Editorial Page In Our Opinion Peace rumors Buoy market
The piece notes peace rumors amid Vietnam and Korea moves lifting stock prices on the NYSE. It argues such rumors may become more frequent as North Vietnam may have relied on Moscow aid and Hanoi’s handlers lose interest. An end to fighting would be anticlimactic if based on unfounded reports.
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North Vietnam
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Korea
Hanoi
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Year of the electorate and tax relief debate
Paul Harvey critiques tax policy proposals in the election year, contrasting Republican and Democratic plans. He argues shifting taxes or eliminating deductions won't truly lighten the burden and cites proposals from Nixon to a 22 percent flat tax. He asserts a simplified system could cut paperwork and ease taxpayer loads.
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Paul Harvey
Nixon
Sen. McGovern
Wilbur Mills
Harold Stassen
Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Army of Tax Accountants
Paper Clips and Pins Spark Creative Thinking at Airline
An airline company used a five day challenge with everyday materials nine items including paper clips pins and rubber bands. Executives created small devices like a helicopter windmill or Roman catapult from these supplies. The piece urges imagination and perseverance, echoing a Deuteronomy verse to rejoice in endeavors and rely on God for guidance.
Chess World Championship Sparks High Motives
In the world championship the Russian and his American challenger were guided by will to win pride and sportsmanship. They later acknowledged chess as a sport after Bobby Fischer highlighted Boris Spassky's example.
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Ouks
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Lively Oddities Mark City Life In Witty Snips
The passage playfully contrasts greed and luck across domains from chess to sports and school commutes. It coins quirky lines about greed in chess rivalries, fair pay for losers, slow bus days, a thumber school jab, a speeding ticket, a clunker’s limits, and a secretary wielding a dictionary for order in daily work.
McGovern Faces Labor Daley Backing Challenge After Convention
Washington report notes McGovern must win support from Meany and Daley to secure labor backing and Illinois votes. Humphrey counsels patience and possible help later, while McGovern weighs running mates among Kennedy Mills Ribicoff. A computer profile program tracks delegates and their positions for campaign strategy.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
George McGovern
George Meany
Chicago
Richard Daley
Juvatla Vlieeud
Daley
McGovern
Illinois
Woodrow Wilson
Hubert Humphrey
Meany
Humphrey
Mac's World Dollar on hard times
Washington notes a humorous museum exhibit on the dollar at the Smithsonian with jokes about devaluation. The column mocks currency collapse, references Howard Hughes Clifford Irving and a 1972 dollar, and includes satirical gibes about taxes, tipping, and travel.
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Smithsonian
Massachusetts
McGovern Convention Seen As Uninspiring Yet Reform Driven
Washington observers deem the 1972 Democratic convention dull and lacking electricity though McGovern emerges as delegates favorite. Delegates are described as individual and protest driven, not unified, with decorum rules limiting demonstrations and abortion issues kept off the platform. Chairman Lawrence O'Brien is praised for steady procedural control amid four days of late night events.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Chapes
Miami Beach
George McGovern
Franklin Roosevelt
Wendell Wilkie
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
McGovern
Eugene Mece- Carthy
Jon
Pate
Lawrence O’brien
Democrats Proceed to Dismantle Past in McGovern Wave
William S. White argues the 1972 Democratic National Convention signals a partisan shift from party to movement. McGovern delegates seek to destroy the existing Democratic structure and loyalties, including labor links and key leaders, aiming to recruit discontented Americans for a new political order. Senator Henry Jackson opposed the nomination, fearing a break with the past.
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Miami Beach
George McGovern
Republican Party
John F. Kennedy
McGovernites
Richard Daley
Chicago
Illinois
McGovern
Henry Jackson
Jackson
Woulo
Congress
Nixon
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