Backstairs at the White House on Johnsons surprise run decision
UPI reports a March 31 moment as President Johnson announced he would not seek re election. The piece reflects on media practices, commercial tie ins, and shifts in White House press access from the Kennedy era to later years with satire on imagined televised gifts to public messaging.
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Doctor May Cure Union Without Love By Abigail Van Buren
Dear Abby answers a long married woman who suspects her husband John loves someone else. She describes emotional distance and lack of affection despite his kindness, seeking guidance on their troubled marriage. PMID
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TV guide excerpt and reader letters amid GOP convention coverage
The listing shows scheduled programs during the 1968 Republican Convention with films and talk shows, followed by reader letters to Abby about relationship troubles and teen honesty. It notes conflict between convention coverage and regular programming and includes a Dear Abby column segment.
Year 1923 Portents as Hitler Mussolini Stalin Rise
The article recalls 1923 when Hitler and Mussolini asserted power and Stalin rose with Lenin dead. It notes German internment threats to Jews and Mussolini seizing Corfu amid Church support, while America sang about normalcy and a banana tune.
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