McGovern's Credibility Questioned Over Newark Remarks
The 1972 Democratic candidate George McGovern drew fire for shifting stances on minority employment quotas and the Supreme Court. In Newark he supported percentage-based federal job allocation while denying rigid quotas and later floated adding minority justices. critics say this fence-sitting erodes his credibility with voters.
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George McGovern
South Dakota
Newark
N. J
McGovern
Associated Press
Louisville Courier- Journal
Supreme Court
Sen. McGovern
Watchdog of the Tenth District Named Leader in Economy
Richmond Congressman Da vid W. Dennis received the Watchdog of the Treasury Award in Washington D C from the National Associated Businessmen. NAB President H Vance Scott cited his 91.7 percent economy voting record for the 92nd Congress as evidence of fiscal responsibility.
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David W. Dennis
Richmond
Scott heralds courage to resist unnecessary spending in address
Dennis, Republican incumbent in Madison County's Tenth District, includes Green Fall Creek Adams Union Richland Lafayette Van Buren and nearby Hancock Henry Delaware areas in his district. He won the same economy voting record award two years ago in the 91st Congress.
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Scott
Dennis
Madison County
Green
Fall Creek
Adams
Union
Richland
Lafayette
van Buren
Hancock
Henry
Delaware County
Navy civilian job fight over a 1962 firing controversy
Vernon Long, third mate on an MSTS ship in 1962, says he was fired after refusing to sign a captain’s order based on alleged mental incompetence of a top aide. The case alleges falsified logs and later records conflicts, drawing interest from Sen. Gale McGee and Navy official James E. Johnson. Long seeks reinstatement and back pay around 100000 dollars, with a Navy review showing persistence may prompt fairness.
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Washington
Navy
James E. Johnson
Long
Far East
MSTS
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Johnson
Chicago
Bruno Bettelheim
San Francisco
Gen Fea. Corp
Writing Your Legislators in Washington Listings
Lists contact details for U S senators and House members from Indiana including Hartke Bayh Dennis Hillis Bray with room numbers and office buildings in Washington D C 20510 20515. Notes districts and counties such as Madison Dele owere Henry Great Tipton Hamilton Hancock.
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Longworth
Washington, D.C
Madison, Deleowere
Henry
Elwood H. Hillis
Sth
Great, Tipton
Hamilton Counties
William G. Bray
Rayburn
Hancock County
Nixon Victory Brings Reconstruction Period For U S
The essay argues Nixon has beaten Vietnam's foe and expanded military success into political triumph. It predicts a Reconstruction Period domestically with discontent, bureaucratic inefficiency, and growing public skepticism as Ripple effects of the Nixon Doctrine unfold. It warns of continued challenges from Congress and foreign foes while emphasizing time buying over guaranteed security.
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Washington, D.C
Richard the Conqueror
Vietnam
Dmz
Hanoi
White House
Eisenhower
Grant
Jackson
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Far East
Lincoln
Confederate States
Congress
Ralph Nader
Syria
Iraq
Ussr
Japan
Red China
Taiwan
South Vietnam
Israel
Billboards and the Nation’s Scenic Future
A citizen letter urges defeating a moratorium on billboard removal under S. 3939 Federal- Aid Highway Act of 1972. The writer condemns oversized signs, calls for scenic overlooks and a billboard museum, and proposes making the cougar the national mammal with contact details for Ronald W. Hyde in Oakland California.
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America
Senate Public Works Committee
Senate
Alps
Dover
Department of Transportation
Jennings Randolph
Ronald W. Hyde
Harrison Street
Oakland
Calif
Ron Hyde
The
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Reader questions travel costs for judge Bohannon trip
A reader questions the itemized judge Nelson Bohannon travel expenses reported by The Anderson Herald. The Letter to the Editor notes Reno was the trip’s northernmost point yet lists hotel costs in Ellensburg Spearfish and Eau Claire and asks why those cities incurred charges.
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Nelson Bohannon
Anderson Herald
Reno
Nevada
Ellensburg
Washington
Spearfish
South Dakota
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Builders Must Prepare for the Worst Ever in United Nations Promises
The 1975 UN building aims for maximal security and self contained facilities for diplomats and staff. A conference in Bethlehem gathered experts from 44 nations to discuss skyscraper risks including aesthetics, vibration, and seismic and wind stresses.
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United Nations
Bethlehem
Lehigh
France
Eiffel Tower
Tokyo
Mt. Fuji
Southern Politics Showdown Shapes 1972 Outlook
Phillips surveys Dixie voting trends four weeks before the election. Nixon’s likely landslide in the South boosts GOP aims for Senate and House gains, may shift seniority and party loyalty, and could yield a Republican majority if Republican gains align with Southern support and Democratic retirements.
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Washington
KFS
Senate
House
Dixie
Democratic Party
GOP
U.S. Senate
South
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Nixon
George McGovern
America
Eisenhower
Virginia
Florida
Tennessee
Adlai Stevenson
Deep South
Louisiana
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Kentucky
Stevenson
White House
John F. Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
Cotton Belt
Goldwater
George Wallace
Richard Nixon
Carolinas
Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Tower
Harry Byrd
Ind
John McClellan
Ark
John Stennis
Miss
James Eastland
James Allen
Ala
Russell Long
Herman Talmadge
D. Ga
House of Representatives
Prentiss Walker
Oward
Southern Committee
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Treasury
By Mike Causey
Canoa
Sen. R. Vance Hartke
Washington, D. C
Sen
Birch E. Bayh Jr
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
Indiana
George D. Crittenberger
Harriet W. Toner
Robert £. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W. Laughlin
Holmes Alexander
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Alexander
By Roger Caras
Caras
Paul Harvey News
Phillips Survey
Phillips
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