Wallace's 1972 Rise Stirs GOP and Dems After Florida Shooting
George Wallace emerges as a major 1972 force as the shooting reshapes party dynamics. He outsized his rivals in Maryland and Michigan primaries, drawing cross party support and reshaping convention expectations. His appeal targets the “little guy” while gun law clashes haunt his campaign narrative.
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Maryland
Michigan
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Florida
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George McGovern
Theodore White
Humphrey
McGovern
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Alabama
The Athens Messenger publication details
The Athens Messenger publishing company history lists office at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio established 1825 with leaders Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush G Kenner and Bush publishers and editors including G Kenner Fred W Weber M W McDargh advertisement and editorial staff Charles W Reamer managing editor 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
Reading Test Shows U.S. Youths Score Higher Than Thought
The National Assessment of Education Progress reports 100000 participants aged 9 to 35, finding an average reading success rate of 70 percent versus the planned 50 percent. Tests measured comprehension, analysis, reasoning, and critical reading across word meaning, signs, directions, references, and main ideas.
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National Assessment of Education Progress
Two Ice Poles Of Mars Reveal Distinct Frosts
Scientists studying Mariner 9 photographs report two polar ice deposits on Mars. A 200 mile wide permanent water ice cap sits at the south pole while a 2000 mile wide frozen carbon dioxide cap, or dry ice, covers the region.
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Earth
Mars
South Pole
Mariner 9
Bruce Murray
California Institute of Technology
Stripping debates roil Harlan County Kentucky
In Harlan County Kentucky locals fight strip mining as conservationists and activists urge limits while mining firms cite jobs and low unemployment. The county suffers poverty, population loss, and reliance on coal, with religion shaping politics and a dry county stance.
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L.A
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Harlan County
Lauran Emerson
VISTA
Harlan Faces Payoff From Moonshine trade and Local Feud
In Harlan Kentucky a small society smuggles beer and whisky to sell, earning large sums while illegal moonshine persists in mountain caves. The town of under 4 000 struggles to expand services and districts, but a mayor versus city council deadlock hampers progress. Residents show wary detachment from Washington and Frankfort, yet hold strong ties to land and community values.
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Internal Revenue Service
Kentucky
Washington
Frankfort
Nixon
Johnson
Buddy
Appalachia
New York
Los Angeles
Davis
Acquitted 25 Years Ago in Greenville Lynching Case
The Messenger recalls a mass murder trial in Greenville South Carolina where 28 white men were acquitted for lynching a 23 year old Black man in reprisal for a white taxi driver's stabbing. The report notes state demanded conviction not death penalty and cites the outcome.
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Greenville
S.C
Athens
J. B. Grogan
Carpenter and Lancaster Sts
College and Mill
Athens Messenger Subscription Rates and Mailing Info
The Athens Messenger lists delivery and mailing options with prices for daily and Sunday editions. It notes carrier and tube route delivery, both daily and Sunday, plus subscription rates by mail for Ohio and West Virginia and elsewhere in the U.S. and possessions.
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Associated Press
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D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Hoffman Condemns Shooting Letter Clarified
The Messenger letter argues that Ohio shows police state trappings but warns against relaxing vigilance. The writer opposes House Bill 1219 as hastily drawn, discriminatory against university personnel, and constitutionally dubious. He asserts citizens retain power to correct injustices despite lawmakers.
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Messenger
Ohio
America
Learning Needed What a pitiful person is the one who can no longer learn anything
Margaret Herrmann of Hockingport responds to Rev. Thomas Jackson a Letter to the Editor asserting that older people can teach from experience and that learning from mistakes helps others resist temptation. She argues everyone remains a child in the eyes of the Creator and urges openness to continual learning.
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the Messenger
Thomas Jackson
Jackson
Margaret Herrmann Hockingport
Connally Eyes Foreign Policy Power as Treasury Exit Looms
Washington insight argues John Connally plans a shift from Treasury to shape a new American foreign policy establishment. The piece praises his intelligence and stature while noting fatigue with domestic tasks and his appeal in global monetary affairs. It suggests Connally could become secretary of state and leverage with Nixon for reelection.
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America
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