U S Keeps Its Voting Record
Census estimates show 139 million Americans eligible to vote in 1972, with 100 million registered and only about 76 million casting ballots. About 63 million did not participate, highlighting the nation’s low turnout among eligible voters and persistent registration barriers.
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Census Bureau
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Penn Kimball
Fism
Columbia University
Ling
Kim
Ameauit
Taxpayers Brace for Busy 1973 Legislative Year
Commerce Clearing House predicts a bumper year as state legislatures convene in 1973 with many bills to review. Only Kentucky plans a regular session, and the volume of legislation is expected to dwarf 1972.
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Commerce Clearing House
Kentucky
Ulcerative Colitis Advice and Blood Pressure Link
A reader asks about ulcerative colitis and whether B-12 shots affect blood pressure. Medical expert notes diet changes to avoid milk, possible but limited benefits of medications, and that weight loss often lowers blood pressure.
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Harvan 4
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
The Bosses Among Best Recent Books by Ernest Cuneo
Washington review praises Alfred Steinberg’s The Bosses as a major political science work. It profiles six bosses Hayne Curley Crump Long Talmadge and Pendergast, detailing how they captured and plundered states and shaped democratic government, urging caution about public power and patronage.
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Washington
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Alfred Steinberg
Steinberg
America
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James Curley
Ed, Crump
Huey Long
Winston Churchill
Huey
Kingfish
Lincoln Steffens
England
Indians say government cheats them of water and resources
An investigative installment based on stolen Indian documents accuses government agencies and tribal leaders of misusing subsidies and contracts. It argues NTCA funding and official meetings show a pattern of bribery and concessions that have eroded tribal rights, including water and mineral control.
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Washington
Hank Adams
FBI
Les Whitten
Whitten
National Tribal Chairmen’s Association
NTCA
Louis Bruce
Interior Department
Harrison Loesch
Rogers Morton
Loesch
Raymond Nakai
Peter MacDonald
Fort Peck
Kuwait wealth fuels high living in oil rich state
Kuwait, 1946 to 1970s boom, exports three million barrels daily and wealth per person soars. The government provides free housing and education, universal health care, no income tax, and lavish social benefits. Citizens enjoy high living standards, with rapid imports of labor and a future plan to invest oil revenues to sustain prosperity after depletion.
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Nea
Emirate
Persian Gulf
United States
Arabian Desert
Connecticut
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