Electors and the Vice Presidency Reform Debate
The essay notes that Truman and Nixon, from different parties, disagree often yet share views on a revised vice presidential vacancy process. It argues electors could fill a vacancy, but warns voters rarely know elector names and urges attention to elector candidates to align practice with constitutional intent.
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Harry S. Truman
Richard M. Nixon
Truman
Nixon
Republcan
Congress
Unon
Is a budget cut really a cut or bookkeeping trick
The piece discusses whether President Johnson’s half billion dollar budget cut is genuine or a bookkeeping maneuver. It cites shifting bill payments to this year to make next year’s spending appear lower and notes observers warn this creates an illusion of a reduction without lowering overall outlays.
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Electoral College
Johnson
U.S. News & World Report
Goans Speak at UN Plea for Self-Determination
Goan activists urge the United Nations to grant a plebiscite on Goa’s fate as 1951 events and Nehru’s stance frame a debate on colonialism. The delegation argues for the right to choose independence, union with Portugal, or joining India, highlighting human rights and neutrality principles. Also noted is a potential Lyndon Johnson bid in the Wisconsin presidential primary.
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Washington
Goa
Nehru
General Assembly
Merci
Ees
Nea
Enrn Brand
United Nations
Gavn
Rep
Keith
India
State Department
Lyndon Johnson
Wisconsin
LBJ
John Reynolds
Bill Proxmire
Gaylord Clement Zahlecki
Lester Reuss
Robert
Milwaukee
Henry Nater
Johnson
Chronicle-Telegram 1964 edition header and staff list
The Lorain County publishing house releases a January 16 1964 page with editor emeritus J Clare George editorial page Robert W Funk former editor Peter L Stevenson advertising director LF Relginger and others. Names include Kiyria O O B Scholatie and D Budnutz president 4 and 38. The page marks the paper as The Family Newspaper published by The Lorain County Printing and Publishing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Clare George
Robert W Funk
Peter L Stevenson
LF Relginger
Readers react to Kennedy assassination-linked donation
Chronicle Telegram letters note a $28 000 donation to Jacqueline Kennedy and ponder comparative responses in the United States versus Soviet Russia. The writer says Mrs Kennedy cannot be blamed for her husband’s murder but would suffer for a similar act regardless of birthplace.
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John F. Kennedy
Soviet
Russia
Stalin
Khrushchev
Washington teenagers hoist flag during Canal Zone incident
Secretary of the Army Cyrus Vance investigates how and why American teenagers were allowed by school authorities and Canal Zone officials to raise the U S flag, triggering deaths, injuries, and strained U S Panama relations. The piece also notes President Johnson's tobacco policy process and industry influence on health studies.
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Washington
Cyrus Vance
Panama
United States
Canal Zone
U.S
Fidel Castro
Public Health Panel Links Cigarette Harm to Industry
The Public Health Service named ten panelists for a report on tobacco health risks with two or three linked to tobacco interests. Names were sent to the Tobacco Institute for final approval before Kennedy announced the panel. JFK later withdrew White House involvement, leaving Johnson to handle the report.
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Tobacco
Kennedy
Tobacco Institute
Tobacco People
Public Health Service
Tobacco Industry
Jerome Weisner
JFK
White House
Dr. Weisner
The
Johnson
I am a flexible voter who backs ideas over parties
A reader declares support for a flexible, issue driven approach to 1964 politics. They favor opt out options for social security, tax reform to aid the poor, and a less aggressive foreign policy while noting Barry Goldwater leads in proposing choice. They would back any candidate who matches their aims regardless of party.
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America
Franklin Roosevelt
NRA
Harry Truman
Stalin
Greece
Korea
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Barry Goldwater
Inflation hedges and tangible assets in uncertain times
The piece argues inflation will rise globally despite politics and that savers seek inflation hedges. Gold is hard to buy and stocks offer imperfect protection. Smart money has moved into paintings, objets dart, precious stones, and other tangible securities, with values often rising faster than currency decline.
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Washington
France
Liberty Ships
London
Dean Moynat
Paris
Kaendler
Meisen
General Motors
Pool table brings back home youth pastime and memories
A personal reminiscence on reviving pool as a family home pastime. The author recalls pool’s calming effect, a father’s recovery through daily table use, and how celebrities and history shaped billiards. It links the pastime to health, skill, and cultural lore.
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Hong Mito Recreation
Sullivan's
Rose
Jackie Geason
Peekskill
Lambs Club
New York
Dan Healey
Thomas Mitchell
Cathire More
Ireland
Hile
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A C Hodnott Pubnaser
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Budget Bureau
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LBS
Paw
Goldwater
John Chamberlain
Lyndon
Nelson Rockefeller
New York State
Rocky
Jose
Scranton
Romney
Business Today
Elmer Roessner
Jim Bishop
William Armstrong
Dania Jai-Alai Palace
Armstrong
Henrique Bevigsne
Charles IX
Engand
Devigne
Shakespeare
Cleo
Charmian
Ruth Harrison
Father
Pick
Christies
Degas
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