Humphrey’s Political Epitaph Amid Johnson Loyalist Fallout
The letter reflects on Hubert Humphrey’s fall in 1968 after backing President Lyndon Johnson. It notes the danger of loyalty to a supreme egotist, the alienation of his base, and the obituary-like sense that his presidential hopes were doomed.
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Humphrey
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Hubert
Horatio
Postal delays prompt tongue in cheek mail experiment
A reader riffs on why letters travel slowly from Phoenix to Scottsdale or Paradise Valley. Two letters mailed in Phoenix arrived three days apart, one airmail faster in a single day. The writer jokes about the Phoenix airport routing and suggests using a five-mill envelope for speed, noting current postage costs.
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Postal Service
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Paradise Valley
Samme
Morality as a Pivot in McGovern Appeal
Harriet Van Horne argues Morality could broaden McGovern appeal beyond anxious voters, targeting middle Americans by highlighting Nixon era corruption. She urges exposing scandals, judicial appointments, and anti trust enforcement failures to rally decency and outrage.
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Harriet van Horne
New York
N.Y
Aunt Millie
George McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
Jappantenetts
Middle America
Sen. McGovern
ITT
GOP
Rand
Fragmented OCR Summary From Unclear Local Item
Partial readable lines describe a local notice or brief item. Names and places are obscured by garbled OCR. The text hints at a public action or event with calendar-like elements and possibly a date or location, but essential details are missing.
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