Humphrey faces charges as Florida primary nears
Essay on Hubert Humphrey analyzes potential campaign vulnerabilities as Democrats weigh a bid after California primary. It lists six past issues including Hughes money, corporate donations, FBI spying hints, state gifts, a disputed tax deduction, and a jailed campaign manager, arguing these could reappear in primaries and affect a Nixon-era pardon debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Hubert Humphrey
Jackson
California
Humphrey
Endorsement frenzy colors the 1976 presidential primaries
A 1976 analysis notes how post Watergate campaigning pivots on endorsements rather than voter choice. Celebrities, athletes, and major firms vie as non endorsers, shaping perceptions of candidates like McGovern Carter Ford and Shriver. The piece lampoons the race as optics driven by sponsor influence.
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Jimmy Carter
Lester Maddox
Ford
Mobil
Exxon
Gulf
Robert Redford
Muhammad Ali
Bob Dylan
CIA
Nixon
George McGovern
Udall
Shriver
John
Connally
Bennington young players prevail in billiards versus World War I vets
A Bennington High School group lost 176 to 125 to World War I veterans in a three game pocket billiards series at the Soldier's Home. Other items note boxing set tonight at the armory with Kid McDonnell and K.O. Robiden, a Cora B. Whitney School planning board meeting, Lions Club speech by Bradford Smith on Far East crisis, and ongoing local college religious discussions led by Williams expert Dr. James Bissett Pratt. Also listed are kindergarten registrations, Medicare Alert progress, village election results with Henry Mallory winning by 129 votes, and highway planning talks on a proposed four lane U.S. 7 replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington High School
Bradford Smith
Shaftsbury
Lions Club
Second Congregational Church
Mr. Smith
Far East
Bennington College
Robert D. Leigh
James Bissett Pratt
Williams College
Letters Heritage of our wildlife to the Editor
Hazel A. Watts of Londonderry New Hampshire argues wildlife has little remaining territory and urges ending hunting to preserve wilderness as wildlife’s rightful heritage. She condemns hunting as theft, equating personal consumption or thrill killing with stealing from the people, and calls for humane civilization.
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Hazel A. Watts Londonderry
N.H
Democrats Offer Many Presidential Choices
Letter from Bethel praising diverse Democratic candidates and criticizing past GOP figures. Writer notes support for a candidate with integrity but criticizes officials for policy and ideological shifts. Expresses concern about party hierarchy and calls for better alignment with conservative values.
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William Safire
N.Y
Times News Service
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Howard Hughes
Robert Maheu
Hughes
Los Angeles
Maheu
Dick Tuck
Hugh Sloan
Watergate
Humphry
Norman Sherman
Sherman
Lyndon Johnson
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
William Connell
Chicago
Ramsey Clark
Dear
Sen
State Department
Zaire
Somalia
Minnesota Historical Society
Internal Revenue Servce
Jack Chestnut
Hwert Humphrey
Senate
Chestnut
Richard Nixon
Revenue Service
Auth
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
China
Wheaties
Presidents
By Melvin Maddocks
Boston
Mondall
Archibald Cox
Scoop Jackson
Sam Ervin
New England Yankees
Sarge Shriver
Jill Volner
Massachusetts
Daniel P. Moynihan
Moynihan
Ricardo Montalban
Chrysler Cordoba
Mark Spitz
Schick
Henry M. Jackson
Martin Luther King Sr
Cliff Robertson
White House
Paul Newman
Jimmy Connors
Jack Nicklaus
Roosevelt Grier
Christian Science Publishing Society
Q Dusthawmes. Furniture Inc
Sealy Trailerload Sale
Masterchage and Bankamericard
Hnwe 5 Furniture Inc
Armory
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kid McDonnell
Syracuse
New York
K.O. Robiden
Salisbury
Mass
Cora B. Whitney
Henry D. Fillmore
Pleasant Street
Bennington
Bennington-Rutland
Opportunity Council
John Riddle
Bennington Village
Henry H. Mallory
Richard Hollister
Vermont
Stearns Jenkins
Montpelier
Ivor Pelsue
Manchester
Sunderland
Arlington
Arlington Planning Commission
U.S. 7
Bennington Co-Op Savings and Loan Associations
Cain
Swifts
Walker
Foual Housing Lender
College
Banner
Mr. Ford
Egypt
U.S
Reagan
Goldwater
Bethel
Sterling
Shultz Vewelere Fine
American Gem Society
Main Street
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