Longest Day for Illinois Voters in 1948 Election
An editorial warns that November 3, 1948, will be the longest election day in Illinois history as vote counting extends past midnight. It explains separate tallies for President and Governor ballots, and describes the extensive tallying needed for the House, Senate districts, and referendums. It also notes that limited presidential votes must be counted separately and urges voters to prepare to ensure accurate counting.
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Normandy
Illinois
Finois
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
House
William Clark
But Who Wins Nuclear War A Debate On Ending Vietnam War
The statement argues the no win policy in Vietnam ignores the cost of ending or winning. It contrasts 187 U.S. deaths in Vietnam since 1961 with over 33,000 in Korea and 60,399 in Hiroshima. It warns modern nuclear capacity makes victory impossible and civilization at risk, questioning if such a war would be worth it.
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Sen
Barry Goldwater
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Sen. Coldwater
Hiroshima
Viet Mam
Blue Book delays and odd year publication plan
The Illinois Blue Book will be released in odd years with 1963 1964 content and 1963 1964 bios. The 73rd General Assembly adjourned June 1963, and 1965 66 bios will appear in 1968. Critics question why the manual is published only in odd years.
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General Assembly
FA General Assembly
Berlin Wall as emblem of fear and failed ideologies
The Berlin Wall stands as a concrete symbol of terror and division, viewed by the Free World as evidence of Communist failure. Tourists find it stunning yet unsettling, while officials condemn its moral and political collapse. The wall’s existence underscores stark ideological cleavage between East and West.
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Berlin
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Birmingham
Mich
Wall
Berlin Wall
A Visit to the Ranch and TV Icons on Tour
Walter Cronkite hosted a Normandy anniversary telecast and Lyndon Johnson ranch tour as TV audiences saw the First Lady at the LBJ Ranch in Texas. Carson praised Cronkite on the Tonight Show. Business Week highlights beer brands with Schlitz seeking to regain top share. Ruth St Denis and Ted Shawn celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Lee Massachusetts. Bosley Crowther reviews A Hard Day’s Night noting the Beatles film’s appeal amid enthusiastic teen crowds.
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Walter Cronkite
Dwight Eisenhower
Normandy
Lyndon Johnson
First Lady
CBS
LBJ
NBC
Johnny Carson
Lee
Mass
Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Miss St. Denis
Paducah
United States
Fred Astaire
Geneelio
Ray Bolger
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
New York City
Astor Theatre
Basque Nationalism Records Rise In Franco Spain
Guernica and Bilbao anchor Basque resistance amid arrests and propaganda. Basque nationalists, though growing militant, remain a minority. many seek regional autonomy within Spain, while a hard fringe eyes an independent Basque state crossing the Pyrenees.
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Paul Hofmann
New York Times
Guernica
Spain
Francisco Franco
el Espanol
Madrid
Information Ministry
Bilbao
Here
Bilbeo
Ecumenical Council
Vatican
Franco
Pyrenees
France
Remembering the orange crate scooter kit nostalgia
A Washington Post reader recalls DIY childhood scooters from orange crates and skate wheels and contrasts past tinkering with today’s prebuilt kits. He notes scarce old materials, shifts to modern predrilled lumber kits, and questions if the new box crate scooter truly recreates the pastime.
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Theodore Schuchat
Washington Post
New York
Frederick J. Collins
Wander
Indonesia seeks time to build its future, says Nixon era report
Edwin Q. White surveys postwar Indonesia as a fragile, resource rich nation on a path between Western powers and emerging blocs. Jakarta asserts national autonomy amid foreign interest in oil, rubber and minerals, while President Sukarno forges guided democracy.
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Edwin Q. White
Associated Press
Jakarta
Indonesia
Washington
Moscow
London
Peking
Indonsia Jong
Holland
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
China
Middle East
Latin America
Sukarno
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