Nixon Era Shifts Define 1972 Presidential Race
Telegram opinion argues 1972 differs from 60s races as dark horse candidates McGovern and Wallace gain broad support while Humphrey and Muskie lag. It contends Nixon likely to win four more years, citing SALT, Peking trip, and Vietnam policy as diplomatic and political wins shaping the campaign landscape.
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Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Domestic policy and 1972 election outlook amid busing crisis
The piece weighs Nixon's wage and price controls and busing controversy as crucial to voters. It notes labor groups led by Meany wavering on endorsements, Wallace's primaries in Maryland and Michigan, and McGovern Humphrey race with McGovern courting moderates. It concludes Nixon likely to win, but election serves as public mood barometer on taxes inflation and busing.
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George Meany
Firak
Humphrey
Wallace
McGovern
Miami
George Wallace
Maryland
Michigan
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
United States
Wall Street Journal
Nebraska
Go East, Young Lady A Column on DC Pay and Perils
A Wall Street Journal report uses Helen Dubina's DC receptionist pay to illustrate how government payrolls inflate wages for political staff. The piece notes high DC salaries, risks in the district, and contrasts them with modest Columbus roles, urging readers to rethink career paths.
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Fathers Day Messages From Home And Plans Ahead
Several letters note Father’s Day greetings and personal plans. George writes from Madrid about money orders and travel to Costa del Sol and Morocco. Tiny confesses a shift in life focus and plans to seek work next week on her 47th birthday. A third note to a father expresses affection and surprise about pregnancy with marriage plans from Tommy after law school.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Costa del Sol
Morocco
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Tommy
Father’s Day letter ends with a firing shock
A torn humorous missive from Art Buchwald style in a Los Angeles Times column shows a son Gerald reveals his conglomerate bought out his father’s company and fired him while sending Father’s Day gifts. An accompanying ad copy mocks men’s fashion retail with suits and ties.
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Telegram declares freedom ethic in 1972 Columbus issue
The Telegram issue from Saturday June 17 1972 in Columbus Nebraska presents free will as a divine gift and moral duty. It advocates personal responsibility and consistency with moral commandments and the Declaration of Independence as a basis for freedom.
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Columbus
Nebraska
Fragmentary OCR item with mixed proper nouns
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous partial terms and names such as Mardy heroine, Okpias theater boxer, Apple drink, Gaelic, Biarisan, and Feathered. The text lacks coherent narrative, dates, or clear entities beyond scattered words. No discernible event or subject emerges for a full news-ready summary.
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Okpias
Debate on disclosure law alters campaign donation tactics
Commentary argues California election rules fail to reveal real political money. Proponents say donors seek loans over direct gifts to dodge disclosure while taxpayers shoulder repayable write offs. Critics claim the law expands state power and misleads voters, calling for repeal.
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California
Howard Jarvis
United Organizations of Tax Payers Inc
Nixon's Tactics and McGovern Contradictions Examined
The piece analyzes McGovern's positions on taxes for high incomes and amnesty, then contrasts Nixon's reluctance for a hard-hitting campaign. It recalls Humphrey's Salt Lake City speech on Vietnam, and how Nixon avoided a blunt attack at Key Biscayne, questioning if he will expose McGovern's contradictions.
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James
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Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Salt Lake City
MacCarthy
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Osborn argues railroads need private operation not nationalized
Nashville remarks by Louisville & Nashville president Ye inie F. Osborn defend railroads as essential to the economy. He cites regulatory burdens from the 19th century and warns nationalization would threaten Americans’ livelihoods, urging private enterprise to restore efficiency and growth.
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Tenn
Salindeding
Popa-Central
Osborn
Congress
United States
Joopardy
Great Britain
Britain
Henry Hazlitt
Economist
Europe
SENSING THE NEWS By Anthony Harrigan railroads reform urged
Opinion piece argues over-regulation and union rule rigidity hinder U S railroads. It calls for deregulation to end discriminatory taxation and costly government spending, plus reduced union control to restore managerial authority and improve coal transport and nationwide service.
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