Roorback and the pre election false charges
The piece explains the roorback tactic used before elections, with history from 1844 Polk accusations and 1880 Garfield Morey letter. It notes how late charges risk skepticism and how voters should demand early, refutable claims to maintain fairness.
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Baron von Roorbach
South
Deep South
J.K.P
James K. Polk
Polk
Morey
James A. Garfield
Garfield
California
Support for Area Representation in State Legislature
Elmslie T. Thomas argues in favor of rural area representation in one legislative chamber. He cites urban reliance on rural resources, defends trees as paper and building material, and notes rural minerals and agriculture require lawmakers who understand their care. The piece frames the issue as a republic balancing regional interests.
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Supreme Court
Senate
Rhode Island
United States of America
Warren
The Telephone A Troublemaker by Jim Bishop
The piece humorously analyzes Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone with remarks on busy signals and modern complaints. It recounts home woes from storm damage to roofs and plumbing, noting delays in service and miscommunications with tradespeople.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Bell
Thomas Watson
Dear Abby Readers Share Home Life and Scams
A collection of Abby letters humorously covers domestic quirks and scams. A wife vents about a tidy husband washing hands in the kitchen and dunking a dog in a sink, while others rail at broken home repairs and a neighbor billing for sham services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Polls Obsessed LBJ Dominates Washington News Scene
Washington reporters describe President Johnson as consumed with polls of all kinds. They note his long lunch talks focused on averages and percentages, and his habit of leaping across regions to cite state data.
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Lyle Wilson
United Press International
Washington, D. C
Johnson
Washington News Corps
LBJ
Washington
Texas
Congress
U.S
New Great Society
State plans to remove remedial college courses in California
Sacramento reports state college trustees announce removal of remedial English speech and mathematics courses with college credit ending September 1966 and full phase out likely within one to five years.
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Sacramento
Calif
California State
State College
DAILY CROSSWORD 44 DOWN 1 DELAY AS PLANT GROWTH
The puzzle lists clues for a daily crossword and a cryptogram quotation. It presents DOWN 1 and 2 across entries plus a cryptogram sample with a hint about substitution puzzles and a previous quote by Emerson.
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Jim Bishop
Abigail van Buren
Forestbille, N. Y
Dear Abby
Daily Crossword
Longfellow
MZJAY
Jay
Jtu Mzytu
Jay Pqu
Emerson
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Royal Botanic Gardens
Burden
Wise
Tidy
Mulberry
India
Hal
Spain
Beast
Her
Harvest
Festive
Edge
Fuss
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