Path of real statesmanship for HHH in 1972 split by McGovern
In 1970 Hubert Humphrey urged party unity for a 1971 nomination, but by June 1972 several rivals had withdrawn, leaving George McGovern as the strongest candidate. The piece argues that Democratic leaders should back McGovern now to avoid fratricide, avoid a Wallace deal, and reduce a costly convention fight, with McGovern potentially moderating his platform if he is the consensus choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wicker
New York Times News Service
New York
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
John Lindsay
Eugene McCarthy
Edmund Muskie
Henry Jackson
George McGovern
South Dakota
George Wallace
Wallace
Edward Kennedy
McGovern
California
New Mexico
New Jersey
Humphrey
Michigan
Outpoll Muskie
Rhode Island
Nixon
Muskie
Kennedy
Miami
Richard Pettigrew
Florida
House of Representatives
Miami Beach
Delegate Strength Chart for Democratic Candidates
An Associated Press chart shows delegate strength for McGovern Wallace Humphrey and Muskie through Tuesday primaries. It uses all primaries with New Jersey results incomplete and unofficial.
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Associated Press
Sen
George McGovern
Gov
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund
Muskie
New Jersey
Convention May Be Stronger On Debate
Los Angeles AP report notes California delegates to the July Democratic National Convention will reflect a diverse mix with 40 percent black, many Mexican-American and Asian-American members, and women at 52 percent. Delegates foresee a open, emotional, possibly acrimonious convention with strong minority influence and limited bargaining.
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Los Angeles
George McGovern
California
Mike Herrerra
Torrance
Miami Beach
Sew
McGovern
Jeff Hare
Ralph M. Ochoa
Ochoa
Blockade of Hanoi Strikes Seen Slowing North Vietnam
U S officials report signs the Nixon blockade is forcing Hanoi to conserve ammunition and slow offensives in South Vietnam. Drops in artillery fire on An Loc and SAM firings, plus mine and rail strikes, aim to choke North Vietnam’s war effort.
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Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
Defense Department
South Vietnam
An Loc
Pentagon
U.S
China
Hue
Demilitarized Zone
Russia
Hanoi
North Vietnamese Panhandle
White House
Haiphong
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi-Haiphong
Bernstein on words and the oddities of language
Bernstein critiques pretentious phrases like in terms of and together with, urges simple substitutes such as about or concerning, and explains word origins of taximeter cabriolet. He notes grammar rules, contrasts proper usage, and cites examples from journalism.
Bomb raid hits tunnel near Chinese border in Vietnam war
U.S. warplanes launched the heaviest raids in three weeks targeting North Vietnam. A guided 2,000 to 3,000 pound bomb collapsed the Lung Truong rail tunnel near the border. B52s returned north of the DMZ as fighting raged around Trang Bang and Quang Tri.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Trang Bang
Saigon-Phnom Penh
Hue
Air Force
Lung Truong
China
Hanoi
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HHH
Stephen J. Herzog
Moorpark
North
By Fred S. Hoffman
Vietnam
South China
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
Radio Hanoi
Bernstein
Theodore M. Bernstein
Jones Company
George Esper
Quang Tri
William C. Westmoreland
Army
Clyde Paisley Gibson Jr
East Northport N.Y
West Point
N.Y
US. Military Academy
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