Experts Have It All Figure Out Reston Analysis
Washington analysis notes the 1972 presidential race defies expert predictions. McGovern could win the Democratic nomination but face a tough general election against Nixon. global events from Paris to Peking shape outcomes. The piece surveys shifts in politics, economy, and public mood, highlighting uncertainties and evolving power dynamics worldwide.
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New York Times
Washington
George McGovern
Richard Nixon
Franklin Roosevelt
Hyde Park
John Kennedy
Bobby
Teddy
Ed Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Michigan
John Lindsay
New York
Florida
Wisconsin
McGovern
South Dakota
America
General DeGaulle
Pompidou
France
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
Britain
Chou En Lai
Nixon
Peking
Lin Piao
Mao Tse Tung
India
Moscow
Vietnam
Hanoi
Brezhnev
Council To Rule On Zoning Issue
Decatur council set to rule after public hearings on Count Mallard Estates zoning with R-3 opposed by Elizabeth Ave residents who favor R-2. A buffer zone plan and potential all R-2 or all R-3 outcomes loom as developers and neighbors push their positions.
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Decatur
Russell
Counts
Sam McClendon
Elizabeth Ave
8Th St
Elizabeth St
Cleo Ave
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Commission
Count Mallard Estates
Count Mallard
Environment Talks Snubbed By Soviets
United Nations delegates assemble in Stockholm for the first world conference on the environment but the Soviet bloc plans a boycott over observer status for East Germany. A Chinese delegation has arrived as hopes rise for a concrete action plan, air pollution monitoring, and a moratorium on whaling. The conference aims to spur international efforts to balance nature with human survival and define principles for global responsibility.
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Sweden
United Nations
U.N
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Hungary
East Germany
Planet Earth
Earthwatch
Alabama may not feel impact from non unanimous verdict ruling
Supreme Court 5-4 decision allows non unanimous verdicts for non capital state trials. Local officials say Alabama would need legislative action to adopt. judges warn it could speed cases and shift trial strategies though not demanded in federal cases. The ruling, supported by Justice White and four Nixon appointees, notes states may experiment with procedures while preserving rights.
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Rolling Hills
Hickory Hills
Burningtree
Cleo St
Decatur City School Board
Charles Guntharp
Guntharp
Supreme Court
Alabama
Morgan County
Louisiana
Circuit Court
Newton B. Powell
Powell
Oregon
Oklahoma
Montana
Mike Moebes
Circuit
R. L.handley
Byron R. White
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquiest
Justice Powell
White
Burger
Blackmun
Rehnquiest
William O. Douglas
Wiliam J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Potter Stewart
Big Four Finalize Berlin Accord Signaling thaw in East West
In Berlin the Big Four ratified a final protocol at the Allied Control Council building. Rogers and Gromyko, with Maurice Schumann and Alec Douglas-Home, announced broader movement rules and full East German entry rights for West Berliners. Bonn announced Polish relations and nonaggression treaties ratified with the Soviet Union. The Oder-Neisse border was recognized as Poland’s western boundary, easing postwar tensions.
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William P. Rogers
Andrei A. Gromyko
France
Britain
Maurice Schumann
Sir Alec Douglas-Home
West Berlin
Allied Control Council
Rogers
East Berlin
Gromyko
West Germany
Bonn
Poland
Soviet Union
Oder-Neisse Line
East Germany
Viet Vet Hijacker Arrested After Airline Raid
A 22 year old Vietnam veteran and sport parachutist Rob D Heady of Reno was arrested on air piracy and crew interference charges after hijacking a United Airlines Boeing 727. Heady allegedly collected 200000 in ransom, bailed out, and left part of the money on the plane. Bond is 100000, with a preliminary hearing set next Friday.
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Reno, New
United Air Lines
Bruce Thompson
Rob D. Heady
Reno
Atty Haymondtte
Keith Lee Jr
Nevada
Dee Swobe
Bond
FBI
Vern Loetterle
New York
San Francisco
Two Decatur girls urge more G rated movies
In a June 2 1972 letter to The Decatur Daily Kim Houser and Anita Bennich criticize the film The Swedish Fly Girls for being inappropriate for small children. They note long car lines to see the movie and quote peers calling it nasty. They urge more G rated offerings for adults and children.
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Ala
Decatur Daily
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