Platforms Taken Seriously but Not Too Seriously
A critical analysis of the 1972 party platforms. The piece says the Republican platform is a lucid yet evasive mix with attacks on McGovern and a fresh villian label McGovernite. It contrasts with the Democratic push for wealth redistribution and notes deficits, defense splits, and education policy divides.
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James Kilpatrick
Miami Beach
Samuel Johnson
Labor Union
GOP
Vermont
Royster
Whig Party
Republican Party
Reform Democrats
Air and water cleanup costs loom large in Nixon report
The Council of Environmental Quality to President Nixon outlines a decade plan costing 287.1 billion dollars to improve air and water quality. Major expenditures target air pollution centers at 106.4 billion and water pollution centers at 87.3 billion.
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Council of Environmental Quality
Nixon
Public mood shifts in Gallup poll on war crime economy
A mid-July Gallup poll shows war and economy as top concerns, with crime dropping while cost of living rises. Voter preference favors Democrats 53 to 47 over Republicans, narrowing the party gap from four years ago. Nixon faces a larger gap to close to win.
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GOP
George McGovern
Gallup
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Nixon
White House
Johnson
Indochina
McGovern Seen as Left Of Center In Gallup Poll
Gallup finds George McGovern viewed as liberal by 44 percent, up from 33 percent in April, while 57 percent of voters back Nixon. Voters see Nixon close to the typical position, with Nixon maintaining a strong lead as 57 to 31 percent.
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Princeton
N.J
George McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
Seaaanoune
The Messenger Publisher Directory
The Athens Messenger listing the publishing company at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio established 1825 with Frederick W Bush publisher 1896 1929 Gordon K Bush publisher 1929 1965 G Kenner Bush publisher and Se Fred W Weber circulation director M W McDargh advertising director.
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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
M. W. McDargh
Argonaut mine trapped miners promising grim outlook
Forty five miners were trapped 4500 feet deep in the Argonaut mine as a fire burned at the 3000 foot level. In Jackson California four men were injured in a mine fall during cleanup. A Washington grand jury revisited anti trust housing indictments. Meigs County highway chief Oval Diddle told Middleport mayor weeds would be cut at once to protect health.
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Argonaut
Jackson
Calif
Beaumont
Washington
Oval Diddle
Meigs County
Horton Brown
Middleport
Brown
Japan Eyes New Five Year Defense Buildup Plan
Japan pushes a revised 17.6 billion dollar five year defense plan to support the Japan U.S. security treaty amid reduced weapon numbers and a shift in perimeter strategy from Kyushu to the Taiwan edge. The plan excludes two helicopter carriers and faces Diet debate ahead of Tanaka Nixon talks.
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Tokyo
Asia
Nixon
China
Peking
Kakuei Tanaka
National Defense Agency
Far East
Japan
Hawkish
Defense
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Nakosone
Southeast Asia
National Defense Council
Defense Agency
Nakasone
Kyushu
Ryukyu Islands
Okinawa
Taiwan
Philippines
Taiwan Air Defense Zone
Senkaku Islands
Honolulu
Tanaka
United States
Pentagon
Northrop
California
Hawaii
Diet
U. S
Defense Council
Athens Messenger Public Notices Rates and Mailing Details
The Athens Messenger lists delivery and mail subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. It notes carrier and tube route delivery, with prices for within Ohio and West Virginia and for elsewhere, plus post office registration and mailing address at 43 W. Union St., Athens Ohio 45701.
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Associated Press
D&s I
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Nixon Wins Miami Nomination Amid Antiwar Quiet
The Miami Beach convention displayed a subdued antiwar protest while President Nixon appeared to win the scene. Vietnam Veterans Against the War organized orderly marches, but the movement failed to gain broader public support as casualties and bombings continued. Nixon’s stance on ending the war dominates public opinion debates.
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Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
Miami
Vietnam
Chicago
Rogers
George McGovern
Ramsey Clark
Pierre Salinger
Flamingo Park
Nixon
South Vietnam
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Richard R. Paynter
Selig
Harrison
LOS Angeles Times
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Joseph Kraft
William Rogers
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