Anderson transcript error damages credibility of muckraker
Anderson added a fatal phrase claiming photostats documented Eagleton's drunken driving charges, shifting speculation toward fact. The error damaged his credibility and may have influenced McGovern to drop Eagleton from the ticket. Brit Hume objected to the phrasing after the broadcast.
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New York
Jack Anderson
Thomas Eagleton
George McGovern
Eagleton
Anderson
Brit Hume
Mutual Broadcasting System
Hume
Scoop fallout damages McGovern Eagleton coverage
The Eagleton affair draws intense media scrutiny as Tom Collins notes reveal tensions over source credibility and editorial retrenchment. Anderson faces backlash after a flawed scoop while McGovern and Eagleton endure political pressure and public doubt. The episode reshapes press credibility and Nixon administration leverage.
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Tom Collins
Hurt McGovern
Eagleton, the Press
Times
James M. Naughton
Anderson
Dita Beard
ITT
Nixon
Washington
Eagleton
Athens Messenger Publisher Lineage and Staff
The Athens Messenger records its publishing lineage from 1825 and lists past and present leaders. It names Frederick W. Bush Gordon K Bush G Kenner Bush as publishers and notes Fred W Weber as circulation director and M W McDargh as advertising director.
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Athens Atlessenger the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Operation Identification prompts nationwide burglary prevention push
The nine year old program from a Los Angeles suburb expands to forty one states and 400 cities to curb theft. New York City reports annual losses near 250 million in stolen goods. Community councils will buy ten dollar electric engraving pencils for loan to residents to mark valuables and inventory items. Decals will warn that property is marked and registered.
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Los Angeles
New York City
Coal strike talk signals government action possible
The article notes top Harding advisers expect government action to avert a coal famine, while large operators avoid talks. It also reports a severe Logan storm with heavy rainfall and flooded streets, and mentions postwar topics like Bikini Atoll observations and policing burglary prevention in Monterey Park through etched identification decals.
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Harding
Logan
Baker
Bikini
San Francisco
Navy
Charles B. Keeham
Mount Union College
Alliance
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Second Avenue bus line hailed as world worst by riders
HAL BOYLE reports on Manhattan's Second Avenue Bus Line where riders call themselves survivors after each ride. They compare daytime waits to a century plant and nighttime trips to a space rocket, noting erratic routes and long delays.
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New York
Second Avenue
Manhattan
Century
Atlantic Ocean
Marrakech
Morocco
Uranium Deposits Give Niger Hopes For Future
Niger witnesses a boom as Arlit born from uranium finds lifts the country toward top global producers. President Diori hopes the ore wealth will lift 4 million residents from poverty despite a temporary world price dip.
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William Raspberry
Niger
L. A. Times
Washington Post
Arlit
Sahara
Johnny Walker
Hamani Diori
Arlit Niger Uranium Town Shows Surprising Comfort Amid Desert
Aboard a flight from Niamey the writer describes Arlit as a starkly isolated mining town in Niger. Somali Uranium Mine staff live in relatively comfortable housing with electricity and water, while nomads and workers from Algeria and elsewhere inhabit a sparse region. NASA teams prepare for a June 1973 solar eclipse. Arlit’s district spans about 194000 square miles with just over 11000 residents, including around 8000 nomads.
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French Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Algeria
NASA
Arlit
Adon Adam
Adon Adams
Spain
The Messenger Publishing Co Athens Ohio Postal Rates
The Athens Messenger lists delivery and mail rates including daily and Sunday single copies, carrier and tube route delivery details, and subscription prices by region. It notes second class matter status, address, and post office filing information for The Messenger Publishing Co.
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Associated Press
D&s Jees
D&s Siekaaneiininta
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
McGovern’s VP pick speech draws thin two inch mention
William F. Buckley criticizes Senator McGovern for giving a long campaign speech with only two inches devoted to Sargent Shriver. Buckley argues the address echoed Nixon and Hoover canons, preempting inflation arguments while praising McGovern’s political tactics and inflated claims.
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George
McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Senator McGovern
John Jones
John
Richard Nixon
Herbert Hoover
George McGovern
Joe McCarthy
Committee On Un-American Activities
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LOS Angeles Times
Washington Evening Star
New York Times
William True Davis
Two Times
the Nation
Davis
Post
Gary Hart
Queens
N.Y
Matthew Troy
William Woodward
New York Journalism Review
Gadfly Anderson
White House
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Monterey Park
California
Hal Boyle
Texas
Nek
Niamey
Small Society
Brickman
Che
William F. Buckley
United States
Republican Party
Congress
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