Eagleson Saga: McGovern Campaign in Crisis over Eagleton
A week of public discredit unfolds as Senator Eagleton battles disclosure of past mental health treatment. Both leaders repeatedly defend Eagleton, then jointly decide on his stepping aside, highlighting the peril of candidacy turmoil and the need for steadier party guidance.
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Thomas Eagleton
George McGovern
Missouri
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Eagleton
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Tom Eagleton
Republicans Face Dull But Stable Convention Outlook
The piece argues the Republican national convention will lack the drama of past Democratic events. It notes Nixon and Agnew are virtually assured, possible dissent on platform or delegate selection reforms, cites historic conventions, and favors ending fractional voting to boost public interest. It predicts minimal suspense and TV observer engagement.
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Eisenhower
San Francisco
Johnson
Atlantic City
Harold Stassen
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Miami Beach
Chicago
New York City
Philadelphia
Cedar Rapids
Independent health commission urged for all four presidential candidates
Roscoe Drummond argues the public has a right to complete, independent medical records for all four candidates. He cites Eagleton and Nixon Goldberg era concerns, urging a two physician, two other expert panel to disclose health facts without ex parte bias and to ensure fairness and transparency before the election.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eagleton
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Nixon
Agnew
Commission On
McGovern
American Bar Association
McGovern- Eagleton
Independent Commission On Presidential Health
Board of Medical
Senator McGovern
Free School concept backed to editor praises reform
A reader urges support for Cedar Rapids Informal School as a nonmandatory approach to education, arguing gifted students suffer under rigid systems and that recognizing individual differences helps society. The letter also critiques FHA housing issues and public service candidacy with calls for thoughtful leadership.
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Einstein
Edison
Soviet Union
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Forum Letters Policy Summary
The Gazette editorial page invites reader opinions on issues or events not personalities. Letters should stay to one topic and be concise for readership. Each writer is limited to about 400 words and one letter per month, with signatures and contact details. Anonymous letters are not published.
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Jane Fonda Pushes Stateswomanship Open to Doubt
William F Buckley Jr. argues Miss Jane Fonda could become secretary of state if George McGovern wins. He mocks her public causes, PR, and statements, contrasts her views with U.S. policy, and questions her influence and knowledge while praising loyalty to Nixon and the Pueblo incident context. The piece casts Fonda as a controversial, outspoken activist amid 1970s political tensions.
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George McGovern
Jane Fonda
Miss Fonda
Vassar College
Fonda
United States
Washington
Mark Lane
Allen Dulles
John Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
United States Army
Women’s Liberation
Indi
Ans
Cesar Chavez
Life Magazine
Richard Nixon
Miss Grim
Hanoi
Free Lives Unlivable Authority and the American crisis
A Times Service essay argues confidence erosion in U S institutions spans politics police education and family. It warns against abolishing authority and champions measured reform that preserves due process and the social bonds binding individuals to society. It cites Novak Frost and Eliot to illustrate the value of structure over radical individualism.
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America
Presidency
Congress
Police
Freud
Michael Novak
Robert Frost
Eliot
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Pueblo
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Washington Star Syndicate
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