Trouble with youth could aid GOP in Miami clash fears
An editorial argues that antiwar and youth protest groups in Miami Beach during the Democratic convention risk giving Nixon and the Republicans political advantage. It questions whether provocateurs or misjudged rhetoric might spark clashes that solidify support for the GOP.
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Republican National Committee
Miami Beach
Nixon
Peoples Coalition For Peace and Justice
Students
Democratic
United States
Chicago
GOP
Cigarette as Lover Theory Stirs Paul Harvey Broadcast
Paul Harvey discusses rising smoking rates among adult women and a new view that tobacco is highly addictive. He cites research from Silver Hill Foundation in New Canaan showing therapy groups struggled to quit, with grieving smokers saying cigarettes are more a lover than a friend.
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Ly Paul Harvey
New Canaan
John Tamerin
Wires at statue spark Biddeford letter debate
A Biddeford reader urges removal of electrical wires draped around a Civil War statue in the city square. The letter calls for action by authorities to avoid perceived misuse of the memorial and criticizes ongoing neglect of public safety around the statue at 117 Cleaves Street.
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Journal
Biddeford
Suoyell
Coinas
Citmen
Post
John R. Boldue
Cleaves Street
Washington Corvair coverup stirred by federal official claims
Investigative expose alleges that Transportation Department officials and John Volpe manipulated a Corvair safety report. It cites a private disparaging remark by Doug Toms to Ralph Nader and details test substitutions, draft press release fakery, and potential conflicts with GM funding.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
General Motors
Transportation Department
Doug Toms
Federal Auto Safety Czar
Transportation
John Volpe
Toms
Corvairs
Corvair
Ralph Nader
Nader
Les Whitten
Volpe
Ford
Transportation Brass
Highway Safety Research Institute
University of Michigan
Eagleman as VP pick fuels debate and praise
Opinion columnist DON MACLEAN argues Rep. Eagleman Tim Eggleston is a strong VP candidate despite claims of unknown status. He cites public recognition, voting record on Social Security, and global intrigue as proof of stature, while noting GOP attacks and international reactions.
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Washington
Tim Eggleston
Tom Eaglefoot
Rep. Eggleburt
Kansas
Rep
Eagleton
Ted Eagleman
Nixon set to win all 11 Deep South states in 1972 race
Washington correspondent Bruce Biossat reports Alabama Governor Wallace's weakened condition and mood may push him to refrain from a third party bid or endorsement. Nixon appears poised to carry the old South with about 130 electoral votes, reshaping the path to 270.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Alabama
George Wallace
Ely
Nixon
Wallace
Miami Beach
George McGovern
South
Old South
Virginia
Tennessee
Carolinas
Florida
Texas
Hubert Humphrey
Georgia
Louisiana
Arkansas
Humphrey
Mississippi
McGovern
Mountain
Plains
Oregon
Alaska
Pacific
Middle West
George Meany
North
Waldheim's U.N. Role Faces Bipartisan Uproar Over Vietnam Dikes
Secretary General Kurt Waldheim faces a crisis of confidence in Washington after publicly backing Hanoi sourced reports about American bombing of Vietnamese dikes. Nixon and State Department critics say Waldheim's interference partisanizes U.N. politics, harming U.S. trust ahead of November elections.
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William S. White
Washington
Manan
George McGovern
Kurt Waldheim
United Nations
United States
Nixon
Waldheim
North Vietnam
Hanoi
McGovern
Sweden
Oey
Vietnam
Stockholm
Elnment
Potes
South Vietnam
Congress
U.N
Capitol Hill
Democrats Choose Me As Balance for Eagleton Ticket
The article claims Democrats back me to balance the ticket with George, aiming to elect Thomas Eagleton as VP. It notes Nixon not loved by Democrats, Agnew to be unseated, Eagleton appealing to labor and McGovern to nonworkers, and hints Lyndon Johnson as the forgotten man.
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Washington
Democratic
Republican
Sen
Edleton
G.O.P
Endleman
Iowa
Eaglestone
Eigleman
George
Thomas Eagleton
Demos
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Eagleton
McGovern
George Als
Tom
Lyndon Johnson
Local Biddeford News Summary
The Biddeford Maine daily offers monthly and yearly subscription rates in advance including one month for 3.00, six months for 28.00, and one year for 36.00. The paper is dated in Biddeford and operates as a daily except Sunday edition with standard editorial departments listed.
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Associated Press
Jeery Sais
Biddeford
Roe Can Gas
Fingal Business
Eéteteep
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