Credibility test on seniority plank in Democratic platform
The platform urges replacing congressional seniority with open ballot chair selections based on willingness to push Democratic policies. It targets ending tenure-based power of southern conservatives and empowering less senior chairs. If adopted, it tests platform credibility as the party nearly holds a majority in Congress.
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House
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Miami Beach
Right Turn Only Sign Confuses Coe Road Traffic
Motorists on Coe road NE toward A avenue and Twelfth street NE face a puzzled sign. Police recently issued 22 citations to drivers who did not turn right onto A avenue, though straight ahead is blocked by congestion and not a legal option.
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Cee Road
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Twelfth Street
Coe College
First Avenue
Coe Road
Two Supervisor Seats Open in Linn County Primary
The Aug 1 primary nears with two Linn County board of supervisors seats up for election while a third seat remains open in 1974. Republicans field Floyd Emmons not seeking re election and George Clifford seeking another term joined by Dudley Henderson and George Bowler. Five Democrats seek the two nominations Jean Oxley Robert Carson Harold Hensel Richard Wenzel and Larry Dean Wright. Each voter can vote in their party primary for county offices and in their legislative district for state representatives or senators.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn Countians
Floyd Emmons
George Clifford
Dudley Henderson
George Bowler
Jean Oxley
Robert Carson
Harold Hensel
Richard Wenzel
Larry Dean Wright
McGovern Bypasses Aides in OBrien Chooses Campaign Chair
A high stakes power shift unfolds as George McGovern appoints Lawrence F. OBrien as campaign chairman without full consultation with top aides Gray Hart and Frank Mankiewicz. Tensions rise over who will control strategy amid intra campaign battles.
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George McGovern
Lawrence F. O’brien
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O’brien
Gary Hart
Hart
Frank Mankiewicz
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Miami Beach
Critics warn gun ban would cripple industry and cost jobs
A reader argues that a total handgun ban would bankrupt major firearms makers like Colt and Smith and Wesson, cost thousands of jobs, and drain tax revenue. The letter defends hunting groups and conservation funding, noting hunters fund state wildlife departments and the Pittman Robertson program.
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Chicago Tribune
Colt
Hi- Standard
Smith and Wesson
Ruger
Richard
Daley
Russia
China
Camp Perry
Vandalia
Mayor Daley
Hunter
Pittman-Robertson
Congress
Political Prognostication Greek Rates Nixon at 5 to 1
Jimmy the Greek Snyder gives Nixon a 5 to 1 favorite to win reelection over McGovern. He bases odds on three categories support issues and image with detailed point tallies showing Nixon edges in finance foreign backing big business labor and welfare while McGovern leads on youth Democrats minorities welfare and some economic areas.
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Greek Snyder
Las Vegas
McGovern
Nixon
Hunters urge strict gun crime law without harming sportsmen
The message argues that gun control harms hunters less than criminals, calling for a new law imposing heavy sentences for anyone caught with a firearm, whether concealed displayed loaded or unloaded, to target misuse while protecting law abiding hunters and sports shooters.
The Women's Convention Cartoon Draws Nasty Critique
A letter complains about a July 17 cartoon titled The Women's Convention Beauty and Some Beasts. The writer, from opposing political faiths, calls the caricature spiteful and lacking wit, finding it nasty and pointless rather than partisan.
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Gazette Forum Letters Policy
Editorial page invites readers to submit letters on issues or events. Letters should stay focused on one topic and are subject to shortening. Limit about 400 words. one letter per writer per month. no anonymous publication. Include name address signature and telephone for authenticity.
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Absurd To Label Him Isolationist McGovern’s Social Idealism
McGovern presents a social gospel influenced foreign policy as an alternative to Nixon’s realpolitik. He argues for moral standards in aid and dealings, upholding NATO and Israel support, while rejecting cynicism and the sale of power. The piece defends McGovern as universalist, not isolationist, and frames his stance as a revival of America’s moral traditions.
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