Gallup predicts McGovern could cut Nixon lead in race
The Gallup analysis notes that a late shift toward the trailing candidate often occurs as voters reassess choices. It cites past campaigns where the underdog gained ground near election day and explains polls capture a moment rather than a forecast.
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McGovern
Nixon
Princeton
N. J
Democratic Party
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Humphrey
Gallup
Thomas Dewey
Harry
Truman
Matain
Dewey
Goldwater
Stevenson
Willkie
Athens Messenger Staff and Publishing Lineage
The Athens Messenger lists its publishing heritage at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio, noting founders and leaders from 1825 to 1965 including Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush and G Kenner Bush with executives Fred W Weber M W McDargh Charles W Reamer and Richard R Paynter in editorial and circulation roles.
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The
Athens Messenger
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Associated Press
D&s
West Virginia
U.S
Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Alcohol On The Highways Raises Drunken Driving Alarm
A government report sent to Congress shows alcohol caused about 27 000 of last year’s 55 000 U S road deaths. Investigators call drunken driving a lethal Russian roulette and urge stricter standards and new elimination methods.
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Congress
Nixon
United States
Auto price freeze set after 1973 models go on sale
Price controls keep prices at 1972 levels for several weeks as 1973 model introductions begin. General Motors Ford scales denied by the Price Commission. Chrysler and American Motors scales postponed. Hearings planned Sept 12 with statements through Sept 30. final decision not until October or later.
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General Motors
Ford
The
Price Commission
Chrysler’s
American Motors
White House
Not Going To Be A Revolution Says Rasberry Column
The columnist argues revolution among Black Americans is unlikely despite Nixon era rhetoric. He warns Nixon could erode hopeful progress and harm Black unity, noting past gains amid rising disillusionment and the risk of a broader backlash.
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L. A
Agnew
Nixon
East Africa
America
Usogether
Sammy Davis Jr
Chiang Kai-Shek
Richard Nixon
Nazi Europe
Boy Scouts Introduce Improved Program for Youth
The Messenger remarks on a revamped Boy Scouts of America program for ages 11 to 17. It highlights earlier advancement recognition, youth leadership roles, optional leadership corps, and new uniform choices to better prepare tomorrow's citizens. The editor hopes one third of all boys participate by 1976. Phillip G. Kahler, District Scout Executive, Athens.
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the Messenger
Boy Scouts of America
Phillip G. Kahler
Morris Ave
Athens
Marshall Plan for Americans Proposed by Rex Roberts
Rex Roberts of 1724 Chatham St Gallipolis urges a no interest federal time loan program for citizens. He proposes housing six thousand dollars over fifteen years at a dollar and a quarter per day, an auto thousand dollars in three years at a dollar per day, furniture a thousand dollars in three years at a dollar per day, and clothes nine hundred dollars in three years at a dollar per day.
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the Messenger
Europe
Rex Roberts
Chatham St. Gallipolis
Readers Letters Policy Prompting Public Debate
A newspaper invites letters from readers on issues of public interest. It states opinions are the page’s lifeblood and welcomes letters to the editor. Publication favors concise one page or less submissions and notes editors may edit for space clarity and fair play. Names and addresses must be provided for publication.
Americans Abroad How To Win Friends And Influence Russians
William F Buckley describes US Information Agency exhibitions in six Soviet cities featuring American guides who engage Russians in technology and ideology. He notes conversations with students, provocateurs, and cultural officials, highlighting how guides handle questions on guns, Angela Davis, Vietnam, and Solzhenitsyn while maintaining nonconfrontational responses.
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Moscow
United States Information Agency
Voice of America
U.S
United States
Angela Davis
America
Miss Davis
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Vietnam
London Daily Worker
Paris
Paris Herald Tribune
Sears & Roebuck
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M.W. McDargh
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
the Athens Messenger
William Raspberry
Small Society
Brickman
Marshall Plan
William F. Buckley
Donetsk
Ukraine
Mao Tse-tung
George Wallace
Willmoore Kendall
Soviet Union
Bolshoi’s
Anna Karenina
Madame Furtseva
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