McGovern Faces Tough Path After Miami Beach Victory
James Reston analyzes George McGovern's post nomination challenge as he must unite defeated colleagues, win broad voter loyalty, and craft a strategy to beat Nixon in November. He faces internal party resistance, a newly emboldened Nixon, and critics who fear the Roosevelt coalition will be wrecked.
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James Reston
New York Times News Service
Miami Beach
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
Humphrey
Muskie
Democratic Party
Congress
Mayor Daley
Chicago
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Roosevelt
Jefferson
William Jennings Bryan
Adlai Stevenson
South Dakota
Daley
Meany
Jackson
Peking
Moscow
Jefferson and
William Jennings Bryant
Vietnam
State Chessmen Eying Tourney
Alabama chess clubs in Birmingham Huntsville Montgomery and Mobile follow the Fischer Spassky match closely. Local players foresee renewed interest, with Milan Momic as Alabama’s only master and plans for the Alabama Championship in Montgomery over Labor Day weekend drawing 3 to 60 players. The piece notes youth participation and the sport’s growing visibility nationwide.
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Hoyt Harwell
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Bobby Fischer
Iceland
Boris Spassky
Huntsville
Montgomery
Mobile
John Dohne
Charles Smith
Dohne
Milan Momic
Leighton
Yugoslavia
Momic
Muscle Shoals
van Fischer
Smith
Fischer
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State Chessmen
Eying Tourney
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Bureau of International Commerce
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American Red Cross
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Delmonico
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Caan Erient
Helton Beh Tie
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