Teamsters Endorse Nixon Reflects Shift in Labor Politics
Editorial notes the Teamsters Union executive council endorsed Nixon for re election, signaling a shift away from Democratic candidates. It contrasts McGovern with Nixon, arguing the nation seeks a leader who keeps promises, strengthens security, and emphasizes responsibility over hostility. The piece frames McGovern as a minority, citing the "silent majority" and urging other labor groups to follow suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
Teamsters Union Executive Council
George McGovern
Democratic Party
Nixon
United Auto Workers
Teamsters Union
McGovern
OBrien Dominates Democratic Convention Gavel
The 1972 Democratic Convention center was Larry OBrien who kept order with firm but courteous control. He steered the proceedings despite floor maelstroms and outside disruption while emphasizing restraint and practical standards for the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Rayburn
O’brien
Harris
Los Angseles
JFK
Goldwater
San Francisco
Chicago
Daley
Richard Nixon
O'Brien
J. F¢gar Hoover
Jean Mitchell
Lerry O'Brien
Humphrey
Mackie
McGovern
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Remedy for Judicial Usurpation in School Busing Debate
President Nixon argues Congress can curb busing by limiting federal court power over school cases. The piece cites Judge Roth in Michigan and Richmond integration fights, asserting Congress could end compulsory busing without a constitutional amendment and noting the judiciary’s overreach risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Congress
Richmond
Virginia
United States Supreme Court
Burger Court
Stephen Roth
Michigan
Roth
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Detroit
Devine
Big
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
Supreme Court
Edward S. Corwin
Senate
House
Gen
Fea. Corp
Radios Free Europe and Liberty Shaping East West Ties
A Reader’s Digest June 1972 feature notes how Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, broadcasting from Munich, maintained people to people contact after World War II amid iron curtains. The piece cites support from Polish, Czech, and Soviet voices praising the stations as a surrogate free press while debates over their role in easing cold war tensions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Oples
East
Russia
Radio Free Europe
Radio Liberty
Munich
Reader’s Digest
Nixon
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Reader
Voices of Freedom
RFE
The
Digest
Soviet Union
Poland
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Fulbright
A. Anatoli Kuznetsov
Where To Write Your Legislators in Washington
A reader guide lists contact rooms for U S senators and representatives. General Hartke Bayh Dennis Hillis Bray provide office locations in Washington D C with room numbers for the 6th District areas including Madison Delaware Henry Granbon Hamilton and Heoreack Counts in this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longworth
Washington, D.C
Medison
Delaware
Henry
Elwood R. Hillis
Granboton
Hamilton Counties
William G. Bray
Rayburn
Heoreack
Fight Over Pension Tax Might Force Refunds to Federal Workers
A NAIRF backed suit with AFL CIO claims pension plan contributions are not taxable until retirement. If successful, federal and private workers could file amended tax refunds running into billions. IRS opposes the case, likely leading to appeals to the Supreme Court. Civil Service Commission outlines retirement processing and notices, urging patience and providing a contact number 632 5550 for retirees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Federal District Court
Eastern Michigan
Pension Plan Congress
National Association of Internal Revenue Service Employees
NAIRF
Afl-Cio
NAIRE
IRS
Letter Carriers Union
Supreme Court
Civil Service Commission
CSC
Ex-Workers
Depollution Proves Profitable for U.S. Industry
Paul Harvey argues pollution cleanup can be good business as EPA demands action. He cites papermakers, orange juice processors, pharmaceutical firms, and Sherwin-Williams showing long-term profits from waste recycling and odor control. He notes Concorde fuel additives and cost savings at Dow Chemical and Wyodak operations, urging American ingenuity to turn cleaner production into profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Environmental Protection Agency
Sherwin-Williams
Chicago
St. Louis
Institute For Scrap Iron and Steel
Black Hills Power and Light Co
Wyodak
Wyo
Dow Chemical
Freeport
Tex
Gen. Fea. Corp
Aerosol Obsession Turns Home Into Jungle, Wife Suffers
A humorous Field Enterprises piece recalls a morning routine mishap as a woman discovers she has sprayed shampoo, deodorant, hair spray, and cleaners in error. The closet full of cans becomes an ominous danger, while her husband offers bug spray as a grim punchline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smokey the Bear
Amy Vanderbilt
Field Enterprises, Inc
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Labor
Holmes Alexander
Alexander
Kirk
Freedom
Gen. R. Vance Hartke
Sen
Birch EF. Bayh Jr
Rep
David W. Dennis
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
Indiana
George D. Crittenberger
Harriet W. Toner
Robert W. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W. Laughlin
Herald
Associated Press
Paul Harvey News
Harvey
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