Conventions End and Campaign Begins With Diverging Platforms
The piece notes minimal surprises from both major parties after their conventions. It contrasts Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey as liberal and centrist records with Barry Goldwater and William Miller as conservatives. It highlights differences in federal role, foreign policy, and party platforms, arguing the race centers on government size and Cold War stances, with voters facing a real choice.
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Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Hubert Humphrey
Senate
Democratic Action
Barry Goldwater
William Miller
Johnson
GOP
Sen. Goldwater
New Frontier Democrats
Goldwater-Miller
America
San Francisco
Atlantic City
Mississippi
Alabama
Gulf of Tonkin
Sen. Pastore
John F. Kennedy
LBJ
U.S.A
Loyalty Oaths Dividing Liberals in Party Ranks
The piece notes liberal opposition to loyalty oaths for Arizona teachers and dissident delegates at the Democratic convention. It contrasts with Republican stance on loyalty pledges and criticizes liberals for endorsing party loyalty in Atlantic City while denouncing dissent within their own ranks.
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Arizona
Nelson Rockefeller
Atlantic City
Inca Doves Thrive In Cities Despite Habitat Loss
Arizona Album notes that many birds decline with human expansion while Inca doves appear more common now, thriving in villages and cities but rare away from habitation. In Tucson they are year round residents, often seen feeding on weed and grass seeds in cleared fields off lawns.
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Tucson
Lewin Wayne Walker
Arizona- Sonora Desert Museum
Diaz Ordaz profile signals Mexico’s royal presidency era
In Mexico City Thayer Waldo analyzes Diaz Ordaz’s landslide 1964 victory and PRI dominance. The piece portrays Mexico’s “managed democracy” as a stable one party system with a growing economy, a symbolic monarchy aura around the president, and a public image campaign featuring large portraits and banners. Diaz Ordaz’s ascent sparked business confidence and a robust economic boom.
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Diaz Ordaz
Mexico
Convention Tension Erupts Amid LBJ Fete Dream
Atlantic City coverage shows cracks in the LBJ rally as tensions surface over Mississippi seating and southern politics. Observers note Birmingham’s Bull Connor and ADA tensions collide with Johnson’s image, while labor strikes and Reader’s Digest Bay of Pigs piece temper the festive mood.
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Birmingham
Bull Connor
ADA
Joseph Rauh Jr
LBJ
Mississippi
South
Alabama
Reader reaction to a newspaper's accuracy and responsibility
Sydney Harris argues readers shape a paper through feedback. Editors relentlessly chase factual errors, and a few dozen intelligent letters on a controversial topic can feel like a tidal wave to editors. The public often underestimates the press's duty to correct misstatements and improve quality.
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Holly
She's American Mom To Foreign Students In Tucson
Young foreign students arrive in Tucson under the American Field Service program. Host Mrs. A Bates Butler coordinates selections, host matching, and student care, noting the two way bonds formed with American families. Students adjust to chores, homes, and American life while letters from abroad emphasize Rincon’s student government impact.
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American Field Service
AFS
Pullman Car Story Brings Motel Sleep Near Linux Falls
A South Dakota businessman buys surplus Pullman cars and sets them up as sleepers called a trainier near Linux Falls. The idea appeals to motorists seeking nostalgia and comfort, linking to a long history of Pullman lore and troop trains from World War II. The sleepers may be the first that people actually sleep well in.
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Milwaukee Journal Editoriat
South Dakota
Linux Falls
A New Dragon For Barry
The addition of Hubert Humphrey to the Democratic ticket creates a political issue Barry Goldwater can exploit. ADA and liberalism are portrayed as dragons to Conservative eyes, while Humphrey symbolizes the left. ADA’s stance favors direct democracy and planning, clashing with conservative ideals and Johnson’s alliance with the left.
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Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Republican Party
Goldwater
National Review
James Burnham
Burnham
United States
Daily Devotion Greeting Fellow Workers in Christ
Read Romans chapter six verse one to sixteen. Paul greets many helpers in the Christian cause calling them fellow workers. Religion belongs to laymen as well and is real in all of life not just church. Prayer: eternal Father help us carry faith wherever we go. Courtesy Tucson Council of Churches.
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Paul
Eternal Father
Courtery Tucsin Council of Churches
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Inca Dove
Thayer Waldo
Waldo
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Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Partido de Accion Nacional
PAN
Vicente Lombardo Toledano
Alfredo Corona del Rosas
We” Lombardo
Partido Popular
Vince
Jose Cionzaléz Torres
U.S
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Lazaro Cardenas
Latin America
John Chamberlain
Keynater Pastore
JFK
Gen. Khanh
Viet Nam
Congo
Tshombe
South Africa
Traymore
Detroit
Teamsters
Jimmy Hoffa
Bobby Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Mario Lazo
Platform Committee
Connecticut
Tom Dodd
Lazo
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
CIA
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LBI
Tom Dewey
Sydney Harris
City Desk
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Greyhound
E. Calle Chica
Butler
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AFL
Tve
Mary Wiley
Waynesburg, Pa
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
FBI
Iane
New Castle
Rincon
Mrs. A. Bates Butler
Dennis the Menace
Livtus Jack Horner
Barry
Arthur Schlesinger
ADA World
Democratic Socialists
Europe
Robert F. Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Texas
Adiaj
Hubert
Prince and Aquila
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