Paul Harvey Debunks Demo Convention Bossism in 1960
Paul Harvey assails the 1960 convention as capitulating to Kennedy operatives. He argues Kennedy built a powerful machine that sidelined rivals and declares the era of old style bosses replaced by a streamlined, intimidating new system.
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Paul Harvey
Los Angeles
Johnson
Kennedy
Butler
Bobby
Bob Kennedy
Farley
Los Angeles Rotary
Ferley
General Features Corp
Richard Kahelin
Plant City
Florida
Kahelins
Political theater and potential 1960 campaign shifts
The piece debates a 1960 election landscape with Kennedy Johnson and Nixon Goldwater as central names. It weighs South support, Catholicism, labor sentiment, and a possible House decision if no candidate wins a majority. It notes Byrd and Goldwater as likely regional power brokers and hints at 1980 politics.
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U. S
Senate
Johnson
Kennedy
KKK
Lyndon Johnson
Monker
Los Angeles
Dick Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Golwater
Onsmous National
Electral College
House of Representatives
House
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Johnson
South
Harry F Byrd
Virginia
Americans For Democratic Action
Washington
Local hints of American spirit and political unity
A small town feature praises a 12 year old bill Sturgill for sweeping a sidewalk and shining shoes, lauding his work ethic and spirit of America. The piece notes a bipartisan push by the Committee of One Million Against Communist China to insert a plank in both parties platforms, listing notable supporters across government and industry.
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Bill Sturgill
Woodrow Sturgill
Bill
Herald
Flas
The
United
Wapakoneta
Ohio
DEMOS
China
United Nations
Ram Srenis Oontis i Oon
Asia
Red China
Public Letter Writers Urged to Sign Letters to Editor
The Herald calls for signed letters on controversial issues including Red China policy. It urges authors to provide names and addresses for publication, with options to withhold printing the signer’s name while keeping the address on file for protection. Readers are encouraged to type letters for readability.
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Herald
Modernist laugh as child helps mom shop scene
A humorous vignette from The American Way shows a mother and her 4 year old son shopping. The boy brings a package to his mother in another aisle and she gently scolds him to return it and finish the cooking task.
Modernism as a political disease in America
The speaker decries Modernism as a bad disease infecting politics and households. It allegedly corrupted the Democratic and Republican parties since the New Deal and Fair Deal eras, eroding initiative, self reliance, legislative soundness, and kitchen planning.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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