Who's Next Governor in Virginia Nomination Race
The piece surveys candidates for Virginia lieutenant governor amid party turmoil. It lists Democrats vying at Hampton convention August 14 including Fitzgerald, McMath, Slaughter Jr., and Carrington Williams, and notes Republicans in Norfolk convention August 20-21 with George Mason Green Jr. leading a field that includes George P. Shafran. Henry Howell shifts from Democrat to Independent.
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Virginia
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Henry Howell
Hampton
Robert C. Fitzgerald
Fairfax
George McMath
Accomac
D. French Slaughter Jr
Culpeper
Carrington Williams
Fitzgerald
Commonwealth
State Senate
Howell
Norfolk
Associated Press
GOP
George Mason Green Jr
Green
Arlington
Del
George P. Shafra
John Marlow
O.K
Henry
Ross A. Kenney II
Young Democratic Club of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
City Faces Liability Shift Over Police Misconduct
A U S Court of Appeals ruling rejects sovereign immunity for cities, making Washington and possibly all cities financially liable under civil rights law when police violate constitutional rights. The 22 page Bazelon opinion allows suits even if officers are unidentified, urging better city training and potentially broad impact on police brutality cases.
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U.S. Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Washington
David L. Bazelon
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
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Golf puzzler Trevino sparks grammar debate
Lee Trevino treats golf as a puzzle and criticizes excess punctuation, while a strict grammar teacher advocates zero punctuation growth for next year’s class. The exchange highlights tensions between playful golf lore and pedantic language rules.
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Lee Trevino
Naders Raiders vs First National City Bank Controversy
William F Buckley Jr examines Ralph Nader and his Raiders clash with First National City Bank of New York led by Walter Wriston. The June 19 Nader Report is labeled flawed by Wriston as politically charged and factually shaky, while Nader is described as a reformer adopting populist methods and challenging the establishment.
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First National City Bank of
N. Y
Nader
Waterloo
Ralph Nader
Washington
Detroit
New York
Chicago Tribune
First National City Bank of New York
Walter B. Winston
Wriston
Winston
First National City Bank
Acter
David Leinsdorf
General Motors
Ideological cartoons in the Times critique
Jeffrey Hart argues the New York Times uses ideological cartoons to frame regimes from Franco to China. He questions the paper’s selective praise of some dictatorships while condemning others, highlighting double standards and biased coverage in editorials and features.
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New York Times
Nixon
Mao
the Times
Agnew
Franco
Hitler
Mussolini
Spanish Republic
International Brigades
United ‘States
Europe
Times
Seymour Topping
China
Spain
Athens
Madrid
Lisbon
Greece
Portugal
France
de Gaulle
Switzerland
The
Balancing power in Nixon Kissinger diplomacy described
The piece argues Nixon and Kissinger aim to restore a balance of power amid Soviet and Chinese threats. It warns against appeasement and notes potential shifts in favor between Moscow and Peking. The analysis emphasizes risks of miscalculation, nuclear parity, and the need to prioritize national interests over ideological confrontation.
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Herbert Hoover
United States
Richard Nixon
Hoover
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
China
Kissinger
Britain
America
Soviet
Russia
Soviet Russia
Mediterranean
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Horn of Africa
Israel
Moscow
Washington
Peking
Soviet Asia
Soviet Union
Urals
Central
Asia
Levant
Africa
Europe
Amur
Turkestan
Pacific
McBoxmire Dreams of Disarmament Amid Historic Sieges
In a surreal press of mind and memory Senator Teddy McBoxmire hallucinates in a psychiatrist’s office. He recalls 1777 Continental Congress, Saratoga, and a hypothetical disarmament bill that would hand the enemy victory. Dr. Couchmaster warns he must be confined, as the dream risks American defeat.
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Washington, D.C
Teddy McBoxmire
Clarence W. Couchmaster
Dr. Couchmaster
Continental Congress
McBoxmire
Johnny Burgoyne
Canada
New York State
New England
George Washington
Brandywine Creek
Germantown
Schuyler
Gates
Gentleman Johnny
Saratoga
High Seas
France
Church
Fulbright
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Grant
Richmond
Lee
Appomattox
Lincoln
Antimattox
Couchmaster Severvely
Congress
Boxmire
Hitler
Britain
Leningrad
Moscow
Stalingrad
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Eu‘rope
Urals
English Channel
Teddy Church Fulbright McBoxmire
America
Youth Vote Blind Spot in 1972 Nixon Outlook
Ralph de Toledano discusses Look magazine pollster Samuel Lubell on how the 18 to 21 year old vote could doom Nixon in 1972. He notes many non college youth may favor Democrats and questions the college student shift from Republican parents. He recalls student independence as breaking parental loyalty.
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Look Magazine
Samuel Lubell
Richard Nixon
Eon
Spain
Lberty
Lubell
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Atlanta
Ean Fremin
Los Angeles
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Ilotte
Qonder
Ayaa Sel
William F., Buckley, Jr
Jeffrey Hart
Majorca
Times Sunday
Emile van Heuvel
Angelos Sotiris
Salazar
Russell
Kirk
Holmes Alexander
Sen. Boxmire
J Gates
Ralph de Toledano
Mr. Nixon
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