Word: scranton
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Detroit, Scranton dealt with the complex problem of automation, called it "the first gigantic step toward a fundamental change in the basis for human society." He quoted Aristotle's assertion that "when looms weave by themselves, man's slavery will end," and added: "That day has almost arrived. We right now possess the technological means to conquer poverty and economic slavery for the first time in history. The only question that remains is whether this physical bondage will be replaced by a new slavery of the soul and mind. The underlying philosophy of the Administration boils down basically...
...Miami Beach, Scranton delivered perhaps the most forceful, sense-making Republican statement so far about U.S. policy toward Castro's Cuba. Said he: "Our national policy has become one of reacting to events rather than one of seizing opportunities. In few places can we see present American indecision so clearly as we can see it in Cuba. The Castro regime is becoming more deeply entrenched in Cuba with each passing day. It has openly pledged its allegiance to the Communist camp. It has built a powerful military machine, second only to our own in this hemisphere...
Taking It Easy. What was Barry Goldwater doing while Scranton was campaigning? He was lying low. His advisers feel certain that his present delegate lead is so great that his nomination is assured if he can only stay out of political trouble. In other words, silence is Goldwater. Thus he occupied himself most of last week logging hours in an Air Force jet (he is a major general in the Air Force Reserve) and preparing like any other proud father for the 800-guest weekend wedding of his daughter Peggy...
...politicians viewed a Goldwater candidacy as doomed to defeat in November. One Gallup poll showed that 73% of Republican and Democratic county chairmen believed that Johnson would beat Goldwater, while only 27% foresaw a Goldwater victory. Asked to rate the strongest possible Republican candidate, the Democratic chair men voted: Scranton, 302; Goldwater, 297; Nixon, 246; Rockefeller, 246; Lodge...
Earlier polls had shown that one of Scranton's greatest handicaps was that he was not broadly known across the U.S. But this week Gallup released the results of a new poll that demonstrated how dramatically the Scranton campaign has changed that picture. Gallup reported that rank-and-file Republicans now prefer Scranton over Goldwater, 55% to 34%. Just as significantly, among independent voters-and the G.O.P. will need plenty of them to defeat Johnson-Scranton is preferred by 62% to Goldwater...