Editorial Summer Is Hard on Candidates
Bruce Biossat notes that long summer campaigns strain presidential hopefuls as McGovern’s 1972 effort falters after Eagleton turmoil. He contrasts past summers from Willkie to Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, arguing late or mismanaged campaigns invite trouble and that McGovern’s team misread voters’ summer mood.
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Bruce Biossat
Sen
McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Lawrence O'Brien
Wendell Willkie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
GOP
New York
Thomas Dewey
Harry Truman
Roel
Dewey
Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Roy Howard
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
O'Brien
George McGovern
Black Hills
South Dakota
Eagleton
National Education Association delegates back McGovern education push
At the 110th NEA convention in Atlantic City a record 8287 delegates applauded Sen George McGovern for creating a separate Department of Education and nominating a woman as secretary. They voted to fund education campaigns and to back CAPE a broad public employee union. The event also saw a Gay Teachers Caucus target funding for a survey of homosexual teachers and sparked debate about education reform and happiness.
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National Education Association
Atlantic City
George McGovern
Department of Education
Friends of Education
Nixon
Confederation of American Public Employes
CAPE
America
Labor split over 1968 presidential endorsements
McGovern gains union backing from 6 million workers while Nixon is backed by 2.4 million. AFL-CIO leaders remain divided with Meany predicting only about 20 percent of unions endorsing either candidate. Fifteen unions totaling about 6 million members have endorsed McGovern. three AFL-CIO unions and one independent union back Nixon.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
George McGovern
White House
Nixon
Associated Press
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Aflcio International Association of Machinists
McGovern
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Fitzsimmons
Committee On
Aflcio
COPE
Labor Federation
Hubert H. Humphrey
Meany
United Auto Workers
Equal opportunity laws to boost public image in Minnesota
Minnesota Human Rights Director Samuel Richardson says new executive order aims to improve compliance with equal opportunity laws and public relations for state agencies. He notes discrimination complaints focus on sex, employment, and housing, and urges balanced enforcement without favoring any group. The 1971 report shows 579 grievances with 224 employment charges and calls for progress beyond past civil rights gains.
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John Lundquist
ST. Paul, Minn
Samuel Richarson
Richardson
Wendell Anderson
Minnesota
Indiana
Human Rights Department
China health plan praised by official in Peking
Dr. Chen Hai feng, a high official in China’s health department, says cholera smallpox plague and venereal disease have been wiped out by education strict drug control and severe past enforcement. He outlines a four point program: mass medical work disease prevention vaccines water sanitation and a blend of Western and Chinese remedies. The system uses health workers barefoot doctors and clinics to detect and treat disease with a strong emphasis on prevention and education. He also notes joint Western Chinese medicine collaborations and denies reports of drug exports opium production.
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Peking
Department of Health
Chen Haifeng
China
Chen
West
Health Ministry
Kennedy magic highlighted Shriver selection as running mate
Sargent Shriver appears poised for victory as Democratic vice presidential nominee replacing Eagleton. A longtime Kennedy ally, he led the Peace Corps, headed War on Poverty, and served as ambassador to France, with deep ties to Eunice Kennedy and the Kennedy family.
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Washington
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Johnson
George McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
Eunice Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Peace Corps
Lyndon B
France
Nixon
Maryland
Yale College
Yale Law School
Newsweek Magazine
Joseph Kennedy
St. Patrick's Cathedral
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