Battle of the Books shapes 1964 campaign literature
The 1964 presidential race sparks a surge of campaign books, biog raphies and spoof volumes. Publishers estimate over 50 titles circulated, covering Johnson and Goldwater with strong public and party reactions. Haley's Texan Looks at Lyndon claims eight million copies sold. publishers deny GOP ties to such works.
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Relman Morin
NEW York
Publishers Weekly
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John M. Bailey
GOP
Lee Edwards
Icity
Republican National Committee
Lyndon
Edwards
Goldwater
South
Southwest
J. Eveetts Haley
Canyon
Tex
Haley
California Senate Race Shapes Up Between Actor and Aide
In California a close Senate race pits Democratic incumbent Pierre Salinger against Republican George Murphy. Salinger, famed for JFK and Johnson associations, campaigns with showmanship while Murphy, a former Technicolor executive, stresses measured outreach. Carpetbagger stigma and housing discrimination repeal drive the contest amid differing views on the bracero program and civil rights issues.
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Pierre
Rob Wood
San Francisco
Oakland
Murphy
Robert F. Kennedy
Salinger
Associated Press
Bobby Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Pomona PTA Hears News From October Meeting
Pomona PTA notes mark Oct meeting with the Star Spangled Banner by Marilyn Baker. First grade room won traveling trophy. A money making project is under consideration. School to be closed Nov 5–6 for state teachers meeting. Grades 4–6 to attend Little Symphony in Ottawa Oct 19. Mr. Welborn presented slides on Europe and the Holy Lands. Softball tie 19–19 with Rantoul. Laymen's Sunday Oct 18 features talks by Jim Driver, Leslie Hunter and others. Pomona High’s new building groundwork underway. bulldozers at work. High band joined Maple Leaf Festival Oct 19 at Baldwin and attended homecoming parade.
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Carol Baker
Pomona Pta
Marilyn Baker
John Baker
Charles Hill
Willis Bennett
Little Symphony
Ottawa
R. L. Welborn
Lyndon
Europe
Holy Lands
Pomona
Rantoul
Pomona Methodist Church
Jim Driver
Leslie Hunter
Lyle Hunt
Glenn Neil
Bill Driver
Craig Collins
Jim Bob Driver
Clifford Fritts
Pomona High School
Baldwin
Vote and the choice is yours on Election Day
Public service notice urges voting in cooperation with The American Heritage Foundation and The Adve. The message emphasizes personal responsibility in civic participation and highlights Election Day as the opportunity to impact local governance.
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American Heritage Foundation
Adve
Weather Shifts as Warmer West, Freezing East Grip Nation
The Associated Press reports a split nation with freezing temperatures and rain in the eastern half and a warming trend west of the Rockies. Central Rockies dip to the 20s with frost likely through Oklahoma, Texas Panhandle, and nearby areas, while snow flurries dust the northern Great Lakes.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Oklahomas
Texas Panhans
Great Lakes
Illini First in intercollegiate livestock judging contest
Illinois wins top spot in the American Royal intercollegiate livestock judging contest over 19 other schools in a weekend event. Separate notices follow detailing a Kansas partition suit in Franklin County and a sheriff sale of property in Ottawa tied to Walter Skeels vs Robert Davis et al.
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Kansas City
University of Ilinois
District Court
Franklin County
Kansas
Walter R. Skeels
D.b
Ottawa Home Improvement Company
Robert L. Davis
Ottawa
Franklin
Federal Land Bank
Khrushchev's demise puzzles U S officials in 1964
AP report details how Nikita Khrushchev was ousted from power amid questions of age and health, the rise of Brezhnev and Kosygin, and a history of leadership reshuffles. The piece traces past shifts from Stalin to Khrushchev, noting the pattern of one man rule versus collective leadership in the Soviet leadership.
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Brezhnev
Kosygin
Joseph Stalin
Anastas Mikoyan
Stalin
Georgi Malenkov
Malenkov
Khrushchev
Laurenti P. Beria
M. Molotov
Nikolai Bulganin
Molotov
Bulganin
Johnson
Khrueshchev
Recapping Vulcanizing Rt. 4 Ottawa Ph Centropolis 6
The item notes a recap of a route 4 vulcanization event linked to Ottawa and Centropolis with a six outcome or score, indicating a municipal or local business activity and regional context. The terse line suggests a brief report on a transportation maintenance or industrial action in a small metropolitan area.
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Ottawa
Centropolis
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