Voters Ignore Party Propagandists In Illinois House Race
Illinois voters largely ignored party line guidance in the House race, with Republicans leading all 118 candidates and the Democratic slate boosted by Chicago turnout. Endorsements from civic groups and newspapers influenced some voters, but many split votes among the best qualified candidates from both parties.
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DuPage County
Earl Eisenhower
Lawrence DiPtrima
Chicago
House
Barry Goldwater
Civic
Jiliots
Rep
Anthony Scarfano
Park Forest
Ren
Abner J. Mikva
Illinois House
Illinois
AMA Proposes Voluntary Health Plans Amid Medicare Fight
The American Medical Association shifts from a hard line against federal medical care for the aged to exploring voluntary alternatives. It argues Medicare would strain Social Security taxes and notes senior preferences and existing private benefits. The AMA criticizes obstructionist stance and urges stronger support for voluntary plans like Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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American Medical Association
AMA
Congress
Medicare
National Health Service
United Auto Workers Union
Kerr - Mills
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Poverty Of Mind Poverty Of Mind
A farm reporter notes that despite rising economic specialization American society risks reduced diversity. The mass market hides sameness in products from toothpaste to TV, and leadership risks becoming mere homogenization. Fear that wealth could leave minds impoverished unless diverse elements rise to meet challenges.
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America
Intellectuals in the 1860s Lincoln views and modern postcards
The column surveys 1860s attitudes of prominent figures like Emerson Whitman and Hawthorne toward Abraham Lincoln, noting differing opinions and the evolving view of Lincoln as a global revered figure. It also discusses the broad definition of intellectuals, magazine pagination by postcards, and a humorous anecdote about old penny scales and weight in stones.
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Illinois State Historical Society
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Oliver Wendel Holmes, Sr
Charles Francis Adams
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ralph Waldo Emmerson
Walt Whitman
Lowell
Eufaula
Arg
Auckland
New Zealand
Band Of Dangerous Nuts Should Be Lifted By Congress
Andrew Tully urges the House Un-American Activities Committee to probe the Minutemen led by Robert Deough in Norborne Missouri. The group advocates armed insurrection against perceived communists and publishes On Target calling certain lawmakers traitors. A private armed cadre risks violence, warranting congressional scrutiny.
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Andrew Tully Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Minutemen
Fuebrer
Robert Bolivar Deough
Deough
On Target
Congress
Un-American Activities Committee
Charles S. Joelsen
D-N.j
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
British Writer Alexander Hamilton Linked To Spy Intrigue
Washington Times of London reports Alexander Hamilton faced posthumous charges of intrigue with a British spy and misrepresenting dealings to President Washington. Historian Julian Boyd claims Hamilton supplied Beckwith with information, urging a 1790 push for cordial Britain relations while concealing details from Washington and Jefferson.
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Alexander Hamilton
Times of London London
Washington
Times of London
Julian Boyd
George Beckwith
Hamilton
Boyd
Beckwith
William Samuel Johnson
Republic
Britain
London
Morris
Jefferson
Lord Dorchester
Canada
Klan Revival Small But Lucrative
Ralph McGill reports on the 1954 1964 Ku Klux Klan revival, noting a small, money driven resurgence. He details incomes from kletokens dues robe sales and insurance ventures, and observes waning membership as law and public sentiment push the sect toward fading away.
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Ralph McGill
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
William Joseph Simmons
Indiana
Michigan
Knights
Kletoken
Klavern
Klan
JFK
Soma Alaverns
Kennedy
Margaret Mead
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Dave Felts
U.S
Goodman Ace
Saturday Review
Minuteman
Dean Burch
GOP
Guy Gabrielson
Meade ‘Alcorn
Supreme Court
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