Tweedledee and Tweedledum in 1972 Editorial Stand
The piece argues that voters favor a center path over extreme positions and notes the 1964 example where Americans chose moderation amid Vietnam debate. It compares politics to celestial gravitation, saying parties pull toward the center and will seek it in any year. It concludes that if choices resemble Tweedledee and Tweedledee, voters should still make the best of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tweedledee
Tweedledum
Vietnam
George McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
Virginia's Viewpoint on Computers and Knowledge Limits
Virginia Payette surveys the impact of computers on science and daily life. She notes their power to unlock discoveries yet warn that immense complexity can outpace even advanced machines, while praising medical, communications, and space advances and predicting future disease cures and improved living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Payette
Iis
Meany blocks McGovern despite cordial talks at AFL CIO
Washington dispatch notes AFL CIO chief George Meany remains hostile to George McGovern, threatening to withhold support if nominated. McGovern sought to mend ties over past votes and wheat deals, while Meany plans to mobilize against his rival as Democrats court running mates and a potential acceptance speech outline.
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Jack Anderson
Miami
Afl-Cio
George Meany
McGovern
George
Aflcio
South Dakota
Andy Biemiller
Charles Lipson
Biemiller
Food For Peace
Kennedy
Meany
Russia
Cheff
Wilbur Mills
House Ways and
George McGovern
Ralph Nader
Hubert Humbrey
Market folly and money myths in a wild time
Don MacLean lampoons volatile currencies and consumer confusion as he notes a world of fluctuating values. He mocks shifting terms like price and cost, forecasts, and the idea of tangible goods versus paper money in a satirical survey of modern finance and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Maclean
Washington
Washington News Party reforms bring Counter-revenge impulse
Washington correspondent Bruce Biossat reports at the Miami Beach convention that the Democratic Party faces deep fault lines and unhealed wounds as leaders and regulars clash over McGovern’s nomination. He notes reform echoes from 1972 and warns the party risks self-destructive counter revenge amid bitter internal divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Miami Beach
Democratic Party
Walter DeVries
George McGovern
McGovern
Illinois
Muskie
DeVries
Giap on the brink as South Vietnam resists invasion
Russell Kirk argues Giap’s Easter Offensive fails amid South Vietnamese victories at An Loc Kontum and Quang Tri. North Vietnam’s losses mount, with tank and artillery depletion, fragile supply lines, and waning support from Hanoi. Possible move to depose Giap could shift Paris peace talks.
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Russell Kirk
Vo Nguyen Giap
South Vietnam
An Loc
Kontum
Poe
Quang
Vietnam
Giap
North Vietnam
Hue
Nixon
Giao
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Cambodia
Hanoi
Saigon
Quang Tri
Paris
Democrats open convention to broad participation
The piece criticizes the Demos for letting many amateurs attend the convention, risking more confusion than seasoned delegates. It questions who checked the credentials of credential committee members and warns that selection of delegates may overshadow choosing candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cageety
Demos
Biddeford Journal Classifieds and Mail Rates
A fragmented passage lists newspaper staff and contact details for Biddeford Maine with publisher editor and subscription rates. The text references a daily publication, second class postage, and address at 11 Adams Street plus pricing for one month six months and one year.
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Biddeford
Maine
Adams Street
W. Paul Casavant
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