Editorial Doubts Double Standard in UAW McGovern Push
The piece argues that UAW President Leonard Woodcock’s campaign swing for McGovern in Indiana and Kentucky mirrors GM executive political meddling, warns of 1973 contract talks being swayed by Washington and notes worker skepticism of UAW leadership. It cites local Anderson sentiment against McGovern positions on abortion marijuana and defense and links leadership visits to potential bargaining leverage.
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United Auto Workers Union International
Leonard Woodcock
George McGovern
Indiana
Kentucky
UAW
Anderson
Sen. McGovern
Associated Press
Woodcock
McGovern-Schriver
White House
McGovern
U.S
Victor Reuther
Walter Reuther
Irving Bluestone
Reuther
Sophia
Wasteland Makers Warn of Civic Decline in America
Prof. Irving Kristol cites erosion of civic virtue and a rise in rent strikes as urban decay spreads from Washington to national housing projects. He argues for a tougher public stance against nonperforming tenants and a culture of personal responsibility to halt the slide into a wasteland of squalor and social decay.
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Irving Kristol
New York University
America
Kristol
Washington Post
National Capital Housing Authority
Washington
National Tenants Organization
Neighborhood Legal Services Lawyers
Housing Authority
St. Louis
S. I. Hayakawa
San Francisco State University
Youth vote wavering in 1972 campaigns across parties
Paul Harvey notes that despite courting by both parties, many young voters remain unregistered or uninterested. Illinois turnout in 1960 hinged on youth turnout. most new voters may abstain. In New York City 360000 first-time voters, only about one third registered. Surveys show about 50 percent Democrat, 20 percent Republican, 30 percent nonpartisan among the young, with 33.3 percent of under-20 voters casting ballots in 1968. Projections repeat this trend in 1972.
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Partics
Illinois
New York City
Paul Giblin
United Auto Workers
Census Bureau
California
Seward
Japan
U.S
Detroit
Yamanashi
McGovern and the enduring Democratic party in history
Holmes Alexander questions the notion of McGovern’s dynasty and the party’s immortality. He compares McGovern with Jefferson, Jackson, Bryan, and past conventions, arguing the party.s fate rests on evolving leadership, not a guaranteed succession.
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McGovern
Washington, D.C
Arthur Schlesigner Jr
Jefferson
Jackson
Schlesinger
Sen
George McGovern
Airorce
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Nebraska
H. L. Mencken
Wilson
Miami Beach
Grover Cleveland
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Hayakawa Speaks On Japanese Men And Women
A foreign journalist reviews Jack Seward’s The Japanese and discusses why Japanese women are rated highly while men receive harsh critiques. The excerpt recalls customs, language, and future prospects, noting changing attitudes and differing judgments between generations.
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Japan
Jack Seward
William Morrow
Seward
Magdalen School: a new path for independent education
In a column praising independent schools, Magdalen School in South Bend plans to start with grades seven through nine, expanding to the twelfth, led by Bruce Finghurst. It advocates rigorous classics, languages, logic, and theology, contrasting with public schooling and urging diverse, specialized options if tax credits pass.
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Magdalen School
East Jefferson Kirk Blvd
South Bend
Indiana
Bruce Fingerhut
Magdalen
C. S. Lewis
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