Pollster warns GOP hopes fade amid public mood shift
Telegram opinion notes Gallup pollsters report a waning Republican base ahead of the 1972 elections. A Harris survey shows Republicans at a low 28 percent self identification while Democrats slip to 47 percent, signaling erosion in both parties and broader voter disillusion. The piece cites Nixon era figures and Michigan study on the 1972 vote key being not candidate charisma.
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George Gallup
Lidus Harris
Feuselves
Congress
Richard Nixon
University of Michigan
Center For Political Studies
Realignments and Ideology Divide Democrats in 1972 Race
A distorted OCR passage discusses American voters drifting from party loyalty amid 1972 election debates. It highlights ideological splits within the Democratic Party between left and right factions and questions how leaders like Nixon or Wallace shapes influence. It suggests realignment depends on Democratic choices and Watergate era factors.
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Lepaly
Watrallhee
Wyantlan
Chase
Facl
Niven
Demncrats
George Wallace
Plant Closure Ends Townsfolk Dream in Paris Tennessee
A small coil winding plant in Paris Tennessee started in 1985 with 20 employees and grew to over 200, becoming a local success. Inflation, taxes, foreign competition, and a union drive last May culminated in its closure by October, ending a shared workforce dream.
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George C. Roche III
Hillsdale College
Michigan
Paris
Tennessee
Killing the goose over. The plant had been prived out of the market
A Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph column laments regulatory pressure and economic decline as prosperity fades. It warns that government control harms jobs and industry, using the parable of the goose that laid the golden egg in Paris to illustrate shrinking opportunities.
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Paris
Land of Opportunity
Big Cermete
Last state leads prison reform in Hawaii model
A critique of American prisons highlights Hawaii as the most modern and equitable system. It notes lower recidivism, humane reforms, and the shift from punishment to rehabilitation, including parole boards, halfway houses, and workplace reintegration guiding inmates from confinement to independence.
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Thomas Matt Osborne
Hawaii
Manalulu
America
J. Edgar Hoover
Mes
New York
Hoover
Oahu
Nuss Takaki
Peace Begin With Me in Columbus Telegram 1973
A reflective piece from the Columbus Telegram urges inner restraint and ethical civic conduct. It references the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence as guiding principles, linking freedom to personal responsibility and peaceful action. The column appears in a December 10 1973 Columbus Nebraska issue.
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Isos
Freedom
Chih
Arthritis and weather effects for Florida move discussion
Dear Dr. Lamb weighs climate impact on arthritis versus New York dampness. He says older people tend to tolerate milder climates, and St. Petersburg offers good medical care. Climate is not the main factor. supervision and individual preferences matter most. A separate reader asks about diabetes onset after illness and sugar control. advice notes diabetes often exists before severe illness and can be controlled with diet and monitoring.
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Lawrence Lamb
Lamb
New York City
Florida
St. Petersburg
Toparatch
Dr. Lamb
Reader
U S economy a geriatric case and repair needs
A reader argues the U S economy is aging and hamstrung by shortages in steel transformers oil and machine tools. He cites scrap of rigs and pipes, rising costs, and obsolete equipment, urging a bottom up rebuild of U S industry despite oil supply issues and Saudi politics.
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Armiorea
Dallas
Texas
Paris
West Germany
Herward Falk
National Electric Manufacturers Association
America
McGraw Hill Company
American Machinist Magazine
U.S
Canada
Britain
Maly
Japan
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Long War on Oil and Economy Through the 1970s
An economic forecast warns of rising unemployment and inflation through the 1970s and into the early 1980s. It expects Gross National Product growth to lag, energy shortages to persist, and structural adjustments across government, industry, and daily life as Americans adapt to higher costs and disrupted production.
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White House
Congress
Apt
Thas
Econgmy
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