Baseball and Politics as a Defensive Contest
A political column compares presidential campaigning to baseball, criticizing Nelson Rockefeller for avoiding primaries and praising Nixon for careful campaigning. It argues Kennedy McCarthy and Humphrey erred, while Democratic leaders bungled, forecasting a convention outcome shaped by late inning misplays and human frailty.
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Holmes Alexander
Kennedy
McCarthy
Humphrey
Kennedy- Johnson
California primary stakes and costs loom large in 1960 race
Democratic deliberations center on California as Kennedy Lynch and McCarthy raise campaign costs. Reagan heads an unopposed 86-man Republican slate with no write ins. Humphrey stays out but attracts labor support and a multimillion fund, while Kennedy and McCarthy mount costly campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Truman
California
Ronald Reagan
Robert F. Kennedy
N.Y
Thomas C. Lynch
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minn
Lynch
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Kennedy
McCarthy
Congressional Quarterly
Organized Labor
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Wall Street
Adlai E. Stevenson
John F. Kennedy
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Harold E. Stassen
Oregon
Washington
Newsweek Magazine
Power Act critique from Gillespie area view
In Gillespie Illinois readers argue against a proposed Electric Power Reliability Act by the Federal Power Commission. They claim government control is unreliable and would threaten steady electric service, praising local engineers who understand regional needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie, Ill
Area News
Federal Power Commission
Washington
Driver education in schools wastes time and money says Harris
Sydney J. Harris argues decades later that high school driver education has no proven benefit for teen drivers and urges reallocating funds to core education. He contends schools misprioritize vocational skills over developing informed citizens and critical thinking to govern themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney J. Harris
Sec
John W. Gardner
Health, Education and Welfare Department
America
Controversial Pennsylvania teacher pay bill finally passes House
The bill moves to the Senate after a House compromise raises minimum teacher salaries to 5400 for 1968 69 and 6000 for 1969 70. Governors and lawmakers wary of the final price say local districts will still bear most costs via higher local taxes and millage rates.
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House of Representatives
House
Senate
Greene County Voices for Tougher Sentences and Bible Readings
The editorial urges stiff penalties for repeat offenders as Judge Toothman enforces firm sentences in Greene County. It cites recent lengthy prison terms for thefts and criticizes loopholes in gambling and bad check laws. It also supports a Beaver County Times note on resuming Bible reading in public schools and Rep. Piper’s Mall resolution.
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Greene County
Washington County
Waynesburg
Uniontown
Crucible
Glenn Toothman
Beaver County
Pennsylvania
William G. Piper
Berks Republican
House of Representatives
Piper
Commonwealth
Reading Times
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Nelson Rockefeller
Rocky
Mrs. Rockefeller
GOP
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
New Hampshire
Reagan
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Robert Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
Bob
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
RFK
McNamara
John Kennedy
Rockefeller
Hubert
NEW Castle News
News Company
North Mercer Street
New Castle
Richard E. Rentz
Jessie Treadwell
Anderson J. Fred Rentz
Eleanor Treadwell Payson
Leonard T. Kolesinsk
James W. Trevitt
Bell Telephone
Private Exchange
Mgr
Advertising and Credit
Lawrence County
Lawrence
Butler
Mercer Counties
USA
Allen A
Mason Denison
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Shafer
Supreme Court
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