Cross Over Voting Challenged as Unconstitutional in New Jersey
A three-judge federal court struck down New Jersey’s three year party switch ban as unreasonable and excessive The article notes cross over voting in several states where Republicans backed Democrats for national nominees and discusses preserving party integrity while protecting political liberty.
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George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Nixon
New Jersey
California Death Penalty Initiative Surges Amid Supreme Court Debate
The drive to restore the death penalty in California gains momentum with hundreds of thousands of signatures as the U S Supreme Court weighs its constitutionality. Backers cite Sirhan and Manson cases and law enforcement zeal, with Attorney General Younger's ambitions noted as a factor.
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California
Supreme Court
Atty
Evelle J. Younger
U. S. Supreme Court
Dental expert confirms Hitler body as Berlin bunker remains
USC professor Dr Reidar Sognnaes analyzes Russian autopsy and 1944 X rays to assert the Berlin bunker body is Adolf Hitler. The finding ends decades of exile rumors and debates about the fate of der Fuehrer.
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Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Hitler
Europe
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Reidar Sognnaes
der Feuhrer
Governors Accept McGovern Grudgingly in 1972 Bid
Democratic governors in Houston acknowledge the inevitability of George McGovern as the front runner for the 1972 nomination. They weigh limited time against the lack of a strong alternative, noting Muskie’s faltering bid and the weak field amid reform efforts and open primaries.
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Houston
NEA
George McGovern
McGovern
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
Governors' uneasy verdict on McGovern at Houston
Democratic governors grilled Sen. George McGovern through the night in Houston seeking reassurance that his nomination would not doom the party. McGovern defended his stance on tax reform defense cuts and grass roots appeal while facing doubts from leaders like Carter and Hearnes about winning in 1972.
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McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Sen
Edward Kennedy
George Wallace
Kennedy
Best
Edmund Muskie
Florida
Wisconsin
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
Calvin Rampton
Utah
Warren Hearnes
Missouri
Milton Sharp
Pennsylvania
George McGovern
Houston
McGovern Nixon
Patrick J. Lucey
Lacey
Edmund S. Muskie
Lucey
Carter
John West
South Carolina
Mike O‘callaghan
Nevada
Korea
S.o.b. McGovern
Vietnam
Hearnes
William Waller
Mississippi
Waller
South
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Frank Licht
Rhode Island
James Exon
Nebraska
Wilbur D. Mills
Congress
O'Callaghan
Gilligan
Barry Goldwater
Sen. Goldwater
Cleveland
Nixon Brezhnev tacitly back from Vietnam pressure
Washington reports a tacit understanding that the Soviet Union and the United States may begin to disengage from the Vietnam War. Nixon returned convinced Moscow wants to end U S aid while avoiding public perception of weakness to China. Kosygin’s London mediation failed to move Hanoi despite hints of possible talks.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Vietnam
Moscow
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Nikolai Firyubin
Foy Kohler
State Department
Aleksei Kosygin
United States
London
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Llewellyn Thompson
Peking
Thompson
Soviet Union
U. S
Nader
Air Force
Ralph Nader
Transportation
John Volpe
Volpe
Joe Bosco
Bosco
Consumer Advocate
Vople
Transpo
William Bird
Bird
Secret interpretations of arms talks threaten U S Soviet balance
Washington debate centers on still secret interpretations of the arms control pacts with Congress to consider whether the accords truly freeze the strategic balance. Senator Henry Jackson questions laser defense cancellations and the timing of releasing the interpretations while claiming Russia could outgun the United States in heavy ICBMs and submarine-launched missiles.
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Washington
Congress
Kremlin
U. S
Sen
Henry Jackson
D.wash
Armed Services Committee
Defense
Laird
Jackson
Senate
House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs
Sen. Jackson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
Sens. Jackson
James Buckley
Ind.n. Y
Wage Gap Narrowing Across Global Labor Markets
Paul Harvey argues the wage gap is closing as workers in Japan Europe and Italy see rising pay. He cites 1960 Japanese pay 29 cents an hour, now 1.46 and rising, while German and Italian wages rise. He warns Americans to boost output to regain favorable balance of payments within 24 months.
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Japan
Brussells
Europe
United States
Italy
Volkswagen
Detroit
Frankfurt
West Germany
Singapore
Snobbery in Transit and Presidential Speaking Fees
Senator Soaper criticizes a new snobbery type who loudly asks taxi drivers about fares to appear self reliant. The piece notes perennial presidential candidates charge high speaking fees and warns they risk a pay cut if elected.
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Robert Allen
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Wendell Willkie
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