The Power Of The Press And National Elections
Washington commentary traces campaign journalism from party papers to modern nonpartisan reporting, noting politicians business ties to editors, Tocqueville on influence, and how partisan coverage reinforces voter bias. It compares press influence with public opinion and includes critique of ABC TV debut and the Burns and Stevens comedy Wendy and Me.
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Andrew Jackson
Alexis de Tocqueville
America
Jackson
de Tocqueville
Toto
Walter Lippmann
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea TV Review
TV critic Rick Du Brow previews ABCs new one hour series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea about an atomic submarine on secret missions. The Monday night mission aims to save the United States amid polar earthquakes and tidal waves, with a nuclear plan to stop them. Also reviewed is No Time For Sergeants a Sammy Jackson comedy about a naïve country boy in the Air Force and military life.
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Abc-Tv
Bing Crosby
Hollywood
UPI
Richard Basehart
United States
North Pole
America
Sammy Jackson
Air Force
GOP Seeks Donations For Own Weekly Paper
Washington Republicans solicit subscriptions for their weekly publication Newsletter claiming it covers hard news ignored by mainstream media. Rep. William E. Miller asks for 25 dollars with 14.88 for the paper and 10.12 for political work, noting a 20,000 circulation and Free copies for GOP insiders. The letter frames the sheet as a campaign tool capable of dislodging Democrats and targets retirement of key opponents.
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Washington
UPI
Republicans Today
House Gop
William E. Miller
N.Y
Congress
GOP
House Press
Miller
Donovan rails at white parent boycott over integration plan
United Press International reports New York School Board President James B. Donovan condemns a white parents' boycott aimed at halting an integration plan. He calls the action reprehensible and labels it a conspiracy to disrupt or destroy public education.
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United Press International
NEW York — School Board
James B. Donovan
Goldwater Criticizes Johnson Viet Nam Policy In Speech
Winston Salem report quotes Republican nominee Barry Goldwater lambasting the Johnson administration for being deaf and blind to the South Viet Nam crisis. He cites daily disasters and missteps in policy and governance as evidence of poor leadership.
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Winston - Salem
N.C
Barry M. Goldwater
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Yarborough laments Democratic disarray in Texas
Senator Ralph Yarborough criticizes his party as poorly organized in Texas noting the GOP is stronger. He singles out Dallas where he says the Republicans have the best organization of any county in the nation.
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Dallas
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
GOP
Escondido Principal suspends student over Beatle haircut
Escondido California elementary school principal Ron Jahelka suspended a 13 year old pupil for six days after the student arrived with a Beatle haircut. He said the aim is to let students project their personalities while noting there are better ways to express individuality.
Pope Will View Ecumenical Council Via TV Feed
Vatican engineer Francesco Vacchini said Pope Paul VI will watch Ecumenical Council sessions on closed circuit TV in St. Peter's Basilica. No simultaneous translation will be provided due to technical and other reasons. Portable cameras mounted on dome pillars allow remote control and zooming to focus on speakers. The plan follows Pope John XXIII’s use of a private TV setup last year.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Peter's
Vacchini
Vatican
Entertaining Adults With Simple Pranks by Dick West
Washington columnist Dick West notes children blame television for adults’ boredom but shares his own self created amusements. He recalls carrying an empty briefcase then a four sided yardstick promoting a Texas bank, and a Mona Lisa poster with a beard that amuses visitors in the House press gallery.
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Washington
First National Bank of
Baird
Texas
First National Bank
House Press
U.S. Capitol
Tardy journalists in Caracas amid chapel plans and gunmen theft
Quirks TARDY JOURNALISTS CARACAS Venezuela UPI Two newsmen arrived after others had left a news conference called by Father Elio di Buenaventura to outline chapel plans. Four gunmen entered and took about 650 dollars in arms money from the priest. NEEDS NEW OUTFITS DUNDEE Scotland UPI Dundee police pipe band refuses more engagements until outfitted with kilts sporrans and plaids dating from 1906. WINCHMORE HILL England UPI Edith MacGowan 75-year-old retired teacher fails driving test for 22nd time in six years. LONDON England UPI A doctor writing anonymously in Medical Officer says he cured nail biting by pulling his front teeth, making false teeth impossible to bite nails. LONDON England UPI President Johnson campaign in Britain will get a 10 percent voluntary tax from American poker players in London, per Denis Plimer.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Elio di Buenaventura
Dundee, Scotland
Dundee City Police
Winchmore Hill
England
London
D.P
Johnson
Britain
Denis Plimer
Winslow Homer Seen as Leading Marine Painter in U S
The article declares Winslow Homer the outstanding marine painter in the United States, noting his prominence in maritime subjects and his influence on American art.
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Winslow Homer
United States
Reporter Goes To Prison Killed Nine Thunderbolt Theme
West Virginia reporter spends time on Death Row at Moundsville Penitentiary for three days and two nights. He encounters inmates, guards, and the infamous electric chair known as the thunder bolt while detailing meals, conditions, and the somber atmosphere of the death house.
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West Virginia
State Penitentiary
Telepathy tech urged for aviation medicine conference
New Communications Dublin reports that Drew G. Haley, a Washington lawyer, told a Dublin aviation and space medicine conference that scientists are developing techniques enabling communication through mental telepathy. He described sensitizing the body's receiving apparatus and amplifying internal signals, claiming the human body functions as a magnetic electronic unit with unexplained capabilities.
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Dublin
Ireland
UPI
Andrew G. Haley
Washington, D. C
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TV In Review
By Rick DU Brow
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Robert M. Gornall
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