DOCSLIB.ORG

Memorial Day Program Honors Vets

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Memorial Day Program Honors Vets Thursday, May 29, 2014 Volume 89, Number 22 Bird City, Kansas 67731 Bird6 Pages City Times75 Cents Memorial Day program honors vets By Norma Martinez fast, because his trusts in you.” [email protected] It is wonderful to have peace The weather was perfect on amidst in the current threat of war Monday for the Memorial Day in Ukraine, Iraq and Afghanistan, program at the Bird City Cem- Israel. God promises to give us etery. There was just enough wind peace as we trust in Him. As our to allow the flags to gracefully National song so adeptly says, flutter in the breeze. Between 30 “America, America God shed His to 40 people came to participate grace on thee.” in the program sponsored by the I love reading about the history American Legion 352 Command- of traditions. Celebrating Me- er Charles Coleman and the Aux- morial Day began in 1865 when iliary President Hulda Dorsch. Henry C. Welles who was a drug- The program service began with gist from Waterloo, New York everyone saying the Pledge of Al- mentioned at a social gathering legiance and singing the “Star that honor should be shown to the Spangled Banner.” Pastor Dan patriotic dead of the Civil War, by Carson gave the opening prayer decorating their graves. and after the group sang “Amer- In the spring of 1866 he men- ica,” Mr. Coleman introduced Mr. tioned this again, this time to Carson as the speaker. General John Murry the Seneca The memorial roll call was County Clerk. General Murry tru- given by Mr. Coleman for Glenn ly embraced the idea and a com- Glasco and Hal Sager the two vet- mittee was formed to plan a day erans whose flags were retired to devoted towards honoring the the post collection this year. dead. The townspeople of Sereca After a moment of silent prayer wholeheartedly jumped right in. remembering the dead, Joy An- Wreaths, crosses and bouquets deregg placed the memorial were made to decorate each sol- wreath on the tomb of Everett L. diers grave. The town itself was Nelson. “God Bless America” was decorated with flags flown at half sung by the group and Pastor Car- mast and draped with evergreen son gave the benediction prayer. boughs along with black stream- Norman Dorsch gave the com- ers in memory. The idea began to mands to Charley Damm and grow and spread and the first offi- Charles Coleman then joined them cial recognition of Memorial Day for a gun salute to the deceased. came on May 5,1868 by General Walker Janicke, Devon Janicke John A. Logan. and Jordan Janicke played “Taps” Logan was the Commander of as they stood spread out amongst the Grand Army of the Republic the trees just off the road leading which was a Fraternity of veter- to the cemetery. ans of the Armed Forces. It has Following is Pastor Dan Car- been calculated that there have son’s speech: been approximately 650,000 bat- It is a privilege and honor to tle deaths that continues since the NORMAN DORSCH gave the commands to Charley Damm and Charles Coleman, then joined them for a gun salute to stand before you today and to give Revolutionary War and each one the deceased during the Memorial Day program at the Bird City Cemetery. Times staff photo by Norma Martinez a message of our Great God and represents a precious God given of our Great Nation. It is such a life. But we all know it is more beautiful backdrop with all of the than those who gave their lives in thank you, and Veterans we en- righteous Nation may enter, the have so much to be thankful for, ery one of you Veterans gathered flags waving. As we gather here battle. joy our Freedom today even as Nation that keeps Faith. You will especially on a day like today. The here today have given of your- we are so grateful to the veterans Memorial Day is also about we gather here today - because of keep him in perfect peace, him other day I was walking around selves for our Freedom. that have fought and have given those that were left behind. It is You! whose mind is steadfast, because here in the cemetery and I was We salute you all today and their lives so that we could gather about the wives that lost their hus- How great it is to be living in the he trusts in you.” Righteousness, amazed at the number of markers again Thank You! May we con- here today. bands. There have been so many United States of America where Faith and Trust in our Lord – all for the Auxiliary and the Veter- tinue to live in a Righteous Nation Isaiah 26:2,3 reads; “Open the sons and daughters that lost their we can gather wherever we like determines whether we will live in ans next to the headstones, some filled with righteous people thru gates that the righteous nation parents. It is about remembering without fear, without compulsion. God’s perfect peace. The blessing of the people we may have never the blood of Jesus Christ and May may enter, the nation that keeps the tremendous sacrifice that was As Isaiah speaks to how we will of God we noticed in everything known. Some of them have dear God continue to shed His grace on faith. You will keep him in perfect paid by all clear across this nation. remain in such a free country He we do and how wonderful it is to friends and family and one thing is us. peace him whose mind is to stead Veterans – We honor you, we tells us, “Open the gates that the live in such a great nation. We all certain, everyone of them and ev- Cheylin says goodbye to teachers Senator Bob Dole to visit Cheyenne County Amanda Miller thing from handing pamphlets out to [email protected] organizing meetings with Mr. Dole Politics is something that St. Fran- and Cheyenne County residents. One cis resident Bonnie Cram has always time, she even drove up and down taken seriously and been involved in. Main Street with Mr. Dole in the back For that reason, she has had the oppor- of a pick-up. tunity to meet and campaign for some “He came to St. Francis. I put him well known Republican legislators, in- in the back of a pick-up with a loud cluding Bob Dole. speaker system,” she said. “With Bob This week Mrs. Cram is excited to Dole in tow, we drove up and down have the opportunity to see her old Main Street, yelling ‘Vote for Bob friend once again. At the age of 90, Dole!’ with the loud speaker!” Mr. Dole is visiting 105 counties in Campaigning was a family affair, Kansas on a tour to say thank you to with her children lending a hand as all the people that have supported him well. Mrs. Cram said she would type for so long. He will be stopping in up letters to send out, and use carbon- Cheyenne County on Friday, May 30 paper copies. There were no copy ma- at the St. Francis Public Library from chines available back then. Her chil- 11 a.m. to noon. dren would help by licking the stamps Bonnie Cram and her husband, Dick, and stuffing envelopes. both became involved in the Cheyenne Throughout the years, Mrs. Cram County Republicans when they moved has remained a supporter of Mr. Dole. back to their home town of St. Francis Every year she sends him and his fam- in 1954. After attending her first meet- ily one of her handmade Christmas ing, Mrs. Cram’s enthusiasm earned cards. When Mr. Dole retired, he made her a nomination to be vice chairman a point to call her and request that she that evening. In the years that fol- continue sending her cards because he lowed, she became county chairman. enjoys them so much. She said that re- “I was county chairman for 35 years ally meant a lot to her. and vice chairman many years before One of Mr. Dole’s biggest support- that,” she said. ers, Bonnie Cram, will be there this In 1960, Mrs. Cram got word that a Friday with many members of her man named Bob Dole was running for family to welcome him. She said that United States Representative. To help, three of her children, Ione Slattery, she arranged a panel discussion with Darris DeGood and Richard Cram are him and Robert Cram as the speak- all coming to St. Francis to meet with ers at the legion hall in St. Francis. the former Senator. Her brother-in- Mr. Cram was her father-in-law who law, Jim Cram of Lakewood, Colo., served in the Kansas State House of will also be coming to St. Francis to Representatives for 11 years. After lis- meet with Mr. Dole. Mr. Cram is a 98 tening to him speak, Mrs. Cram said year old World War II veteran. she thought he was wonderful. “I’m making my way across the “Afterwards, I said to Bob Dole, ‘I state of Kansas during several trips like you! is there any way that I can this year,” Mr. Dole is quoted in a help you?’” news release as saying. “I hope to see Mr. Dole told her that he needed a friends and former supporters of mine, county chairman for Cheyenne Coun- and I am looking forward to enjoying ty. She eagerly accepted the position lots of cookies along the way - prefer- TONY AND KARA RODRIGUEZ, above, enjoy cake during the Cheylin reception for departing and was Mr.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Election Division Presidential Electors Faqs and Roster of Electors, 1816
    Election Division Presidential Electors FAQ Q1: How many presidential electors does Indiana have? What determines this number? Indiana currently has 11 presidential electors. Article 2, Section 1, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States provides that each state shall appoint a number of electors equal to the number of Senators or Representatives to which the state is entitled in Congress. Since Indiana has currently has 9 U.S. Representatives and 2 U.S. Senators, the state is entitled to 11 electors. Q2: What are the requirements to serve as a presidential elector in Indiana? The requirements are set forth in the Constitution of the United States. Article 2, Section 1, Clause 2 provides that "no Senator or Representative, or person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector." Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment also states that "No person shall be... elector of President or Vice-President... who, having previously taken an oath... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. Congress may be a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability." These requirements are included in state law at Indiana Code 3-8-1-6(b). Q3: How does a person become a candidate to be chosen as a presidential elector in Indiana? Three political parties (Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican) have their presidential and vice- presidential candidates placed on Indiana ballots after their party's national convention.
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix File Anes 1988‐1992 Merged Senate File
    Version 03 Codebook ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ CODEBOOK APPENDIX FILE ANES 1988‐1992 MERGED SENATE FILE USER NOTE: Much of his file has been converted to electronic format via OCR scanning. As a result, the user is advised that some errors in character recognition may have resulted within the text. MASTER CODES: The following master codes follow in this order: PARTY‐CANDIDATE MASTER CODE CAMPAIGN ISSUES MASTER CODES CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP CODE ELECTIVE OFFICE CODE RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE MASTER CODE SENATOR NAMES CODES CAMPAIGN MANAGERS AND POLLSTERS CAMPAIGN CONTENT CODES HOUSE CANDIDATES CANDIDATE CODES >> VII. MASTER CODES ‐ Survey Variables >> VII.A. Party/Candidate ('Likes/Dislikes') ? PARTY‐CANDIDATE MASTER CODE PARTY ONLY ‐‐ PEOPLE WITHIN PARTY 0001 Johnson 0002 Kennedy, John; JFK 0003 Kennedy, Robert; RFK 0004 Kennedy, Edward; "Ted" 0005 Kennedy, NA which 0006 Truman 0007 Roosevelt; "FDR" 0008 McGovern 0009 Carter 0010 Mondale 0011 McCarthy, Eugene 0012 Humphrey 0013 Muskie 0014 Dukakis, Michael 0015 Wallace 0016 Jackson, Jesse 0017 Clinton, Bill 0031 Eisenhower; Ike 0032 Nixon 0034 Rockefeller 0035 Reagan 0036 Ford 0037 Bush 0038 Connally 0039 Kissinger 0040 McCarthy, Joseph 0041 Buchanan, Pat 0051 Other national party figures (Senators, Congressman, etc.) 0052 Local party figures (city, state, etc.) 0053 Good/Young/Experienced leaders; like whole ticket 0054 Bad/Old/Inexperienced leaders; dislike whole ticket 0055 Reference to vice‐presidential candidate ? Make 0097 Other people within party reasons Card PARTY ONLY ‐‐ PARTY CHARACTERISTICS 0101 Traditional Democratic voter: always been a Democrat; just a Democrat; never been a Republican; just couldn't vote Republican 0102 Traditional Republican voter: always been a Republican; just a Republican; never been a Democrat; just couldn't vote Democratic 0111 Positive, personal, affective terms applied to party‐‐good/nice people; patriotic; etc.
    [Show full text]
  • Majority and Minority Leaders”, Available At
    Majority and Minority Party Membership Other Resources Adapted from: “Majority and Minority Leaders”, www.senate.gov Available at: http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Majority_Minority_Leaders.htm Majority and Minority Leaders Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Majority and Minority Leaders Chapter 3: Majority and Minority Whips (Assistant Floor Leaders) Chapter 4: Complete List of Majority and Minority Leaders Chapter 5: Longest-Serving Party Leaders Introduction The positions of party floor leader are not included in the Constitution but developed gradually in the 20th century. The first floor leaders were formally designated in 1920 (Democrats) and 1925 (Republicans). The Senate Republican and Democratic floor leaders are elected by the members of their party in the Senate at the beginning of each Congress. Depending on which party is in power, one serves as majority leader and the other as minority leader. The leaders serve as spokespersons for their parties' positions on issues. The majority leader schedules the daily legislative program and fashions the unanimous consent agreements that govern the time for debate. The majority leader has the right to be called upon first if several senators are seeking recognition by the presiding officer, which enables him to offer motions or amendments before any other senator. Majority and Minority Leaders Elected at the beginning of each Congress by members of their respective party conferences to represent them on the Senate floor, the majority and minority leaders serve as spokesmen for their parties' positions on the issues. The majority leader has also come to speak for the Senate as an institution. Working with the committee chairs and ranking members, the majority leader schedules business on the floor by calling bills from the calendar and keeps members of his party advised about the daily legislative program.
    [Show full text]
  • Picking the Vice President
    Picking the Vice President Elaine C. Kamarck Brookings Institution Press Washington, D.C. Contents Introduction 4 1 The Balancing Model 6 The Vice Presidency as an “Arranged Marriage” 2 Breaking the Mold 14 From Arranged Marriages to Love Matches 3 The Partnership Model in Action 20 Al Gore Dick Cheney Joe Biden 4 Conclusion 33 Copyright 36 Introduction Throughout history, the vice president has been a pretty forlorn character, not unlike the fictional vice president Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays in the HBO seriesVEEP . In the first episode, Vice President Selina Meyer keeps asking her secretary whether the president has called. He hasn’t. She then walks into a U.S. senator’s office and asks of her old colleague, “What have I been missing here?” Without looking up from her computer, the senator responds, “Power.” Until recently, vice presidents were not very interesting nor was the relationship between presidents and their vice presidents very consequential—and for good reason. Historically, vice presidents have been understudies, have often been disliked or even despised by the president they served, and have been used by political parties, derided by journalists, and ridiculed by the public. The job of vice president has been so peripheral that VPs themselves have even made fun of the office. That’s because from the beginning of the nineteenth century until the last decade of the twentieth century, most vice presidents were chosen to “balance” the ticket. The balance in question could be geographic—a northern presidential candidate like John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts picked a southerner like Lyndon B.
    [Show full text]
  • Robert J. Dole
    Robert J. Dole U.S. SENATOR FROM KANSAS TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES E PL UR UM IB N U U S HON. ROBERT J. DOLE ÷ 1961±1996 [1] [2] S. Doc. 104±19 Tributes Delivered in Congress Robert J. Dole United States Congressman 1961±1969 United States Senator 1969±1996 ÷ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1996 [ iii ] Compiled under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate by the Office of Printing Services [ iv ] CONTENTS Page Biography .................................................................................................. ix Proceedings in the Senate: Prayer by the Senate Chaplain Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie ................ 2 Tributes by Senators: Abraham, Spencer, of Michigan ................................................ 104 Ashcroft, John, of Missouri ....................................................... 28 Bond, Christopher S., of Missouri ............................................. 35 Bradley, Bill, of New Jersey ...................................................... 43 Byrd, Robert C., of West Virginia ............................................. 45 Campbell, Ben Nighthorse, of Colorado ................................... 14 Chafee, John H., of Rhode Island ............................................. 19 Coats, Dan, of Indiana ............................................................... 84 Cochran, Thad, of Mississippi ................................................... 3 Cohen, William S., of Maine ..................................................... 79 Coverdell, Paul, of Georgia .......................................................
    [Show full text]
  • THE REPUBLICAN PARTY's MARCH to the RIGHT Cliff Checs Ter
    Fordham Urban Law Journal Volume 29 | Number 4 Article 13 2002 EXTREMELY MOTIVATED: THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S MARCH TO THE RIGHT Cliff checS ter Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj Part of the Accounting Law Commons Recommended Citation Cliff cheS cter, EXTREMELY MOTIVATED: THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S MARCH TO THE RIGHT, 29 Fordham Urb. L.J. 1663 (2002). Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol29/iss4/13 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by FLASH: The orF dham Law Archive of Scholarship and History. It has been accepted for inclusion in Fordham Urban Law Journal by an authorized editor of FLASH: The orF dham Law Archive of Scholarship and History. For more information, please contact [email protected]. EXTREMELY MOTIVATED: THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S MARCH TO THE RIGHT Cover Page Footnote Cliff cheS cter is a political consultant and public affairs writer. Cliff asw initially a frustrated Rockefeller Republican who now casts his lot with the New Democratic Movement of the Democratic Party. This article is available in Fordham Urban Law Journal: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol29/iss4/13 EXTREMELY MOTIVATED: THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S MARCH TO THE RIGHT by Cliff Schecter* 1. STILL A ROCK PARTY In the 2000 film The Contender, Senator Lane Hanson, por- trayed by Joan Allen, explains what catalyzed her switch from the Grand Old Party ("GOP") to the Democratic side of the aisle. During her dramatic Senate confirmation hearing for vice-presi- dent, she laments that "The Republican Party had shifted from the ideals I cherished in my youth." She lists those cherished ideals as "a woman's right to choose, taking guns out of every home, campaign finance reform, and the separation of church and state." Although this statement reflects Hollywood's usual penchant for oversimplification, her point con- cerning the recession of moderation in Republican ranks is still ap- ropos.
    [Show full text]
  • Post-Presidential Papers, 1961-69 1964 PRINCIPAL FILE Series
    EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D.: Post-Presidential Papers, 1961-69 1964 PRINCIPAL FILE Series Description The 1964 Principal File, which was the main office file for Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Gettysburg Office, is divided into two subseries--a subject file and an alphabetical file. The subject subseries consists of a little over twenty-three boxes of material, and it is arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains such categories as appointments, autographs, endorsements, gifts, invitations, memberships, memoranda, messages, political affairs, publications, statements, and trips. Invitations generated the greatest volume of correspondence, followed by appointments, messages, and gifts. Documentation in this subseries includes correspondence, schedules, agendas, articles, memoranda, transcripts of interviews, and reports. The alphabetical subseries, which has a little over thirty-four boxes, is arranged alphabetically by names of individuals and organizations. It is primarily a correspondence file, but it also contains printed materials, speeches, cross-reference sheets, interview transcripts, statements, clippings, and photographs. During 1964 Eisenhower was receiving correspondence from the public at the rate of over fifty thousand letters a year. This placed considerable strain on Eisenhower and his small office staff, and many requests for appointments, autographs, speeches, endorsements, and special messages met with a negative response. Although the great bulk of the correspondence in this series involves routine matters, there are considerable letters and memoranda which deal with national and international issues, events, and personalities. Some of the subjects discussed in Eisenhower’s correspondence include the 1964 presidential race, NATO, the U.S. space program, the U. S. economy, presidential inability and succession, defense policies, civil rights legislation, political extremists, and Cuba.
    [Show full text]
  • A Picnic for a President—In 24 Hours Or Less
    A Picnic for a President—in 24 Hours or Less By Audrey Coleman, Associate Director of the Dole Institute of Politics and Director of the Dole Institute Archives and Museum Originally Aired 10/1/2020 One August night in 1976, the Russell High School band rehearsed Hail to the Chief, United Telephone Company laid miles of press phone lines, Community members wrangled up all area chips, hot dogs, BBQ grills, grillmeisters and 40 cases of pop in a water tank on ice. Highway patrolmen from all over northcentral Kansas were temporarily reassigned to Russell. At the eleventh hour, it was decided what the set-up really needed was bleachers. Kansas City’s Kemper Arena had just played host to what would become the last contested convention of a major political party. In the wee hours of August 19, 1976 Gerald Ford, the newly selected Republican nominee for President who had just narrowly defeated challenger Ronald Reagan, gathered his people to select his #2 man, the Vice Presidential nominee. Surprising most pundits – and the nominee himself – Ford selected US Senator from Kansas Bob Dole, who accepted the President’s invitation on one condition – that they kick off their campaign in Dole’s hometown of Russell. “We don’t want anything formal,” Ford staffers told Russell officials over the phone later that day, “a ‘homecoming’ for Bob Dole, with everyone welcome.” The President’s men descended on Russell with secret service at 3:00 that afternoon. Less than 24 hours later, the President and his Vice Presidential candidate arrived in town. It was noon on a sunny Friday, August 20, and they were greeted by a crowd of 1,000s – or, as one newspaper account put it, half the total population of the county.
    [Show full text]
  • Bill Taggart Oral History About Bob Dole
    This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas. http://dolearchives.ku.edu ROBERT J. DOLE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT Interview with WILLIAM A. (BILL) TAGGART and JUDY TAGGART July 18, 2007 Interviewers Brien R. Williams and Carol Ruppel Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive Lawrence, KS 66045 Phone: (785) 864-4900 Fax: (785) 864-1414 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas. http://dolearchives.ku.edu Taggart 7-18-07—p. 2 [Judy Taggart edited this transcript. Consequently, it may be at variance at some points with the original audio recording. This is the only interview recorded with the Taggarts for the Robert J. Dole Oral History Project. Reference to a prior interview is misleading and refers to a meeting we had with the Taggarts before this interview.—BW] Williams: This is an oral history interview with Bill Taggart for the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. We’re in the Taggart residence in Arlington, VA. Today is July 18, 2007 and I’m Brien Williams. We’re also joined by Bill’s wife, Judy, who’s at the table, and by my wife who’s working on this project with me, Carol Ruppel. So, Bill, let’s start with just a little about your family roots—where they came from and how they got to Kansas. Taggart: Well, we assume they were part of the Mac Taggart clan out of Scotland. How they came to the United States we don’t know.
    [Show full text]
  • 23-05-HR Haldeman
    Richard Nixon Presidential Library Contested Materials Collection Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 23 5 10/1/1971Campaign Other Document Overview of various elections in West Virginia. 1 pg. 23 5 9/30/1971Campaign Other Document Overview of various elections in Delaware. 1 pg. 23 5Campaign Other Document Overview of various elections in Montana. 1 pg. 23 5 9/27/1971Domestic Policy Memo From Strachan to Haldeman RE: an attached document from McWhorter dealing with the National Governors' Conference. 1 pg. Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Page 1 of 7 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 23 5 9/23/1971Domestic Policy Report From McWhorter to Haldeman RE: the 1971 National Governors' Conference and the success of Republican governors at that event. 2 pgs. 23 5 7/15/1971Campaign Memo From A.J. Miller, Jr. to Ed DeBolt RE: political races in Texas in 1971 and 1972. 2 pgs. 23 5 6/25/1971Campaign Memo From Mike Scanlon to DeBolt RE: 1972 campaigns and the Republican Party of Georgia. 1 pg. 23 5 8/3/1971White House Staff Memo From Dent to Haldeman RE: attached reports. 1 pg. 23 5 7/20/1971Campaign Memo From DeBolt to Dent RE: attached political reports on Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin. 1 pg. Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Page 2 of 7 Box Number Folder Number Document Date No Date Subject Document Type Document Description 23 5 7/12/1971Campaign Memo From Miller to DeBolt RE: the political state of Missouri in 1971 and the prospects of putting Republicans in office in 1972.
    [Show full text]
  • Bob Dole's Age and Health in the 1996 Election: Did the Media Let Us Down? Political Science Quarterly, Fall98, Vol
    Title: Bob Dole's Age and Health in the 1996 Election: Did the Media Let Us Down? Political Science Quarterly, Fall98, Vol. 113 Issue 3, p471, 21p The age of Senator Robert Dole, the oldest man ever to run for the presidency, was a substantive issue in the election of 1996. But was it influential in the minds of the electorate as they cast their ballots? We consider in this article the association of aging with the likelihood of illness and of significant cognitive change. We also examine the risk factors revealed by Senator Dole's personal and family medical history. To determine how much of this information was available to the public, we analyze media content on these subjects across the election year. We then trace the sources of the public's assessment of whether Dole's age and health would affect his performance as president and whether this judgment, in turn, affected the likelihood of voting for him. The election took place against a background of many years of hype on the pleasures of joining the ranks of the elderly.[sup1] This heady mix has gone well beyond longer life expectancy to include better health, more security, and the joys of the new passage. Ill health, disability, memory loss, poverty, and all of the afflictions of old age are somehow set aside in the thrust to paint a romantic picture of seniors that unfortunately corresponds to the reality for only a fraction of the group. It is true that the life span is steadily increasing. In 1900, life expectancy in the United States at birth was 47 years, while in 1997 it is 76.[sup2] The proportion of the population 65 years of age or older will virtually double by 2030, to reach the staggering figure of 20 percent.
    [Show full text]
  • NEWS,Rom U.S
    This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu NEWS,rom U.S. Senator Bob Dole ,· (R.-Kans.) New Senate Office Building, Washingt0n, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-6521 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: BOB WAITE, BILL KATS SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1979 202-224-8953, 224-8947 TRIBUTE BY SENATOR DOLE TO THE LATE NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER OF NEW YORK TOPEKA,Kan. -- Following is a tribute by Sen .. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) to the late Nelson Rockefeller: 11 The death of Nelson Rockefeller deprives this nation of one of its most dedicated public servants. Gov. Rockefeller brought to public life a zest and exuberance matched by few others. He rejected the politics of doubt and despair for the politics of potential, and he left a mark upon his native New York that future generations will admire with the special respect reserved for the visionary. · 11 As governor, he walked in the footsteps of men like Al Smith, Franklin Roosevelt, Herbert Lehman and Thomas E. Dewey. And in the summer of 1974, when our very institutions of popular government were in doubt, Nelson Rockefeller left the state he loved and assumed the vice-presidency. In Washington, as everywhere he moved, he brought with him a contagious conviction in the possible, and a personal style of leadership that was as · bold and colorful as the modern art he made his second love. 11 To the nation, he spoke out for a strong defense and a creative foreign policy. To the Republican Party, where he met frustration as often as success, he urged the virtues of boldness, innovation and a commitment to revitalize urban America.
    [Show full text]