End of an Era Rev Schuster retires after 50 years
The Rev. Monroe G. Schuster of Central Christian Church concludes a fifty year clergy career with a 24 year tenure at the church. He arrived in 1948 from Hopkinsville Kentucky and led growth including 1657 new members and building projects. Friends in Anderson honor his dedication and anticipate his visits after moving to Koontz Lake near Walkerton Kentucky.
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Monroe G. Schuster
Central Christian Church
Schuster
Disciples of Christ
Eta
Hopkinsville
Koontz Lake
Walkerton
Anderson
Indiana
Deadlocked Conventions Highlight McGovern’s Ballot Battle
The piece explains how party deadlocks arose in past conventions, noting McGovern’s early edge but potential for a stalemate. It cites 12 of 64 conventions that required six or more ballots, recalls 1924 and 1868 moments of drama, and discusses shifting power away from party bosses under new delegate rules.
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George McGovern
Miami Beach
McGovern
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
William Gibbs McAdoo
Alfred E. Smith
John W. Davis
At Wits End Lost Papers Turn Up After Move
A humorous tale reveals a couple scouring for a missing folder labeled IMPORTANT PAPERS. After years of misfiling they discover belatedly that key documents including car registrations insurance policy and deeds were scattered everywhere from the attic to a shirt drawer. The married pair finally uncover their marriage license among a jumble of mementos.
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Fantasy City
Field Enterprises, Inc
Balm of Sentiment Reveres Wallace and Humphrey in 1972
In Washington the Balm of Sentiment honors fallen figures George Wallace and Hubert Humphrey, contrasting their public personae with broader American decency. The piece recalls Yankee Stadium tributes to Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth and notes Wallace and Humphrey's enduring, but contested, legacies amid a changing political landscape.
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Washington, D.C
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Yankee Stadium
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Alabama
United States
Shirley Chisholm
George McGovern
Wallace
Maryland
Michigan
Goldwater
Keystone Cops and Nixon Ties in DNC Bugging Talk
Washington columnist Kevin P. Phillips argues that the DNC bugging episode smacks of Keystone Cops. He notes repeated Administration bungling from FBI investigations to Supreme Court picks, warning that persistent incompetence could erode public trust and paint the White House as arrogant or inept.
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Washington
KFS
Democratic National Committee
Peoria
Wichita Falls
White House
Democratic
John Q
Keystone Cops
Snoop
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
DNC
Daniel Schorr
CBS
Subverting Nixon White House Fellows Reveal Liberal Bias
A critic argues White House Fellows selection is captured by ritualistic Washington liberals hostile to President Nixon. The piece chronicles a semifinalist’s interview fiasco showing panel liberal bias and warns against Nixonites staffing future fellows.
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Nixon
United States
Peking
Moscow
White House
District of Columbia
Sidney Hook
Boards of Review
Washington
Presidential Commissions
Bentley
Taft
Richard Nixon
Holy
Liberal Inquisition
Nixon urges Senate support for ABM and interim arms pacts
President Nixon transmits certified copies of the 1972 ABM Treaty and the Interim Agreement on Strategic Offensive Arms, urges Senate advice and consent to ratification, and requests bipartisan support from both Houses. He calls the accords a first step toward restraint, notes they do not end all strategic competition, and emphasizes continued modernization and hope for improved U.S.–Soviet relations.
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Moscow
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Secretary of State
United States
Soviet Union
To Buy or Rent a Worthy Question in Home Tax Clash
Paul Harvey argues Americans move from houses to apartments as states promise tax relief for homeowners. He cites wide variation in property taxes and rents, noting higher taxes and upkeep tilt balance toward renting in many cities. He mentions row houses as a compromise and highlights homestead exemptions in 25 states. He suggests voters may make homeownership a good business.
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Philadelphia
New Orleans
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Jackson
Miss
Time-Life
Sam
Dan
Greece
New York
California
New Jersey
Minnesota
Oregon
Washington
Colorado
Where To Write Your Legislators
A list of lawmakers and their contact rooms in Washington is shown. It includes Sen. R Vance Hartke in Old Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510, Sen. Birch Bayh Jr in Room 304, Rep. David W. Dennis in 1729 esenti 10th District, Madison Delaware, Rep. Elwood Hillis in Room 1510 Longworth, Rep. William Bray in Room 230 Weekington.
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Sen. R. Vance Hartke
Senate
Washington, D.C
Sen
Birch E. Bayh Jr
David W. Dennis Room
Esenti 10Th District
Ineudi
Madison, del
Seset Une Geede
Elwood H. Hillis
Longworth
Tipton
Hamilton
William
Bray
Weekington
Hencoek County
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George H. Pendleton
Ohio
Winfield Scott Hancock
Pendleton
Thomas A. Hendricks
Hancock
Hendricks
Horatio Seymour
Seymour
By Erma Bombeck
Reader’s Digest
THE
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
George D. Crittenberger
Harriet W. Toner
Robert £. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W. Laughlin
Ici
Associated Press
Holmes Alexander
Spiro Agnew
Humphrey
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Alexander
Phillips
Kevin P. Philli
FBI
By Russell Kirk
Kirk
U.S. Defense
America
U.S. Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Paul Harvey News
Paul Harvey
Harvey
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