Telegram opinion on McGovern Nixon race and campaign ploys
A Telegram style opinion piece argues Nixon is unbeatable due to Vietnam withdrawal and economic cues. It notes McGovern shifts positions with audience, softening on wealth redistribution, and courts Wallace for votes, illustrating how candidates temper stances for electability.
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Wwe
George ‘McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
Tle
Vietnam
Ito
Vietnan
Democratic Party
New York
George Wallace
Wallace
Florida
George
Hart wife protests federal tax payment over war
The wife of Michigan Senator Philip A. Hart refuses to pay 6200 in federal income tax as a protest against the Vietnam War. The letter questions what would happen if many refused to fund policies they oppose and notes that government power rests on consent and willingness to pay.
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Michigan
Philip A. Hart
Vietnam
McGovern
Nervous interlude in Florida weekly nudity centerfold stunt
A Florida publisher and a local doctor staged a prank promoting a nude male centerfold in two weeklies. The May issue featured Dr Richard Penick in a reclining nude, sparking reader reaction, controversy, and debates on nudity versus decency while publishers defended free expression.
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Tmensen Beach
Fla
Cosmopolitar
Richard Campbell
Richard Penick
Farewell to tapping in Washington news about court ruling
A Pentagon of voices in Washington reacts to the Supreme Court decision barring wiretaps without court approval. Officials, journalists, and lobbyists recount past fears of surveillance and discuss how the ruling curtails phone tapping and complicates political reporting.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department T
Justice “Department
FBI
Tap gossip and paranoia surge in Washington power plays
Art Buchwald recalls a culture of tapping and wiring in Washington. He notes repeated surveillance across administrations, jokes about bugged walls, and private industry filling the gap after government inaction. The piece frames the Democratic National Committee incident as boosting party prestige in 1972.
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Charles
Ethel
William
Williams
Washington
FBI
Democratic National Committee
Democratic
Democratic Party
McGovern ethos under fire in a 1972 editorial
The Columbus Nebraska Telegram column assails George McGovern’s economic plan as frivolous and flawed. It cites a $42 billion error, a $100 for all idea, and calls the premise that personal income is federal income an intellectual misstep.
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George
McGovern
Ant
C&t
Fred “Harris
Oklahoma
Wilbur Mills
Wall Street Journal
Congress
George Washington
Virginia
Jefferson
Adams
Boston
Alexander Hamilton
Edwin Kuh
MIT
Wassily Leontieff
Harvard
Founding Fathers
Eggshells as a calcium source in diet
Dr Lamb explains eggshells add calcium with no cholesterol, and egg whites provide protein. He notes saturated fats in milk drive cholesterol and praises nonfat dairy products and fortified skim milks for healthier options.
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Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Lamb
Gold Freedom vs Government Inertia
An opinion piece argues Americans should be allowed to own gold freely, contrasting U S policy with other nations. It cites the Gold Reserve Act of 1934, Nixon era actions, and claims inflation stems from fiat money. The author praises Congressman John Rarick and Murray Rothbard, urging readers to contact him for more information.
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America
England
Treasury Department
West Coast Commodity Exchange
T That
Treasury
California
Nixon
Galning
Murray Rothbard
John Rarick
Louisiana
Washington
Capitol statue crowned by Freedom atop Capitol in Washington
A Hebrew name for the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, is queried as a clue. The answer given is The Torah.
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Capitol
Washington, D.C
Freedom
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