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“Our Patience Exhausted”
July 30, 1961

As Berlin smolders in the background, President John F. Kennedy scolds Nikita Khrushchev about lighting fires in “other hot spots”

“The August Outlook”
August 6, 1961

The “Weather Man,” using a fire hose, “July Rains,” hoses down a building, “1961 crops,” which were burning due to drought

“I Demand a Recount”
August 20, 1961

President John F. Kennedy shoulders the problems of the world

“GF Educational Fare”
August 27, 1961

A boy, “Increased Enrollment” eats a meal, while his mother, “School Board,” struggles to cook with a pot, “Budget”

“Let’s Guard Against This Result”
September 3, 1961

Against a backdrop of a boarded-up Grand Forks School building, a newspaper delivery boy holds a newspaper with the headline “School Tax Proposal Defeated”

“Caught in the Middle”
September 10, 1961

“The Consumer” is cut into thirds with one sword wielded by “Management” and another by “Labor”

“Communism’s Greatest Allies”
September 17, 1961

“Apathy” and “Ignorance” sit upon a crumbling island of “Freedom” as the waves of “Communism” roll in

“I Was Pullin’ for Ya, Kid”
September 21, 1961

The ghost of Babe Ruth cheers on Roger Maris

“Beginning of the End”
September 24, 1961

The foundation of the United Nations begins to crumble into a crack in the Earth called “Dag’s Death” (Dag Hammarskjööld )

“Happy to Negotiate”
October 1, 1961

Nikita Khrushchev extends a bloody hand, while a butcher knife, “Ready for Berlin” rests behind his back. The blood from his hand falls into a puddle, “The Butcher of Budapest.”

“My, How You’ve Changed”
October 8, 1961

A woman, “World Opinion,” is awed by Uncle Sam and his large belly, with the words “The Easier Way” written upon it. In the background rests a picture of a fighting Uncle Sam from 1776.

“Makes You Think, Doesn’t It?”
October 15, 1961

Uncle Sam sneers at a Communist man who is reading a paper with the headline “Yankees Beat Reds in Series”

“Communism’s 365 Days of Halloween”
October 22, 1961

Nikita Khrushchev frightens a man called “Neutrals” with a ghost named “Fear Technique” on a stick

“The Valley Salutes a Hero”
October 29, 1961

The Red River Red Potato as Grand Marshall in the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks Potato Festival

“Are You Smoking More Now, but Enjoying It Less?”
November 5, 1961

The moon laughs as the earth reacts to the “Oct.30th Explosion”

“Freedom’s Flawless Shelter”
November 12, 1961

Books entitled “Political Science,” “Social Science,” “U.S. History,” “World History,” “Geography,” “Economics,” and “The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire,” provide shelter for a man nailing a sign, “Knowledge is Power.” The foundation for the shelter is the “Holy Bible.”

“Tell Me She’s OK, Doc!!”
December 3, 1961

“Doctor” John F. Kennedy examines a patient who has the head of a coin and is lying in a hospital bed entitled “Dollar Dilemma,” as a concerned World looks on

“Knocked Down a Beehive”
December 5, 1961

“Webster” fells a tree as bees, “Public Opinion,” swarm

“Tis the Season to be Generous”
December 10, 1961

Carrying an armful of presents, a man, “You & Me,” fails to see a child, “The Poor,” as the man checks his Christmas shopping list

“Delusions of Grandeur”
December 17, 1961

Uncle Sam, wearing a suit coat entitled “Billion Dollar Give Away Program,” sees the reflection of Santa Claus in a mirror

“All in All It’s Been a Funny Year”
December 31, 1961

Uncle Sam and President John F. Kennedy view a chart showing “World Peace Hopes” fluctuate up and down

“Thinking or Sleeping?”
January 21, 1962

Uncle Sam is deep in thought as the “OAS” (Organization of American States), holding a piece of paper entitled “Sanctions,” remarks “Can’t You Handle it Alone???” Off to the side, a man in a fur coat, “Stolen U.S. Property,” dances.

“Powerful Modern Melodrama”
January 28, 1962

The “Basin,” in a black suit, prevents a man, “Lignite,” from proposing marriage to a woman named “Gov. Guy.” Behind the woman a pile of coal, “No. Dak. Natural Resources,” rests.

“They’re Back in the Saddle Again”
February 4, 1962

Riding a horse, the United States “Congress” almost tramples the “U.S. Poor Tax Payers” as it careens down the road to “Socialism”

“The Squeeze is On”
February 11, 1962

Fidel Castro’s head sticks out of a bag, “$ Trade with Castro,” as a pair of “US” hands squeeze the bag shut

“Where Do I Start?”
February 25, 1962

Holding a wrench, “Reform,” a plumber struggles to make sense of a series of pipes, “Tax Structure”

“Not Quite a Matched Team”
March 4, 1962

“U Thant” sits atop a wagon, “U.N. Expenses,” pulled by a donkey named “Our Share” down the road toward “Peace.” The donkey is amazed to meet a small rabbit named “Theirs.”

“A Sad State of Affairs”
March 18, 1962

Uncle Sam fumes as “Canada” rings a cash register with “$426,000,000 to the Reds.” “Canada” remarks to Uncle Sam that “One Man’s Sanctions Are Another Man’s Gravy.”

“Democracy in Action”
March 25, 1962

From the comfort of his couch, a man reads a newspaper with the headline of “More of the Same.” He says, “I’m mad enough to write my congressman! And I’ll do it too...(sometime).”

“Your Chance to be Heard”
April 1, 1962

“City Hall” listens as a man holds a newspaper with the headline, “City Election Tomorrow”

“It’s a 'Free' Country”
April 15, 1962

A naked “John Doe” prepares to mail his income tax return to the IRS

“Can He Last Much Longer?”
April 22, 1962

“Free Enterprise” is squeezed between the vices of “Labor” and “Gov’t.”

Untitled
April 29, 1962

As the storm clouds of “Communism” darken the sky, “Freedom” drifts away in a puddle of water entitled “More Socialism.” One man standing in the puddle points to the cloud and says to another man, “There’s Your Enemy!”

“Just Remember Who’s Boss”
May 13, 1962

A diminutive “We Voters” talks to a giant Uncle Sam

“The Result of Stabilizing Prices!”
May 20, 1962

President John F. Kennedy cowers as a ball, “Stock Market,” bounces around a room

“Shot Heard Round the World”
May 24, 1962

The “Second Manned Orbital Flight by USA” orbits the Earth

“Say, You’ve Got a Real Problem”
June 3, 1962

Nikita Khrushchev fixes an automobile, “Farm Crisis,” while President John F. Kennedy fixes another automobile, “Market Crisis”

“Looks Like the Drought is Over”
June 10, 1962

A farmer, up to his waist in water, holds an umbrella; beside the farmer is a newspaper clipping with the headline “May Rain Total Here 2nd High.”

“Some Good May Come of It”
June 17, 1962

A balloon, “Unrealistic Farm Program,” prepares to be popped by a needle, Billie Sol “Estes Scandal”

“It Does Seem Ridiculous”
July 1, 1962

“Labor” prepares to use a scissor, “Strikes” to cut off his nose, “Wages”

“What Ever Became of Lyndon Johnson?”
July 8, 1962

President John and First Lady Jackie Kennedy dominate the headlines at a newspaper stand

“Just Bait”
July 22, 1962

A fish, “Votes,” examines a fishing lure, “Tax Cut”

“You Think You’ve Got Problems!”
July 29, 1962

Uncle Sam, holding a newspaper with the headline “6.3 Billion Deficit,” comforts Billie Sol “Estes” and his “3 Million Deficit”

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“Getting Ready for November”
August 12, 1962

The Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey sharpen their swords, “Issues”

“Famous Last Words”
August 18, 1962

A man behind the wheel of a speeding car tells his wife, “There’s nobody on the road. Honey, here is where we make up lost time”

“The Choice is Yours”
August 26, 1962

“The Farmer,” sitting in jail cell, is given a ballot for the 1962 Wheat Referendum. The ballot has one choice which is marked, “Extend Your Own Sentence. Vote Yes!”

“Starting to Boil”
September 16, 1962

A pot, “Interest in Politics,” boils over

“The Old One-Two Punch”
September 23, 1962

“Teddy” Kennedy, holding boxing gloves which read “Money” and “Influence,” tells a reporter that “It Was a Combination of Rights and Lefts That Got Him.” His opponent, “McC,” is carried out of the ring.

“Get In There and Fight”
October 14, 1962

President John F. Kennedy tells “U.S. Business” to fight “Foreign Competition.” “Labor Demands” and “Tax Burden” ride atop of the shoulders of “U.S. Business.”

“Ammunition”
October 21, 1962

Mark Andrews carries a cannonball, “Basin Power,” to a cannon, “62 Campaign.” The target reads N.D. Governor Bill “Guy.”

“In the Middle of a Showdown with No Place to Hide”
October 28, 1962

Fidel Castro stands atop Cuba, between “USA” and “USSR” cannons

“If You Feel Like Relaxing”
November 4, 1962

Nikita Khrushchev, holding a paper entitled “Plans for World Conquest,” stares across the globe at Uncle Sam and says, “I Will Bury You Yet”

“Will It Ever Stop?”
November 18, 1962

The “Taxpayer” rides atop a missile, “Defense Spending,” which has “50 Billion a Year” exhaust fumes

“Whatever Became of That Petition?”
December 2, 1962

The “Ass’n. of Grand Forks Taxpayers” peers into City Hall

“Just a Little Tax Cut”
December 9, 1962

“You & Me” ask Santa Claus for a present

“Nehru: A Fox on a Fence”
December 16, 1962

“India” dances on a fence, holding a bag, “U.S. Aid,” in one hand, and “Russian Aid” in the other

“Which Way This Year, Kid?”
December 30, 1962

At the crossroads of “Kill or Be Killed” and “Live and Let Live,” the globe, “This Tired Old Man,” meets a baby, “1963"

“Don’t Forget Your Suitcase”
January 6, 1963

A man, “63 Legislature,” leaves the house without his suitcase, “Common Sense”

“It Went That-A-Way”
January 20, 1963

Four freezing men, “No.Dak.,” “So. Dak.,” “Minn.” and “Wis.” stare at a below zero thermometer

“Your Future Looks Bright”
January 27, 1963

“Grand Forks” visits a fortune teller

“But, John, They’re Our Allies”
February 17, 1963

A man, “Canada,” tries to stop Canadian Prime Minister John G. “Diefenbaker” from painting a sign, “Yankee Go Home”

“Old Glory Goes on Top, Sonny”
February 24, 1963

Uncle Sam tells President John F. Kennedy that the American flag should be placed above the United Nations flag on a flagpole

“Win a Few - Lose a Few”
March 3, 1963

A man, “Guess Who?,” carries a large box, “Tax Load.” A second man on top of the box chisels away with “Fed. Tax Cut,” while a third man brings “More State Taxes.”

“Not a Shot in the Arm”
March 10, 1963

A doctor, “Medical Profession,” is speared by a giant needle, “Medicare”

“Inside a Voter’s Head”
March 17, 1963

“Emotion” and “Logic” fight inside the head of a voter, who is holding a piece of paper reading “City Mgr. Plan”

“Honey, I’m Home!”
March 24, 1963

A bruised and battered man, “No. Dak. Legislature” returns home. His briefcase contains a paper, “Reapportionment,” while he carries two other pieces of paper, “Tax Reform” and “Sales Tax,” in his pocket.

“Purely Non-Political”
March 31, 1963

N.D. Governor Bill “Guy” uses a sword to cut off the trunk of an elephant, “Appropriations”

“A Monument Paid for in Tears”
April 7, 1963

People huddle near a monument of a crashed automobile. The monument reads: “To the careless drivers who will be killed this year. Dedicated in sorrow, by their families.”

“Shearing Time Again”
April 14, 1963

A sheep, “US Taxpayers,” is sheared by the “Internal Revenue Service,” who is filling bags of wool entitled, “Aid to Here,” “There,” and “Everywhere.”

“Rally Round the Flag, Boys”
April 21, 1963

Robert “McCarney” in one hand holds a flag and in the other holds “Tax Bill Petitions.” A man, “Legislature,” who has a black eye and several bandages, says “Oh No!”

“We Think It’s Good For You”
April 28, 1963

N.D. Governor Bill “Guy” and U.S. Senator Quentin “Burdick” hold signs, “Vote Yes Wheat Referendum.” A farmer scratches his head, with a ball and chain, “Control,” shackled to his leg.

“No Room at a Ballgame for Him”
May 5, 1963

“Old Man Trouble” is thrown out of a Grand Forks Chiefs baseball game

“Proof of God’s Faith in Mankind”
May 12, 1963

For “Mother’s Day 1963,” the beautiful face of a young infant

“All the News That’s Fit to Print”
May 19, 1963

A peasant couple in the Soviet Union reads Pravda, the official state newspaper. The headline on the front page reads “Race Riots in Birmingham;” the man comments “It says the USA attempted another space shot” after reading an article from the middle pages of the paper.

“Our Backs to the Wall”
May 26, 1963

Uncle Sam with his back to a wall, “U.S. Tariffs,” at the “Geneva World Trade Conference”

“The Graduate Faces Life”
June 2, 1963

Standing atop the earth, the graduate looks upon a giant sized man

“Seven League Boots to Fill”
June 9, 1963

The empty shoes of “Pope John XXIII”

“Just In Time”
June 16, 1963

In the desert under the burning sun, “Most of Us,” struggle to reach an oasis, “Vacation”

“How Big a Blast?”
June 23, 1963

N.D. Governor Bill “Guy” and the “Legislature” cower beside a large bomb, “Special Election”

“As You Travel - Tell Them”
June 30, 1963

A family on vacation tells a gas station employee, “We’re from North Dakota, the Peace Garden State”

“Let’s See, Now”
July 7, 1963

A grocer struggles to remember the correct sales tax rate

“Serious Doubts”
July 14, 1963

A Frankenstein monster, “Tax Bills,” is ready to be given life by a scientist, “North Dakota Voters.” The scientist is visited by his conscience, which asks, “If you get him started, can you get him stopped? (huh?)”

“Scrapped”
July 21, 1963

The Frankenstein monster from the previous cartoon, “Tax Bills,” sits in a garbage can

“Reaching for Railroad Control”
July 28, 1963

The three arms of “Government,” “Management,” and “Labor”

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“Remember Anything From Last Year?”
September 1, 1963

A mother looks perplexed as her son gets ready for the first day of school

“It’s All Over but the Fighting”
September 8, 1963

The Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey emerge from their district conventions

“Our Course of Action is Plain or The Answer is Clear”
September 15, 1963

Reading from a book entitled “U.S. History,” Uncle Sam tells a troubled man, “Faith and Courage Now as in the Past.” The man is troubled by “H Bomb,” “Communism,” “Labor,” Test Ban,” Integration,” “Foreign Aid,” and “Taxes.”

“After All These Years”
September 22, 1963

“Mr. And Mrs. Grand Forks” hold a “Welcome to the President” sign. “Mrs. Grand Forks” remarks “It’s a Good Thing We Saved It.”

“Coming Back to Earth”
September 29, 1963

The “GOP” elephant prepares to hit the “North Dakota Dems” donkey with a baseball bat, “Oct. 22 Election.” The donkey’s head is in the clouds from “Kennedy’s Visit.”

“Difficult to Measure”
October 13, 1963

The Republican elephant attempts to measure the shadow of “John Scott,” which reads “Actual Strength”

“An Overworked Crystal Ball”
October 20, 1963

A fortune teller, “Political Forecasters,” falls back from his exploding crystal ball, “Oct. 22nd Election”

“Shot Down Over North Dakota”
October 27, 1963

N.D. Congressional Candidate John “Hove” atop a crashed paper airplane, “Kennedy Program”

“Any Sense in Continuing”
November 3, 1963

President John F. Kennedy keeps putting money into the “U.S. Moon Shot Project,” even while Nikita Khrushchev kicks his missile in disgust

“Touched by Tragedy”
November 10, 1963

The skeletal hand of the Grim Reaper prepares to grab “No. Dak.,” sitting in a chair, “Record Traffic Deaths”

“Feathers in Our Caps”
November 17, 1963

A man, “Greater Grand Forks,” wears a hat with two feathers: “New Airport” and “New Bridge”

“My Son, My Son!”
November 24, 1963

A weeping Uncle Sam holds the body of President John F. Kennedy, as a concerned World looks on

“Sail On, Ship of State”
December 1, 1963

President Lyndon Johnson takes over the wheel

“That Magic Season is Here”
December 8, 1963

Santa Claus greets the World

“Help Fill These Stockings”
December 15, 1963

One “Poor, Homeless, Helpless Children,” with a tear in his eye, holds out his empty sock

“Glory to God in the Highest, and Peace on Earth of Men of Good Will”
December 22, 1963

A Christmas Tree, with words from the Bible as ornaments

“Bound to Be a Big One”
December 29, 1963

The World says “I Can Hardly Wait to Open It!!” as he prepares to open a giant sized box, “64"

“What a Short Recess! It Seems Like I Just Left!”
January 12, 1964

The U.S. “Congress” is thrown through a revolving door back into the interior of a building

“Notable Quotes”
February 2, 1964

“Mrs. Smith” paints “Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman” on a fence as the Republican elephant looks surprised

“First Bloom of the Season”
February 9, 1964

Under a sign, “For Mayor,” a tulip, “Collette,” blooms

“A Tiresome Routine”
February 16, 1964

A man, “U.S. Foreign Policy,” and his shadow, “Failure,” sing “Just Me and My Shadow”

“I Think They’re Great”
February 23, 1964

A smiling dog watches the Beatles perform

“Bound To Be Some Disappointment”
March 1, 1964

A man dances and shouts “Tax Cut Yipee!” After looking through his wallet, however, he says “I thot it was gonna be bigger.”

“No Place for a Lady”
March 8, 1964

At the “New Hampshire Primary,” two angry Republican elephants, “Barry” (Barry Goldwater), and “Rock” (Nelson A. Rockefeller), butt heads while a third elephant, “Margaret Chase Smith” stands off to the side

“It May Be Just a Local Condition”
March 15, 1964

A man, “New Hampshire,” examines a giant wrist watch, which points to “Lodge.” “Write- In” ballots lie at the man’s feet.

“An Appeal to Reason”
March 22, 1964

President Lyndon Johnson, wearing a wing, “Tax Cut,” asks “Congress” for the other wing, “Civil Rights.” Johnson tells “Congress,” “Give Me the Other Wing and We’ll 'Fly' This Fall.”

“YOU Pick the First Team!!”
April 5, 1964

A man reads the newspaper as names of candidates for the “City Election Tomorrow” fly though the air

“Campaign Train Possibilities”
April 19, 1964

President Lyndon Johnson waves from the back of a rail car, “Railroad Dispute”

“Fatal Cold Remedy”
April 26, 1964

A diminutive Robert “McCarney” prepares to remove the nose, “Household Personal Prop.,” of a man, “The Whole Tax”

“Spring Song”
May 10, 1964

A farmer stands next to the words “Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come Again Some Other Day.” The farmer says, “I Would Like to Plant a Crop.”

“Going to the Dogs”
May 17, 1964

“Public Disregard” reclines in a lawn chair while an angry dog chases “Leash Law” up a tree

“Memorial Weekend Hitch-Hiker”
May 31, 1964

The Grim Reaper sits in the back seat of a car, as a man tries furiously to apply the brakes, and a woman braces for impact

“Nightmare”
June 14, 1964

The Republican elephant has a nightmare in which Robert “McCarney” holds the key to the “Governor’s Mansion”

“High Pressure Area”
June 28, 1964

Winds blow around a cloud, “North Dakota Primary”

“Non Stop Steamroller”
July 12, 1964

Barry Goldwater, “AuH2O,” drives a steamroller over a sign, “Stop! San Francisco City Limits”

“Riding High”
July 19, 1964

Barry Goldwater, “AuH2O,” and “Conservatives,” ride atop a smiling Republican elephant

“The Frozen North”
July 26, 1964

A man suffers in the summer heat

“A Gathering Storm or Clearing Skies?”
August 2, 1964

Umbrella in hand, Uncle Sam looks at clouds, “Racial Problems,” which threaten to cover the “U.S.A.”

“Grinding Slowly”
[Unpublished]

A man examines a giant meat grinder, “Congress,” which contains “Tax Cut,” “Foreign Aid,” and “Civil Rights”

“Ready for Fun”
[Unpublished]

A man cheers the arrival of “Old Man Winter,” who arrives on a snow sled carrying ski poles, hockey sticks, and ice stakes

“Thoughtful and Prayerful”
[Unpublished]

Thanksgiving wreath, 1963

“The Picture of Success-And Failure”
[Unpublished]

Nikita Khrushchev laughs as Uncle Sam tries on a hat entitled, “Space Success,” while his suit reads “Birmingham Race Riots”

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“The War on Poverty”
August 9, 1964

A man holds a large sack of a money, “Congressional Pay Raise.” A sign on the wall reads, “Charity Begins at Home.”

“Fire! Fire!”
August 16, 1964

“Williams” fans a small fire, “Northern Discrimination,” with a paper, “Holiday”

[“Williams” possibly refers to Civil Rights Leader Hosea Williams]

“Smile! We’re on TV”
August 23, 1964

President Lyndon Johnson waves to the crowd at the “Democratic Convention.” His other arm is around “The South.”

“New Salesman - Old Product”
August 30, 1964

Hubert H. Humphrey campaigns behind a desk entitled “Bigger Government.” He holds a book, “Johnson Cure All $$$,” which is billed as a “Sure Cure For...Poverty, Discrimination, War Nerves.”

“School’s Open - Drive Carefully”
September 6, 1964

A group of children

“Going Into Orbit”
September 13, 1964

The Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant are knocked over by a missile, “Campaign Costs”

“The State Bird”
September 20, 1964

“The North Dakota Vagabond In His Unnatural Habitat:” “Gov. Guy” at the State Capitol

“My Hands Are Clean”
September 27, 1964

President Lyndon Johnson shows clean hands, while his feet kick garbage cans “Bobby Baker” and “Scandal in Gov’t.” out of view

“Time for the FIRST Team”
October 18, 1964

A flustered football coach, “N.D. Voters,” sends in substitute players Don “Halcrow” and Thomas “Kleppe”

“Sharp Left Turn”
November 8, 1964

In an automobile, “USA,”with Uncle Sam in the back seat, the “Voters” take a left turn at the “Nov. 3rd 1964" road sign

“An Unfamiliar Burden”
November 15, 1964

“N.D. Dems” struggle to hold a large box, “Majority, Responsibility”

“The Magic Season is Here”
November 29, 1964

A family carries a cut-down Christmas tree

“Just Around the Corner”
December 13, 1964

The “AMA” (American Medical Association), is startled by a black sidewalk, “Medicare.” A nearby traffic sign reads “Left Turn Only.”

“Brushed Aside For One Special Day”
December 20, 1964

“Christmas” brushes away “The Everyday Worries of the World”

“Countdown on 1965"
December 27, 1964

Father Time anxiously awaits the end of December

“Only the Name Has Changed”
January 3, 1965

President Lyndon Johnson uses “White Wash” to paint over “Pork Barrel” with “Poverty Program”

“U.S. Prestige in the South East Asia”
January 10, 1965

Uncle Sam stands alone with his pants down

“The 65 Legislature Takes Off’”
January 17, 1965

The Democratic donkey drives a motorcycle, “No. Dak,” while the Republican elephant cowers in fear

“The Flame is Out”
January 24, 1965

A cigar and ashtray

“The Great Society”
January 31, 1965

A group of identically dressed men, each with heads in the form of balloons, wear “LBJ” pins

“Working Under Pressure”
February 7, 1965

Robert “McCarney” hovers over a man, “No. Dakota Legislature,” as he studies “Tax Bills”

“Remote Control War”
February 21, 1965

Giant hands, “China” and “USA,” control puppets “North Vietnam” and “South Vietnam”

“Proposed Bypass”
March 7, 1965

“Local Gov’t.” examines a pipeline and sign that reads, “Tax Funds Piped Direct to Bismarck”

“A Tiger by the Tail”
March 21, 1965

Uncle Sam wrestles with a the tail of a tiger, “Vietnam,” while the tiger, “War with Red China,” turns to attack him

“Up in the Air”
March 28, 1965

A pig with wings, “65 Tax Bill,” flies above the clouds

“To Kill a Fat Pig”
April 4, 1965

Robert “McCarney” uses a gun, “Referral,” to shoot the flying pig from the previous cartoon, “65 Tax Bill”

“Happy Easter”
April 18, 1965

A man carries an Easter Lilly through flood water

“Medal From a Grateful Community”
April 25, 1965

A teenager, “Those Wonderful Teenagers” has a button, “Hero,” on his jacket as he fills sandbags

“They Can’t Do That!! Ignor Me!!”
May 2, 1965

Fidel Castro throws a tantrum after reading newspaper coverage of Vietnam

“Fighting Brush Fire Wars”
May 9, 1965

Uncle Sam struggles to put out a brush fire

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May 16, 1965

A rich man holds a bag, “Federal Funds $,” behind his back as he remarks, “We Favor Cutbacks in Government Spending!! (Someplace Else)”

“The Right Hand Giveth and the Left Taketh Away”
May 23, 1965

With his right hand, President Lyndon Johnson gives “Excise Tax Cuts,” while his left hand steals money from a man’s wallet, in the form of “Social Security Increases”

“Well, That Finishes Boxing”
May 30, 1965,

An angry man leaves the Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston fight

“Champion of Freedom?”
June 6, 1965

Leaning back against the foot of a giant Uncle Sam, “Unpopular Dictators,” tells “The Oppressed,” “He’s On My Side”

“Off to the Special Session”
June 13, 1965

A farmer, “No. Dak Legislature,” says “One Interruption After Another!!”

“Stealing the Spotlight”
June 20, 1965

The Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey, bruised after a fight in a boxing ring, watch a man in a boat float by on water, “House Approval of Garrison Diversion.” The man holds a flag that says “Hooray.”

“Don’t Blame Me!!”
July 4, 1965

An angry customer, “No. Dak. Taxpayer,” confronts a store owner regarding the total on the cash register, “Use Tax In.” The store owner points to several portraits on the wall, “Senate,” “House,” N.D. Governor Bill “Guy,” Robert “McCarney,” and N.D. Tax Commissioner Lloyd “Omdahl,” which are pointing at each other.

“The Court Test”
July 11, 1965

The scales of justice weigh “1 Man=1 Vote” against “1965 No. Dakota Reapportionment Law”

“Dear Ann Landers”
July 18, 1965

President Lyndon Johnson writes to the advice columnist as his office globe burns

“Slanted News”
[Unpublished]

The Republican elephant reads a newspaper, “U.S. News Media Campaign Issue,” which is full of pro-President Lyndon Johnson articles

“The First Robin of Spring”
[Unpublished]

A robin sits on an empty boot floating in flood water

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“Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crown”
May 1965

“Governor” Bill Guy lies awake at night as sheep “Tax Referral,” “Special Election,” and “Special Session,” jump over his bed

“Our Job: Stop That Car!!”
June 1965

“Tourists” drive right by “No. Dak” saying, “If we don’t stop we can be in Minnesota for dinner”

“Floating on a Cloud”
July 1965

“North Dakota” floats on the clouds of “Garrison Diversion Approval”

“Will It Stand?”
September 1965

The Democratic donkey struggles to make a tower of blocks, “Tax Package 1965,” stand up

“He Was Driving!!”
October 1965

The Democratic donkey, behind the wheel of a crashed automobile, “65 Legislature,” points to the Republican elephant, who has flown into a tree

“Bipartisan Problem: Designing Winning Candidates”
November 1965

The Democratic donkey and Republican elephant sit at separate drafting tables

“To Men of Good Will Peace”
December 1965

The Christmas Star appears over a grain elevator

“My, How You’ve Grown!!”
February 1966

“Tax Payer” stares up at a giant, “Social Security Taxes”

“Down Again - Up Again”
April 1966

The hand of “LBJ” plays with a yo-yo, “Taxes”

“Crop Erosion”
June 1966

“Out of State Jobs” lures a new graduate away from “No. Dak.”

“Summertime in North Dakota”
July 1966

A boy sits peacefully in a tree, alongside the words “A Place of Cool Repose - of Light and Peace”

“Mightier Than the Sword”
October 1966

One hand holds “Ballot,” while a second hand in the background holds a sword

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November 1966

The Republican elephant views the “Legislative Roadmap 67: Proceed with Restraint and Responsibility”

“Where East Meets West”
February 1967

Upon a hat rack, “No. Dakota State Legislature,” a cowboy hat rests beside a fedora

“Instant Replay”
March 1967

A happy Democratic donkey and a sad Republican elephant watch a television program, the “N. Dakota Legislature Fortieth Session in Review”

“The Good Life”
May 1967

A young boy, “N.D.,” holds three fish he has caught. The boy stands on the words, “Time,” “Space,” and “Peace.”

“A Well Irrigated Crop”
June 1967

With a can entitled “$,” “N. Dak Taxpayers” water flowers of recent graduates

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October 1967

A peaceful North Dakota rural scene is contrasted with scenes entitled “No Smog,” “No Riots,” and “No Congestion”

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November 1967

A carnival barker entices people to attend the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Greater North Dakota Association

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“You Don’t Need Any Brakes”
August 1, 1965

“Congress” throws “Right to Work Laws” out of a race car, “Unions”

“There Was An Old Woman...”
August 8, 1965

Children run into an old shoe, “Grand Forks Schools.” Flags near the shoe read “Record Enrollment,” while Charlie Brown stands outside the shoe and says “Good Grief!”

“And Down She Went”
August 15, 1965

North Dakota Governor Bill Guy sits in a sunken ship, “65 Legislature.” The bottom of the boat has two large holes, “Tax Pkg Referred” and “Reapportionment Ruled Out.” The boat’s sail has a quote from Governor Guy: “This session will go down in history as one of the greatest.”

“The 1965 Crop!!”
August 22, 1965

A farmer, “No Dak,” examines giant wheat

“Brer Rabbit and Tar Baby”
August 29, 1965

Uncle Sam tries to pull his arm out of “Vietnam”

“Labor Day Bouquet”
September 5, 1965

A bee savors a bouquet of flowers, “Dem Tax Pkg.” The flowers read “More Sales Tax,” “More Income Tax,” “On More Things,” “Withholding,” “Fewer De-Duck-Shuns.” The bee sits on top a card which reads “To All No. Dakota Wage Earners from Gov. Guy.”

“The Burden of Proof”
September 12, 1965

N.D. Governor Bill “Guy” struggles to hold a large box, “Dem Tax Pkg.” N.D. Tax Commissioner Lloyd “Omdahl” rides atop the box, which “Guy” must take “To the Voters Sept. 21st.”

“The Pressure is On”
September 19, 1965

N.D. Governor Bill “Guy” forces a man, “Various State Boards and Agencies,” to hold up a sign, “Vote Yes on the Tax Pkg.”

“The People Speak”
September 22, 1965

N.D. Governor Bill “Guy” (in the form of Charlie Brown) is flipped upside down after the people yell “NO” regarding the “Dem Tax Pkg”

“The Million Dollar Rain”
September 26, 1965

A farmer atop a tractor, “North Dakota,” and a man driving a steamroller watch birds in the form of “$” fly away

“Round Two”
October 3, 1965

“Use Tax Challenge” jumps into a boxing ring where Robert “McCarney” has just defeated North Dakota Governor Bill “Guy”

“For Pennies a Day”
October 10, 1965

A pack of cigarettes reads: “Build a New HiSchool. Vote Yes on the School Bond Issue.”

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October 17, 1965

People marching in a parade hold a sign: “UND College Republicans Present Former Vice-President Richard Nixon, Thursday, Oct. 21, University Fieldhouse, 8:00pm”

“A Giant Step Forward”
October 24, 1965

The “Grand Forks School System” takes a giant step while holding a paper, “School Bond Approval”

“Halloween - 1965"
October 31, 1965

A giant “Draft Board” frightens “18 to 25 year olds”

“The Review Board”
November 7, 1965

Three Republican elephants examine “Election Results”

“Protests Make Strange Bedfellows”
November 28, 1965

A guitar playing hippie and a college professor sit in bed, holding a sign “Get Out of Vietnam”

“Travelers Meet Such Interesting People”
December 5, 1965

In outer space, “Gemini 7" meets Santa Claus on his sleigh

“The Capitol Parking Lot”
December 12, 1965

The old jalopy of the “Governor” is parked next to the sports car of the “Commissioner of Higher Education”

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December 19, 1965

A poor girl and boy stand next to the words: “When you did it to one of the least of My brethren, you did it to Me, Matthew 25"

“Christmas 1965"
December 26, 1965

A rifle and bayonet stick out of a poinsettia

“Curb It, Buddy!”
January 9, 1966

“LBJ” holds a gun to the head of a man driving a car, “Steel,” while the man driving “Unions” drives around him

“News of the Week in Review”
January 16, 1966

Against the backdrop of the “State of the Union,” President Lyndon Johnson juggles “Vietnam,” “Great Society,” and “War on Poverty”

“Those Gay Carefree College Days”
January 23, 1966

A college student, reading from a book entitled “Final Exams,” is startled by Uncle Sam blowing on a trumpet, “Draft Call”

“Any Prospect of Warmer Weather?”
January 30, 1966

A fortune teller and a man dressed in winter clothing look into a crystal ball, “Outlook for Business, Building, and Agriculture”

“Personally, I Preferred the Peace Offensive”
February 6, 1966

Two Vietnamese men run from an explosion, “BLAM”

“I’m Not His Father, I Just Raised Him”
February 13, 1966

President Lyndon Johnson holds the finger of a giant, “Social Security Taxes”

“Building With a Purpose”
February 20, 1966

Using bricks of “$,” two men build the “YMCA”

“It Came From Over There”
February 27, 1966

“LBJ” is hit with a brick, “Criticism.” The Democratic donkey points elsewhere, although his coat pockets are filled with bricks.

“You Don’t Know the Half of It. I’m Standing on My Roof!”
March 6, 1966

A man, “Rescue,” digs another man out of a snow bank

“It’s Time You Quit”
March 13, 1966

An angry “Our Boys,” grabs “So Called Intellectuals” by the shirt collar. Peace signs “Get Out of Vietnam,” “Rather Red Than Dead,” “Peace at Any Price,” “Stop Bombing,” and “Burn Your Draft Card” lie on the ground.

“Watchful Waiting”
March 20, 1966

An ark, “Eastern North Dakota,” watches for rain as forlorn looking animals enter the ark

“Greatness is Tempered in Adversity”
March 27, 1966

A giant sized “No. Dak.” stand unfazed as a diminutive “Weather Man” throws “Blizzard,” “Flood,” “Wind,” and “Cold”

“The Winners”
April 10, 1966

A group of people, “Eastern No. Dak.,” stand safely behind a sandbag dike as “The Century’s Worst Flood” flows by

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April 24, 1966

The sword, “Leadership,” in the stone, “No. Dak G.O.P.”

“After All They Meant to Each Other”
May 1, 1966

“Freeman” runs from away from “Farmers Union,” a flour roll which has been thrown at him

“Start of New Season”
May 8, 1966

In “The State of North Dakota Political Garden (Test Plot),” new “Candidates” grow

“Woodsman, Spare That Tree”
May 15, 1966

The “No.Dak. Legislature” sits on a tree branch, “Legislative Research Committee,” which “Extremists” try to cut down

“Grass Roots Maneuver”
May 22, 1966

Three small men, “Political Extremists,” sit around a table in a field of large grass. One of the men holds a bomb, while another remarks, “We’ll Take Over the Precincts!!”

“That These Honored Dead Shall Not Have Died in Vain”
May 29, 1966

A determined Uncle Sam leaves a military cemetery, “Vietnam”

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June 12, 1966

Ronald “Reagan” paints over a sign, “Nice Guys Finish Last”

“Scapegoat” June 19, 1966

A goat, “The Farmer,” carries a huge load, “Blame For Rising Food Prices”

“Looking for Candidates”
July 3, 1966

The Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey look for candidates

“Pick Pocket at Work”
July 10, 1966

“Inflation” steals money from the wallet of an unsuspecting man

“The Heavy Burden”
July 17, 1966

A diminutive “Wage Earner” is forced to pull a cart with “The Young,” “The Old,” and “Gov.t” riding in it

“Also Reaching New Heights”
July 24, 1966

A deep space rocket, “No. Dakota Traffic Deaths,” flies by a surprised “Gemini”

“Now, Get in There and Pretend You’re a Whole Team”
July 31, 1966

The Democratic donkey, “Coach” of the “Grand Forks Dems” football team, sends in one player, “Candidate,” while “Empty Positions” sit on the bench

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“Shot Down by Anti-Aircraft”
August 7, 1966

An airplane mechanic kicks down the rising levels of the “Stock Market”

“Champion of the People”
August 21, 1966

President Lyndon Johnson rides atop a man, “Guess Who?,” who carries bills “Rent,” “Food,” and “Taxes.” Johnson is playing with money, and is being addressed by North Dakota Governor Bill Guy, who remarks “I Feel a Tax Increase Will Curb the Consumer’s Reckless Spending.”

“Substitute Teacher”
August 28, 1966

A school child, “N. Dak.,” stares at an empty desk, “Teacher,” with a sign “Vacancy” hanging on the chair behind the desk

“Now For the Main Bout”
September 11, 1966

The Republican elephant charges into a boxing match, “Sept. Primary”

“Beware of Falling Rocks”
September 18, 1966

The “Minn DFL” donkey watches “Party Unity” crumble

“Separate and Apart”
September 25, 1966

The Republican elephant sits on an island, “Grand Forks City,” holding a sign, “18th Dist.”

“It’s Hard Enough to Carry, Let Alone Run With”
October 2, 1966

The Democratic donkey struggles to carry a box, “Dem. Tax Pkg,” down the road to the “1966 Campaign”

“Come Up to Date”
October 9, 1966

A man driving an older model automobile examines a modern airplane. Bumper stickers on his car read “North Dakota Constitution 1889 Amendments After Amendments.”

“The Common Enemy”
October 16, 1966

The Republican elephant and Democratic donkey confront a dragon, “Apathy”

“Not Even Simmering”
October 23, 1966

The Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey struggle to make the “No. Dak. Political Pot” boil

“Watch the Birdie”
October 30, 1966

North Dakota Governor Bill Guy directs the gaze of “No. Dakota Voters” toward a bird, “Birch Society.” Behind Guy rest several garbage bins, “Foreign Mess,” “Domestic Mess,” and “State Mess.”

“Every Compartment Must Be Filled”
November 6, 1966

An empty egg carton, “No. Dak. Legislature,” sits next to a bowl full of eggs, “Candidates”

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November 13, 1966

President Lyndon Johnson slumps in his chair, as a small, oval shaped Vice President Hubert Humphrey reads a newspaper headline, “G.O.P. Wins Big.” A calendar on the wall reads November 1966.

“Heavy Responsibility”
November 20, 1966

A large Republican elephant with a large rump: “North Dakota Legislature 85% Republican Majority”

“Twenty Five Years of Progress?”
December 4, 1966

An American GI examines fires on the globe beginning with “December 7th, 1941" and ending with “December 7th, 1966.” The fires are entitled “World War II,” “Berlin,” “Korea,” “Cuba,” and “Vietnam.”

“The 1967 No. Dakota Legislature”
December 18, 1966

An older and smaller “Veterans,” tells a younger and larger “Freshmen,” that “With My Brains and Your Brawn...”

“The First Weeks Homework”
January 8, 1967

A legislator carries a heavy load of books and papers, which read “No.Dak. Century Code,” “Committee Reports,” “Rules,” “Bill Book,” “Digest,” “Bulletin,” and “Committee Assignments”

“It’s Even Bigger Than Last Session”
January 29, 1967

Two legislators struggle to climb “The Mountain of Bills Introduced”

“Knocking Themselves Out”
February 5, 1967

The Republican elephant, “40th Session,” knocks into a brick wall, “Personal Property Tax”

“Pushing Together”
February 12, 1967

Football players push a large box, “Problems,” from every direction

“Sixty Days Hath the Session...”
February 19, 1967

A frazzled man sits in a chair, “No. Dak. Legislature,” as the days on the calendar fly by

“Time Bomb!”
March 5, 1967

The “Daylight Savings” bomb counts down

“The Freshman Legislator - Post Session”
March 12, 1967

A horse, being ridden by an armor clad knight, collapses in exhaustion

“Boy, Have I Been Busy”
March 19, 1967

A tired North Dakota Governor Bill Guy rests with an axe “Veto,” by his side

“That Small Lonesome Feeling”
April 9, 1967

A man approaches the giant sized door of the “Internal Revenue Service.” A sign on the door reads, “Crawl In.”

“The Right Wing Giveth, the Right Wing Taketh Away”

“Bowman,” sits in a chair, “Grand Forks County Chairman,” with a knife, “Birch,” buried in his back

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April 30, 1967

A rooster stares at his watch

“It Says the Rainy Season Has Started in Vietnam, Too”
May 7, 1967

A wife comments on a newspaper headline, while her husband stares forlornly through a window, watching the falling rain. His new golf clubs are propped up against the window.

“Know Anybody Famous?”
May 14, 1967

Two Republican elephants examine a “For Governor” sign, as the Democratic donkey carries an Eric “Sevareid For Senate” sign

“I Feel Sick!”
May 21, 1967

Uncle Sam is ill after looking at “Medicare Costs”

“Harness That Energy”
May 28, 1967

A group of teenagers beside the words “Hire the Young”

“Stepping Stones”
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“Increased Crime Rate,” climbs up steps entitled “Supreme Court Decisions,” “School Prayer Ban,” and “God Is Dead”

“If We Stop Pumping, the Damn Thing’ll Collapse”
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President Lyndon Johnson pumps air, “Increased Government Spending,” into a large hot air balloon, “U.S. Economy”