerns, with civil rights a dominant campaign fault line. Local observers note party personalities will shape the race more than 1960.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
GOP
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
South
Kennedy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Cuba
Castro
Latin America
State Department
G.O.P
Western
Europe
U. S
Khrushchev
U.S
Rockefeller Struggles for California Support Against Goldwater
The article outlines Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller’s weak prospects in California as Goldwater builds broad statewide organization. It notes Rockefeller’s cautious, low-key tour, limited backing, and hopes pinned on Senator Kuchel and Kennedy-Goldwater poll contrasts for momentum toward a possible convention bid.
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Los Angeles
California
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
William F. Knowland
Senate
Rockefeller
Mirror of the Mind on Women in Politics and Social Cues
The excerpt argues women face handicaps in seeking office due to family duties and lack of back-up jobs after defeats. It notes women may vote for women less often and cites Katy Lochheim saying feminine women gain respect, while marrying a promising politician is a faster path to status.
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Katy Lochheim
State Department
Civil Rights Dilemma Strains Kennedy Backers
Washington reports that the Kennedy administration faces a welfare clash between conservative opponents and northern civil rights backers. Attorney General Kennedy opposes a violent bill feared to create a federal police state, while northern extremists push for harsher measures.
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Washington
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Congress
South
House
Judiciary Committee
Trade Barriers and Hopeful Dollar Outlook for U S Soviet Ties
Sylvia Porter argues real barriers remain in U S Soviet trade despite liberalization. She notes two way trade is essential, cites a minimum potential of 400 million dollars annually, and predicts expanded Soviet purchases could lift U S export totals and reduce the trade deficit. She warns against overoptimism due to political and economic walls.
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Soviet Bloc
Russia
Ussr
Kremlin
Soviet Union
U. S
Poland
Almanac Today October Twenty Second 1963
Almanac notes Tuesday October 22 as the 295th day of 1963 with 70 remaining. It lists Jupiter as morning and evening star, births of Franz Liszt in 1811, and historical events: Sam Houston sworn as first Texas president in 1836, Metropolitan Opera House opened in 1883, Laos independence treaty signed with France and Indochina in 1953.
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Franz Liszt
Sam Houston
Republic of Texas
Metropolitan Opera House
New York City
Faust
France
Laos
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John Ruskin
Washington Report
Edmund Waltman
Hartford Times
Mary McGrory
Senator Goldwater
San Bernardino
Sen
Dodgers Stadium
Mr. Rockefeller
Jud Leetham
Republican Central Committee
Los Angeles County
George L. Hinman
Hinman
Thomas H. Kuchel
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Senator Kuchel
Kuchel
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
John Birch Society
Ruchel
By Joseph Whitney
Stockholm
Karolinska Institute
Dennis the Menace
William S. White
Bill
Sylvia Porter
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