What became of the great debate in 1964 campaign
The New York Herald Tribune argues the 1964 campaign failed to provide a meaningful debate on policy. It condemns ad hominem attacks and slogans, notes growing centralization of power, and urges candidates to address real structural issues to restore clarity for voters and enable constructive congressional discourse.
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Goldwater
God
Freedom
Great Society
Johnson
Congress
New York Herald Tribune
Goldwater campaign frays as insiders fear collapse
Washington correspondent outlines internal GOP tensions around Sen. Barry Goldwater, with Denison Kitchel and John Grenier blamed by outsiders for excluding veterans. Party insiders warn that without a spark by mid October, Goldwater may be beaten by Johnson, while strategy disagreements over nuclear weapons rhetoric muddle responses.
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Washington Correspondent Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Washington
Republican Party
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Kitchel
John Grenier
Republican National Committee
West Virginia youth crime myth cited by five chiefs
A Charleston datelined opinion argues that juvenile delinquency is widespread in West Virginia despite police chiefs denying a crisis. The author blasts calls for harsh punishment, cites vandalism, drag racing, hazing, and parental responsibility failures, and questions enforcement of punitive laws.
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West Virginia
The
Register
Charleston
Razor Strop
Dallas Bias
Beckley
Raleigh County
Board of Education
Kanawha Street
Hotchkiss
Tim Tugburton Attacks Kennedy Jr Nickname in Office Outburst
The Hon. Timothy Tugburton stormed into a Washington office swinging a cane and cursing at journalism, especially women reporters, over the nickname John-John given to John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. He derided editors and pledged to write to Turner Catledge while praising the child’s dual names John F Kennedy Jr. and Jack for different contexts.
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John Kennedy, Jr
United Press International
Timothy Tugburton
Tim
White House
Tom Fool
Lou Cassels
UPI
Tugburton
Turner Catledge
John-John
John F. Kennedy Jr
Jack
Bug Dust The Old Order Changes in Baltimore
John Hodell recounts a chaotic overnight trip to Baltimore for a UPI editors conference. He notes hotel protocol at the Statler Hilton, gifts for his wife, a late-night walk near The Block, and concerns about safety before visiting Fleet McGinley’s print shop. The next day the print shop, once owned by William Beary, has new management and a shift toward tighter production.
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UPI Editors
Publishers
Washington
Baltimore
Statler Hilton
Egeria
Egeria Hilton
Fleet McGinley
William Beary
Conventional War Capability Depends on Nuclear Weapons
Washington reports that top military leaders say the United States lacks enough conventional weapons and stockpiles for a major war against the USSR without resorting to nuclear arms. Navy ships lack conventional ammunition, air forces lack iron bombs, and Europe could not be held without nuclear use. Soviet forces, by contrast, would be less dependent on nuclear options.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Wallace M. Greene Jr
Rine Corps
Europe
Asia
NATO
Army
Navy
Air
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Barry
Denison Kitchel
Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
Bobby Baker
Hinton
Junior
By Lyle Wilson
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr
Jack Jr
Merriman Smith
Smitty
Naleigh & Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
W. Va
John Hodel
National Advertising
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
MATS
Grant Dillman
New York Times
By John Hodel
B&o
Camden
Southern Hotel
Chandler Building
By Ray Cromley
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