Editorial condemns Charleston strike and mayoral control
The editorial argues Charleston city street and incinerator workers violated West Virginia law by striking. It blames Mayor John Hutchinson for an inadequate grievance process and warns of future conflicts unless a realistic appeal system is established. It notes over $100 monthly wage gains but says dismissal power remains unchecked.
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West Virginia
Charleston
International Union
Hutchinson
John Hutchinson
Infamy of Vietnam Shadows LBJ in Miami Tribute
In Miami many Democrats avoided praising Lyndon Johnson and his Vietnam record. Jack Valenti noted Johnson’s domestic achievements but critics faulted the war and questioned his legacy. Historians may judge his home-front success against the era’s infamy and policy errors.
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Jack Valenti
Lyndon Johnson
Motion Picture Association of America
Miami
America
Johnson
Valenti
Washington Post
Dallas
Lincoln
United States
Vietnam
Summahitch
Letting Drunks Drive Is Dumb
Senator Perey argues that alcohol misuse kills about 25,000 Americans yearly on highways and causes $8 billion in property losses. He urges a nationwide driver record system and stronger federal action to curb alcohol related road deaths and to share offense data among states.
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Charles H. Perey
R-Ull
Sen. Perey
Sen
Percy
Congress
Behind Eagleton Fallout McGovern Drops VP Bid
The long recount shows George McGovern’s 100 percent pledge to Tom Eagleton fraying under pressure from Democratic leaders and donors. Miscommunications and a false report on Eagleton’s past drink issues sped the crisis until Eagleton resigned after the crucial meeting.
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McGovern
Eagleton
Readers' Forum Voices on Race and Ability in West Virginia
A West Virginia State College student writes that race and being left arm amputee hinder employment and education prospects, urging equal chances for Navy and police service. He also suggests funding for rural doctors by subsidizing new practices to avoid building a second medical school, advocating keeping graduates in Morgantown.
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The
Gazette
Martinsburg
Berkeley County
West Virginia State College
Navy
Police Department
the Gazette
Huntington
West Virginia
Morgantown
McGovern staff flaws weigh on campaign strategy
Joseph Kraft analyzes the McGovern operation revealing a leftist Nixon-like team, internal skirmishes, and a hesitant, insular staff that prefers secrecy over broad consultation. He notes Eagleton’s ouster, Mankiewicz versus Eagleton tensions, and the campaign’s weak handling of substantive issues amid voting-war pressures.
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Washington
George McGovern
Sen. McGovern
McGovern
South Dakota
Nixon
Nay-Sayer
John Holum
Ted van Dyck
Gordon Weil
McGovernites
Vietnam
Thailand
North Vietnam
Richard Daley
Chicago
Warren Hearnes
Missouri
Democratic Party
Mankiewicz
Dung and Wild Honey Times Post Service Case No 1
A 1972-era column profiles three former Army light colonels who resigned with honors and later clash with the service. Case No 1 recounts a colonel who opposed Vietnam after orders sent him there. Case No 2 details a battalion commander accused of falsifying reports, then dismissed after board reviews. Case No 3 follows an eagle colonel who left after a televised critique of the war, amid allegations of irregularities. The piece argues national magazine critics bias against the Army.
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Damascus
Vietnam
Case No. 2
Army
Korea
National Magazine
Dlung
Feenac Letter Calls Yesterday's Outlaws Heroes
A note dated August 7 1972 from Clyde Carroll of Atlanta Ga urges, Wise up, man Yesterday's outlaws are today's heroes The message signals a social or cultural stance and references a page 3B story for full details.
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Clyde
Clyde Carroll
Dreamer
Atlanta, Ga
Garden Pleasures Amid Rural Quiet and Local Dissent
James Kilpatrick muses on vacation ease found in gardening in Rappahannock County Virginia. He details composting efforts, homemade frames, bumper yields from tomatoes cucumbers and beans, and the sensory joys of a kitchen scented by dill and chutney. He notes local resistance to progress and cites population declines since 1950, with quirky rural anecdotes of wildlife and a long-distance dream of Miami Beach.
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Washington Star
Rappahannock County
J. Paul Getty
Organic Gardening
Virginia
Mr. Burpee
Cellini
Rappahannock
Piedmont
Broad Hollow
Mr. Mainwaring
Fonteyn
Nureyev
Miami Beach
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Dick Nixon
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