West Virginia kindergarten funding dispute rhetoric clarified
Editorial urges not punishing children for Gov Moore's failed promises as West Virginia considered a third state appropriation of 3 million for the universal kindergarten program. The piece notes prior funding, federal funds shortfall, and a need to extend the program despite political missteps.
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West Virginia
Nex Fis
Moore Mihh
Hampshire County
Daniel B. Taylor
Gov. Moore
Moore
Moore Wee Ah
West Virginia voters revolt against strip mining in spring primary
In a striking rebuke to strip mining many West Virginia Democrats backed foes of the practice including John D Rockefeller IV and Ken Hechler. Warren McGraw toppled Tracy Hylton as the struggle over surface mining deepens. The $200 million annual industry employs about 5000 in an area with 7.2 percent unemployment. The NYT argues the vote favors long term land values and conservation over quick profits.
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West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller
Ken Hechler
Warren McGraw
House of Delegates
Tracy Hylton
West
The
New York Times
Forget Peace Divided by ART BUCHWALD
In a satire set after Nixon's arms speech, Hannibal Stone of the Association for a Permanent Military Industrial Complex revels in the arms accord claiming it will spur more defense spending. He argues the complex will profit from new weapons not covered by the treaty and mocks hopes for a peace dividend. Copyright 1972.
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Los Angeles Times
Nixon
Congress
Soviet Union
Hannihal Stone
Association For
Hannibal
Russia
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Nixon Peace Efforts Praised In Readers Forum
Mary E. Tamplin of Racine lauds President Nixon for his trips to China and the Soviet Union. She argues diplomacy can reduce distrust and spur mutual confidence, urges disengagement from Vietnam, and calls for active leadership in the United Nations to promote peace and human rights.
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Ednar
Richard M. Nixon
Soviet Union
China
U.S
Nixon
Vietnam
United Nations
Mary E. Tamplin
Racine
Britain
Chou En Lai
Peking
Lin Piao
Mao Tsetung
India
America
South Asia
East Pakistan
United States
Moscow
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Haiphong
Peking Hanoi
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Democratic Party
Certainties Collapse as McGovern Gains and Nixon Fights On
James Reston argues experts misread the Democratic race and Nixon era, noting McGovern’s primaries reshaped party dynamics. He observes global shifts from de Gaulle to Brezhnev, and warns economic and war realities will dominate by fall. The piece weighs uncertain futures for McGovern and Nixon amid unemployment and political realignments.
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John Kennedy
Bobby
Teddy
Richard Nixon
Ed Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Michigan
John Lindsay
New York
Florida
Wisconsin
McGovern
South Dakota
America
de Gaulle
Pompidou
France
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
Nixon
Washington
Moscow
Vietnam
Hanoi
Brezhnev
MacGovern
Peking
Sen. McGovern
Misjudged McGovern and the whiting of America
Washington analysis argues analysts misread McGovern chances due to underestimating rapid social change. The piece cites rising education, service employment growth, mobility, and suburbanization that weaken traditional blue collar and ethnic voting blocs. It credits McGovern with matching the era’s tides and notes his TV presence and calm performance boost his appeal.
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Washington
George McGovern
Sen. McGovern
United States
America
University of Michigan
East
Midwest
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
McGovern
Intercepted Message About Rates From Sheila Sams
A June 7, 1972 note to Sam from Sheila Sams of the Grease Monkey Institute discusses hourly rates for mechanics, stating no one believes in charging eight dollars an hour and that ten dollars is the going rate, with related reference to a Yeorge Story on page 16B.
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Sam
Belfast
North
Belfast’s Quiet Hope Amid Six Months Of Strife
The piece paints Belfast as a city scarred by Catholic IRA siege and Protestant paramilitary clashes with British troops trapped between sides. Descriptions of bombed hotels, shattered stations, and wary civilians contrast with a glimmer of peace-seeking restraint among Catholics and Protestants alike, amid an atmosphere of fear and fragility.
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Los Angeles Times
Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Saigon
Seoul
Berlin
Europa Hotel
IRA
Tim
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