Gettysburg Address Remembrance Marks Lincoln Tribute
One hundred years after the Gettysburg Battle Lincoln’s two minute dedication speech at the national cemetery established the phrase four score and seven years ago. He urged the living to continue the unfinished work of ensuring a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the people. The address underscores enduring dedication to freedom and government of the people.
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Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Eisenhower critiques modern conservatism and Goldwater’s appeal
Former President Eisenhower says that support for Goldwater stems from a distorted use of the term conservative. He decries the current rise of extreme ideology and notes that many so called conservatives misstate the word’s meaning.
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Atlanta
Eisenhower
Sen. Goldwater
Gen. Eisenhower
Democracy
Freedom
Republic
Conservatives Defined in Ike Era Debate and Potential Dark Horse
The piece critiques conservative figures from the Eisenhower era, contrasts right wing extremism with centrist paths, and notes President Eisenhower’s view that the term conservative has been hijacked. It points to a GOP convention under Nixon or Ambassador Lodge as possible nominees, with Lodge garnering Viet Nam impressions.
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Bricker
Ohio
China
Korea
38Th Parallel
Eisenhower
People’s Democracy
East Germany
Red China
Richard Nixon
Ambassador Lodge
Viet Nam
Fred Austin
Mental retardation funds spark congressional action
The article notes two Kennedy era bills expanding federal support for mental retardation and child health. It cites $329 million for state programs, research, and teacher training and $265 million under Social Security for mental and child health. Arizona is urged to fund local implementation. President Kennedy praises the steps as protecting children from neglect.
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Arizona
Post-Castro Latin America as Castros waning influence shifts focus
In a Washington and Latin America overview Evans and Novak argue Castroism wanes outside Cuba but could return via leftist nationalists and student leaders. They note Moscow-backed support, oligarchic reform pressure, and U.S. aid as tools shaping the fragile political landscape.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Latin America
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Fidel
Jfaramillos
Barry Goldwater on Federal Power and State Rights
Barry Goldwater argues the federal government has siphoned state powers since the Civil War, warning of cultural loss and the erosion of local laboratories. He notes the clash between legislative and executive branches and ridicules calls to centralize power, asserting freedom lives in resisting concentration.
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Washington
Sen
Joseph Clark
America
Flight Pioneers and Foulois Legacy in Early Air Service
In a profile, Gen Benjamin Foulois recalls the 1909 Fort Myer solo attempt that ended in a crash with Lt Lahm. He recounts teaching himself to fly, improvising seat belts and wheels, and early aviation milestones shaping the U.S. Air Force’s origins.
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Benjamin J. Foulois
Fort Myer
Wilbur
Wright
Dagnabbit
Frank Lahm
Brnes Allen
Signal Corps
Fort Sam Touston
Tex
Aooman
Totad
Hiad
Missouri 1964 Dem strategy centers on race and religion
Marquis Childs reports that high level Democrats see Missouri as pivotal in 1964, with Kennedy carrying the state in 1960 and Governor Dalton winning big. Civil rights protests in St Louis spark tension as sit down demonstrators are jailed and shift public attitudes, signaling a tougher race.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Kennedy
Missouri Race Issue Shapes GOP Battle in 1964
The piece discusses Missouri politics as Goldwater bumper stickers appear in bootheel areas while Democrats fret over party strength. Ethan A. H. Shepley seeks the Republican governor nomination to build a state party, challenging Sen. Stuart Symington who looms as a near-unbeatable incumbent for a third term.
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Stuart Symington
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