O Briens Ultimatum Signals McGovern Campaign Shakeup
Lawrence O'Brien, McGovern's national campaign chairman, issued a strict ultimatum to tighten staff and procedures after weeks on the job. Republicans mock the campaign's leadership, predicting an overhaul if O'Brien remains aboard beyond Labor Day, with a faster, tighter party effort as the likely outcome.
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Lawrence O'Brien
John Kennedy
White House
McGovern
O'Brien
Republican Campaign Committee
O.brien
O’brien
MecCovern
Larry O'Brien
McGovern Campaign Committee
Davis Tours Russia Praise From Comrades And Critique Of U S
A newspaper opinion piece denounces Angela Davis on a Soviet tour praising socialism while criticizing the United States. It contrasts her reception by Communist hosts with her American activism, questions her stance on Israel and Soviet education costs, and suggests she embody Communist ideals.
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Jane Fonda
Ramsey Clark
Hanoi
U. S
Angela Davis
Mason
Miss Davis
Davis
Russia
California
Moscow
Lenin
America
Israel
Holy Russia
Remai
Soviet Union
Price Commission Grants Limited Price Hikes for Low Profit Firms
The Price Commission designates some corporations as low profit and allows raises up to 8 percent if profits stay within set limits. Supermarket chains like Acme Markets Allied Supermarkets Bohack Stop & Shop are listed. While the aim is to keep food prices down, questions remain as to whether firms can lift margins to the legal maximum. Despite compassion, some market decisions remain—left to competition.
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Price Commission
Acme Markets Inc
Allied Supermarkets Inc
Bohack Corp
Stop & Shop Cos
Danville
Associated Press
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Branham Company
Jdiemen
Acme
Commission
Soaper Says Yard Pride and Political Snubs
A satirical column notes a resident boasting of improving his yard and laments modern signals in autos and politics. It contrasts the vice president’s proximity to power with enduring questions of credibility, while critiquing party fundraising and a veteran’s prefab claim tied to era-based branding.
Racial quotas draw sharp lines in hiring debate
A Washington commentary critiques racial quotas in federal hiring and promotion as an erosion of merit based selection. It notes Agnew and Nixon oppose quotas, warn they reallocate opportunities, and argue a color blind society honors individual merit over group quotas while acknowledging past harms and the need for equal opportunity.
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Washington
Agnew
Miami Beach
Nixon
White House
American Jewish Committee
AJC
Civil Service Commission
Robert E. Hampton
ASC
Brown v. Board of Education
America
Men of Goodwill
Bentley
Special Education
Board of Selection of
White House Fellows and the politics of selection
A discussion on alleged ideological bias in selecting White House Fellows and other federal boards. The piece argues most questions probe private opinions on current controversies, potentially skewing nonpartisan appointments. It cites Helen Delich Bentley and Fulbright programs as examples and calls for reducing political prejudice in selections.
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White House
Johnson
Nixon
Helen Delich Benney
Federal Maritime Commission
Bentley
Wes Srrmanetenery
Whrthlinn
Washington
David McCord Wright
Sarmas
Congress
Oliver Cromwell
Cromwell
America
The Nixon era reshaped American society and confidence
Ralph de Toledano reflects on the 1960s upheaval, noting campus violence, urban unrest, and the crime wave. He argues that by 1972 a stabilizing pattern emerges under President Nixon, with the economy recovering and public order restored. The piece questions if this shift was accidental or guided by leadership.
Our Garrison State Not American At All
Miami Beach feature recounts a rocky call from Rocky Pomerance about federal troops and arrests as a school principal braces his elementary school for disruption near a political convention. The principal, a Democrat, criticizes the Nixon Education Act funding and its promised quality education.
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Miami Beach
Rocky
Nelson Rockefeller
Pele
Rocky Pomerance
Dace County
Jack
Bobby Kennedy
Tillie 1
Nixon
Miami
Richard Nixon
New York
Republican Party
McGovern
Vietnam
Ramsey Clark
Hanoi
Democratic Party
U.S. Senate
Parting Shots on Rights and Protests in Nixon Era
A reflective column critiques equal rights debates, political protests, and Nixon era tensions. It notes a distracted tourist wife, a minister’s vows, grandchild exceptions, and Nixon’s evolving control. Describes flag burning, hostile rhetoric, security cordons, and a nation marching toward a garrison state amid Viet Nam strain.
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