The Oddest Couple Kilpatrick Sees McGovern Wallace Clash
Washington analyzes the Wisconsin results as McGovern and Wallace surge within the Democratic primary. McGovern pushes liberal reform while Wallace embodies southern resistance, yet both lack real nomination prospects. The piece notes uncertainty for the party and hints at potential realignment amid a wave of disillusioned voters.
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George Stanley McGovern
South Dakota
George Corley Wallace
Alabama
Wisconsin
McGovern
Messenger Publishing Company Athens Ohio Front Page Note
A historical note from The Messenger Publishing Company lists offices at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio with staff roles including Frederick W Bush publisher 1896 1929 Gordon K Bush publisher 1929 1965 G Kenner Bush publisher Fred W Weber circulation director Charles W Reamer managing editor M W McDargh advertising director Richard R Paynter assistant to the publisher.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W Bush
Gordon K Bush
G Kenner Bush
Fred W Weber
Charles W Reamer
M W McDargh
Richard R Paynter
Water Bill Aims $24.6 Billion Sewage Upgrade Plan
The House pursues a historic 24.6 billion dollar water bill to build waste treatment plants and sewage networks nationwide within three years. Senate proposes 14 billion for sewage, highlighting a major funding divergence. Environmentalists deem the House plan weak while lawmakers push for stronger standards and federal guidelines guiding state permit authority.
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Congress
Senate
Wisconsin Voters Force Candidates Into Hoops of Change
In the Wisconsin presidential primary the Democratic rivals trade slogans and attack lines as voters express discontent with war inflation taxes and unresponsive government. The shift toward reform plays out through campaigns, with Muskie and other leaders taking mixed signals from a mood that rejects old Washington-style liberalism.
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L.A
George McGovern
Ed Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Henry M
Scoop
Washington
Muskie
Humphrey's agile bid tests postwar Democratic shape
The piece analyzes Humphrey's ability to dodge the collapsing Democratic establishment while reviving a radical image from 1948. It weighs his ties to old guards, the Dan Johnson era memory, and his rivals McGovern Wallace Kennedy Muskie and Nixon's potential reelection based on voter mood and party alignment.
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Humphrey
Paul Douglas
Senate
Wisconsin
Johnson
McGovern
Ed Muskie
Wallace
Patrick Lucey
Edward Kennedy
Ralph Nader
Richard M Nixon
Nixon
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Muskie
Maine
Massachusetts
Miami
Sen Edward Kennedy
Rare Birds in Hal Boyle S Synopsis
New York based column lists peculiar people and improbable traits from public life. Items include Howard Hughes, a welfare plumber, a college president wary of endowment solicitations, a midnight house-call doctor with a horse and buggy, and other quirkily described figures.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Sam
Monte Carlo
Athens Messenger Publication Pricing and Address
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single-copy prices, delivery options by carrier and tube route, and mail rates for Ohio, West Virginia, and other US locations. It notes the publishing office at 43 W Union St, Athens Ohio 45701 and that it is entered as Second Class Matter.
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Associated Press
Ohio
West Virginia
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
L'nion
Tornado Devastates Oklahoma 25 Years Ago
A 100 mile tornado path in Oklahoma killed 152 people injured over 1000 and caused millions in damage.
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Oklahoma
Hocking County
Office of Selective Service
Taking Wine Trends Across Britain in the 1970s
The piece notes that the typical British consumer drank about five bottles of wine with meals in 1970 and six in 1971, a level modest by European standards. It suggests wine consumption could rise if European trade pressure from the Common Market boosts availability, possibly alongside Scotch and brandy during meals.
Readers letters on issues of public interest welcomed
Opinion page invites reader letters on current issues with preference for single page submissions.
Wisconsin shaping McGovern path to Miami convention
The Wisconsin primary deepens the race with George McGovern poised to reach Miami Beach as the front runner. Muskie and Humphrey remain in contention while blue collar and black voters shape the contest ahead of Massachusetts California and New York primaries.
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Washington
Wisconsin
George McGovern
Miami Beach
Edmund Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Shirley MacLaine
John Lindsay
New York
McGovern
Eugene McCarthy
Massachusetts
California
Milwaukee
Muskie
Humphrey
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
River Hills
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