McCarthy's talk of a new party unsettles many Democrats
Washington observers note Eugene McCarthy hints at a new party while denying press hype. Nixon faces a tough 1972 path if opposition unites, yet McCarthy splits opinions. Some see him as a rallying symbol for anti establishment voters, while others doubt his staying power or genuine affection for people as he recalls past feuds and blunt assessments of fellow Democrats.
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Birch Bayh
Harold Hughes
McCarthy
Lawrence O’brien
Edmund Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
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Minnesota
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Philip Hart
Michigan
Frank Moss
Utah
Gale McGee
Wyoming
National Party
Chicago
Hughes
New York
California
Rise of arson as social protest in US and California
Fire officials warn arson has surged as a form of protest, with 5.8% of US fires incendiary in 1969 up from 2.3% in 1959, and California arson up 37% over three years while total fires rose 19%. Since Watts 1965, arson politics spread via leaflets, pamphlets, and demonstrations.
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United States
California
Bank of America
National Fire Protection Association
Watts
West German TV plans child oriented news program
West Germany's government owned television system plans a news broadcast for children about age ten and up. Scheduled to begin early next year it will feature three to five news items illustrated for clarity and accessibility.
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West Germany
Credit cards survive dollar crisis better than cash
In the dollar crisis across Europe American travelers found their international cards—American Express, Diners Club and Carte Blanche—accepted by merchants who pay in their own currencies. Thus local value of the dollar mattered little to merchants, though the cardholders must settle in dollars on return home.
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Rudyard Kipling
Son
Europe
American Express
Diners’ Club
Carte Blanche
McCarthy’s common sense on Vietnam cutoff date
Eugene McCarthy urges avoiding a fixed war end date arguing it wastes bargaining power in Paris. He notes U S politicians weaponize a cutoff date for party loyalty, while Nixon must balance 1972 reelection with possible early negotiations. He praises candor and reasonableness in politics.
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Christian Science Monitor
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Hanoi
United States Navy
Navy
Air Force
Washington
Paris
Nixon
McCarthy
Youth Opportunity Campaign Aims to Hire 1 Trainee Per 100
Northwestern Steel and Wire and Parrish Alford Fence and Machine Co report Humphrey telegram urging 16 to 21 year olds per 100 employees to gain summer training. The firms say they have already hired 50 teens and expect over 175 by season's end, exceeding six percent of current staff.
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Parrish-Alford Fence and Machine Co. Inc
Hubert H. Humphrey
Northwestern Steel and Wires
Miss Elaine Piper joins national Presbyterian youth corps
About 350 young volunteers will assist United Presbyterian mission projects in the United States and Puerto Rico. Elaine Piper of Sterling works at the United Presbyterian Center in Frenchburg Kentucky, a complex with a retirement home hospital church and community center funded by the Presbyterian Church. Also noted is Sandra Cesarek from Rock Falls earning a graduate dental hygienist degree at the University of Minnesota commencement.
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12Th Ave
Sterling
United Presbyterian Mission
United States
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Elaine
Frenchburg
Kentucky
United Presbyterian Center
Presbyterian Church
Sandra Cesarek
Anton Cesarek
Rock Falls
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Local Knights pick student for Boys State trip
James Grennan, a junior at Catholic Community High School, has been selected by local council 662 of the Knights of Columbus to attend Boys State at the fair grounds in Springfield from June 24 to July 1. The article notes ongoing tensions as US forces in Korea face modern Russian weapons and Chinese intervention efforts.
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United States
Russia
Korea
James Grennan
Catholic Community High School
Knights of Columbus
Springfield
Double headed calf draws Lyndon area sightseers
A two headed calf born February 4 near Lyndon nourishment by Charles Olson and O G Chamberlain attracts many visitors. The animal, growing rapidly, feeds at ten quarts daily with egg mixed in. A motor vehicle note warns drivers to signal turns, citing Illinois law Section 33 requiring outstretched arm signaling.
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Charles Olson
O. G. Chamberlain
Lyndon
Lyndon-Sterling Road
Dear Ann Landers columns on VD and teen life
The reader asks how VD can be contracted without sex and the column confirms it via gonorrhea spreading through eye contact and genital contact from infected partners while syphilis can pass through open sores or kissing. It urges visiting health departments for free testing and treatment.
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Ann Landers
Arizona
Aziz
Prospects for 1972 Democratic nominee explored
The report examines potential Democratic candidates led by Hubert Humphrey, noting his White House experience but arguing he offers steadiness. It weighs party unity, campaign funding, and the economy's trajectory for 1972, with Nixon’s incumbency and Vietnam as context. The piece ends with a historical note: the first Finnish language paper appeared in 1775.
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Senate
White House
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Alabama
South
Nixon
Democratic Party
America
Sketches on Rules and Success by BEN Wennis
A terse verse argues that success demands effort and adherence to universal rules. It cautions laxity leads to missteps, while practice and discipline forge lasting glory. The poem credits early lessons and trial and error as sources of wisdom, with a blunt warning against breaking rules.
Strength for the Day by Earl L Douglass
Do you worry and why? The passage notes many causes from money to work with difficult people and past debts, while urging self honesty. It argues worry often stems from centering life on self and acknowledges pain and fear as common but manageable concerns.
Will Type Written or Typed Wills Acceptable
Public service from the State Bar Association notes that a will must be in writing and signed with proper witnesses. Both handwritten and typed wills are acceptable, though typed is preferred for legibility. The pamphlet Wills is available on request from the Illinois Bar Center in Springfield 62701. Enclose a stamped envelope. The Santo Domingo Cathedral in the Dominican Republic began construction in 1523.
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Illinois State Bar Association
Illinois Bar Center
Springfield
Hemisphere
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
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