Metropolis and McGovern in City Magazine's view
City Magazine weighs urban issues in the 1972 race and signals skepticism toward McGovern while acknowledging Nixon’s urban policies. Mayors split on Democratic support, with several endorsing Nixon and few backing McGovern. The chronicle notes Nixon’s efforts but questions how urban needs would be funded and addressed.
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George McGovern
Metropolity
City Magazine
National Urban Coalition
City
Urban Coalition
McGovern
Louie Welch
Houston
U.S. Conference of Mayors
George
Nixon
Big City
Phical
Asane City
Frank Rizzo
Philadelphia
Jack Maltester
San Leandro
Calif
Rey Martin
Norfolk, Va
Beverly Briley
Nash
G. D. Ward
Spiro Agnew
Williams
East St. Louis
Chronicle
HUD
George Romney
Romney
Yel City
Democratic Platform
America
Inside Persona Land A satirical travel tale by Dutch Shultz
Dutch Shultz in his Insider column satirizes a gilded political world at Burris Vanguard. A visitor enters a gated realm offering a thousand dollar allure and instant applause, then discovers a hollow system of propaganda and hollow prosperity under Persona’s banner. The piece ends warning Americans to see through the fantasy before it costs them liberty.
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Jong
Dutch Shultz
Burris Vanguard
Burris High School
Muncie
Keep Open The Brain Factory Year-Round Schools
Paul Harvey argues against summer school closures and maintains that year-round education boosts utilization of facilities. He cites districts adopting four-quarter calendars, including St. Charles Missouri and Atlanta, noting cost increases and expanded course offerings while preserving vacations. Texas now funds four-quarter expansion, with benefits including steady access to jobs and reduced need for new buildings.
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St. Charles
St. Louis
Kmo
Atlanta
Ballot stuffing vanity piece backs Blount and more
A syndicated columnist voices partisan support for Alabama candidate Red Blount against Sparkman, while surveying Virginia and Massachusetts races. The piece rails at political snobbery, praises several Republican incumbents, and condemns ballot stuffing as vanity, noting the writer has no private booth to hide.
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Washington, D.C
Alabama
Winton Malcolm
Red) Blount
Pye
Red Blount
Senate
Blount
Nixon
Washington
Post Office Department
Ieat
John Sparkman
Virginia
Willis Robertson
Sparkman
Banking and Currency
Virgnia
Robertson
George Wallace
Bill Spong
William Scott
Old Dominion
Spong
Scott
Gaiwater
Tower
Dominick
Buckley
Harry Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Brooke
Massachusetts
GOP
Bay State
Calely Boggs
Mark Hatfield
R-Ove
Rob Griffin
R-Mich
Mennan
Soapy) Williams
Abe Fortas
Howard Baker
Tennesse
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Jack Milter
Town
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
John Tower
Texas
Clifford Hansen
Wyoming
Beath
Case
R-N.j
McIntyre
D-N.h
Reader questions Sharp on tax facts and advertising
Vern Schranz of Muncie criticizes Phil Sharp for distorting corporate tax data in a radio ad. He cites Treasury figures showing many corporations posted no profits in recent years and urges accuracy in political claims.
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Sharp
Phil Sharp
United States Treasury Department
Messrs
Dennis
Mr. Sharp
Vern
Schranz
Right De Profundis on Nixon and anti Americanism
The piece critiques anti American sentiment around the Nixon era, citing Kurt Vonnegut and Harper’s Magazine as examples. It contrasts Democratic and Republican conventions, notes delegates’ passions, and argues critics will persistently condemn America regardless of political outcomes. It references Vietnam, Dresden, Churchill, and Roosevelt as context for anti Americanism.
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United States
Richard Nixon
Nixon
America
McGovern
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
Harper's Magazine
Miami
Pan
Art Buchwald
Republican Party
Vietnam
Norman Muller
Execution Square
Met
Vonneguts
Kurt Vonnegut
Dresden
Hann
Winston Churchill
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle
Vonnegut
Matriarchal shift in black politics sparks debate
A Washington column notes a new dynamic as 12 black congressmen confront questions about bias and the rise of three prominent black women Chrisholm Burke and Jordan. It weighs whether female advancement reflects talent within the community or patronizing white liberal support and broader strategies.
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Washington
KFS
House of Representatives
Abe Atention
Julian Bond
Chrisholm-Burke-Jordan
Sean
Rangel
Nix
Stokes
Clay
Fauntroy
Collins
Hawkins
Metcalfe
Michigan
John Conyers
Maryland
Parren Mitchell
California
Ron Dellums
Capitol
Shirley Chrisholm
Yvonne Burke
Barbara Jordan
Brooklyn
Chrisholm
U.S
Congress
Los Angeles
Miami Beach
Moustan
Texas
Texas Senate
Lone Star
Jordan
Houston
Chisholms
Burkes
Jordans
Democratic Party
Aland
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Anderson Herald
1Hda
Andersen Hewssepers, Inc
Jackson Street
Andersen
Indiana
Prusident
Haritt W. Tomer
Charus W. Tal
Champ Postege
Imiere
Epee Eroengty
Duliver
the Herald
Associated Press
Paul Harvey News
Ourgo
Cub All
Holmes Alexander
Alexander
Uckley
Phillips
Kevin P. Phillips
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