Nixon win reshapes party rebuild in 1976 race tease
In the wake of Nixon's 1972 landslide the Democratic Party faces a rebuilding task. Sen. Edward Kennedy is seen as the likely architect of party recovery while Nixon's personal popularity could broaden GOP support and set a path toward a 1976 contest.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
George S. McGovern
Johnson
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Robert Dole
Senate
Dole
Capitol Hill
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
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McGovern
New York
Israel
Athens Messenger announces staff and office roles
The Athens Messenger lists Frederick W. Bush as Publisher from 1896 to 1929 and G Kenner Bush and Fred W. Weber in key roles. M. W. McDargh is Advertising Director. The notice appears from Athens Ohio dated Tuesday November 14 1972.
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Frederick W. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Athens
Ohio
Trudeau Maintains Leadership Amid Parliamentary Tie in Canada
Trudeau chooses to stay as prime minister with 109 Liberal seats equal to the Conservatives. He will govern in minority until a confidence vote or new election. NDP leader David Lewis rejects coalition, restricting Trudeau’s freedom.
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Canada
Liberal Party
Conservatives
Robert Stanfield
Progressive Conservatives
Liberals
Trudeau
New Democratic Party
David Lewis
NDP
Ben Arnold courier who brought Custer news dies in South Dakota
The Messenger recalls 50 years ago Ben Connor once of Buchtel and South Dakota died at his home in Keldron. He was known as Ben Arnold the West's courier who carried news of Custer's massacre to General Crook at Fort Kearney. 25 years ago two men faced Nelsonville Mayor's Court for destruction of property and were bonded after testimony about roof and window damage.
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Ben Connor
Buchtel
South Dakota
Keldron
D. Connor
Ben Arnold
General Custer
Little Big Horn
General Crook
Fort Kearney
Nelsonville
Happy Hollow
The Best Hope Of Black Americans Now Is Inertia
The essay argues that American inertia has slowed racial progress yet helped embed late 1960s gains. It notes Nixon and Wallace leveraged latent bigotry by cloaking it in respectability, while the nation’s guilt could sustain limited reform. The piece warns against a renewed drive to undo civil rights advances.
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L. A. Times
Washington Post
Washington
America
George Wallace
Wallace
Nixon
South
SCORE help guides new and growing businesses
The Messenger highlights SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, as a path to start or strengthen a business. Fred Barron used SCORE to shift from woodwork to an antique furniture factory, saying his dream is now overflowing. A Athens case shows delinquent bills cut from over 8000 to under 1000 after SCORE guidance.
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Fred Barron
Athens
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Service Corps of Retired Executives
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Service Corps of
Fred E. Luchs
Wonder Hills
Voter Reflections on Split Ticket Choices and Democratic Momentum
A reader titled Fred R. O Nair Chauncey reflects on the 1972 election, noting Democratic gains in local courts and a national split vote. He critiques campaign rhetoric, praises voter discernment, and expresses personal doubt about the presidential outcome while affirming American political spirit.
Buckley Sees McGovernism Without McGovern for Democrats
Buckley argues Democrats must adopt a sharper socialism lite stance to oppose Republicans and avoid party stagnation. He urges a new radical to energize campaigns, replaces figures like Mrs. Westwood, and critiques postwar socialist drift within Western European parties and U S politics.
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Mrs. Westwood
Vivien Beliems
Democratic Party
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