Goldwater Leads After California Win for GOP Nomination
Senator Barry Goldwater won California's presidential preferential primary, securing 86 convention votes and likely sealing the Republican nomination. His decisive victory over Nelson Rockefeller narrows the field and reshapes GOP strategy ahead of the national convention.
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Wider Highways Needed Across The Southeast
An editorial notes St Augustine Florida faces narrow streets while Augusta Macon and Montgomery have wide avenues. It recalls Thomasville narrowing in the 1920s and argues four lane highways require wider rights of way and longer planning for future traffic growth.
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Hope Star Opposes Federal Building Plan For Post Office
A. Washburn publisher of the Hope Star argues against a $500000 federal building for a new post office in Hope Arkansas. He contends the 1912 three story facility serves 8000 people well and replacing it every 50 years wastes public funds and risks insolvency in peace and war.
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Memo to Wives Prominent Daredevils Injured in Home Fixes
John Glenn remains incapacitated after a bathroom fall while orbiting the earth safely. Karl Wallenda breaks two bones in his hand from a four foot slip during home repairs and vows to continue as a cautionary tale for husbands.
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64 Clears Party Platforms in Presidential Debate Outlook
The piece argues a Goldwater Johnson race would reveal clear policy differences, unlike past elections where voters chose candidates more for personality than platform. It notes Johnson's liberal record, Goldwater's conservatism, and warns party rebound risk if conservatism dominates.
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Boyle's Notebook Big City Dogs Have It Made
In New York the columnist contrasts urban dogs with country dogs noting city dogs imitate humans, lose canine virtues, and enjoy year round pampering among vast numbers. He jokes about reincarnation as a city dog and compares dogs to white elephants in a light column.
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So Many Signs and the City Dog Life Reflections
A columnist riffs on belief and meaning, contrasting faith in God with urban dog culture. He notes signs guiding morality, then shifts to city dogs’s pampered lives, costly grooming, and a joke about a jeweler selling a necklace to surprise a dog on its birthday. The piece ends with a satirical portrait of city dogs ruling their owners.
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Observations on the 1964 U S political scene
The 1964 election year is marked by a dynamic, contentious mix of progress on civil rights and tax policy, labor tensions, and strong presidential campaigns. Goldwater's delegate lead signals a larger purist challenge, while Rockefeller and Lodge vie for liberal and conservative support amid a broader call for federal versus state power balance.
Nehru death may end era of strict ideology in India
The obituary notes Nehru's socialist bent and gradualist state control of industry. It names V V Krishna Menon and Lal Bahadur Shastri as potential successors. It suggests Shastri could steer India toward pragmatic growth with less rigid ideological stance.
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Tide Turns as Marxist Ideology Weakens Worldwide
A retrospective on global political shifts argues Marxism wanes in the West while retaining influence in Africa Asia and Latin America. It highlights Cuba Venezuela Brazil Mexico and Europe and notes Brandt Johnson and Khrushchev in varied poses as ideology loses force.
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This Day In History Highlights Major World Events
On June 4 1944 Rome was occupied by Allied forces. Henry Ford achieved his first successful automobile trial in 1896. In 1918 German forces were forced back across the Marne. Midway attacked by Japan in 1942. Juan Peron became Argentina president in 1946. UN debated Vietminh inIndochina in 1954. Debre warned France over Algeria in 1964. Hoffa and six were indicted in Chicago in 1963.
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Post Office Receipts Rise or Fall With New Rates
The note compares local postal receipts to last year noting declines after higher rates. It suggests the public may be using other channels for communication and questions whether the rate increase yields expected revenue, hinting at a nationwide trend.
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