Red Cross spirit and political patronage in 1960s America
The piece argues for strong Red Cross funding amid Vietnam and natural disasters, then surveys post‑Congressional careers of defeated Democrats who joined federal posts. It notes Welsh’s border commission appointment and lists former lawmakers like Magnuson Knutson Coad Granahan Barr Quigley Hargis Kowalski Smith Wampler Breeding Breeding and Moeller, outlining patterns of ex‑officeholders seeking high‑ranking posts or elections.
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Kathryn Granahan
Pennsylvania
United States
Joseph Barr
Indiana
The
Treasury
James Quigley
Health
Education and Welfare
Denver Hargis
Kan
Economic Development Agency
Earl Hogan
Ind
Department of Agriculture
Frank Kowalski
Conn
Subversive Activities Control Board
Frank E. Smith
Miss
Tennessee Valley Authority
Fred Wampler
Department of the Interior
J. Floyd Breeding
Ralph Defense
Secretary McNamara’s Vietnam Testimony Analyzed
The article weighs McNamara’s Senate testimony on Vietnam policy noting a paradox between claims we can win without China escalation and the uncontrollable factors shaping war expansion. It warns Beijing may still intervene if the conflict widens, a threshold not fully within U.S. control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Viet Nam
China
Peking
United States
Lara
Welsh named to border commission post by Johnson
President Johnson awarded former Indiana Governor Matthew Welsh a part time post as Chief U S representative on the American Canadian border commission. The $27,000 yearly job pays more than $500 weekly and Welsh will remain in Indianapolis to practice law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welsh
Johnson
Border Commission
Washington
Indiana
Matthew Welsh
U. 5
Indianapolis
Humphrey and Kennedy Seek Public Exposure Now
The article analyzes Hubert Humphrey and Robert F. Kennedy as rival presidential hopefuls, noting six years of exposure opportunities ahead. It discusses their public profiles, experience, potential paths to nomination, and the impact of Johnson’s presidency on the 1972 race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Johnson
Humphrey
New York
Kennedy
Humprey
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Lyndon Johnson
James M. Cox
Ohio
Warren Harding
White House tours fray as Johnson era crowds surge
Tour leaders complain frequent closures during visiting hours as President Johnson holds numerous meetings and ceremonies. First Lady Lady Bird Johnson laments constant disruption while public tours shrink, sparking debate on whether the White House should be a museum or living residence with restricted access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Johnson
Lady Bird
Job Corps
Lyndon
Rose Garden
Luci
South Lawn
Executive Mansion
Elizabeth Carpenter
Congress
Congressional
Men and women fashion contrasts in a social snapshot
The piece argues styles divide genders with men clinging to uniform dress codes while women display vast variety. It notes hair trends, suits, and sports coats as male identifiers and observes women seldom share identical outfits in large groups. The author muses on touchy topics of emancipation and perception.
Letters to the Editor on pet theft and animal lovers
Mrs. Tom Rethfuss argues that true pet lovers avoid letting pets run free and that caring owners protect their animals and children. She contrasts responsible ownership with critics and defends confinement and safety for pets and kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Regan
Tom-Cuttin
Tom Rethfuss
Remember the Good Old Days in Short Trip Back
HAL BOYLE recalls nostalgic past depictions of 1920s and 1930s life. He mentions rich kids with crayons, popular Boston terrier dogs, Mary Pickford and Mary Miles Minter curls, dining cars on trains, Latin in high schools, homemade kites, early tennis star Helen Wills, golf champion Bobby Jones, and a motto we once lived by Youth must be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
America
Mary Pickford
Mary Miles Minter
Amo
Helen Wills
Little Miss Poker Face
Bobby Jones
U. S
Harvard
Yale
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Red Cross
Mississippi
Alabama
LBJ
George Wallace
Hoosier
Leonard Wolf
Iowa
Don Magnuson
Coya Knutson
Wolf
Agency For International Development
Magnuson
Interior Department
Mrs. Knutson
Office of Civil Defense
Merwin Coad
Town
House
Coad
Breeding
Senate
Jim Pearson
George McGovern
South Dakota
Food For Peace Administration
Walter Moeller
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr
Commerce Department
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Commerce
Leroy Collins
Florida
U.S
Southeast Asia
Fulton Lewis Jr
Get Jobs
David Lawrence
Ruth Montgomery
Middletown Journal
Middletown
Paul Harvey
Father
Dennis the Menace
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