Adlai Lost Badly But Gloriously Reston on McGovern
James Reston compares Adlai Stevenson's 1952 and 1956 campaigns with George McGovern's 1972 bid. He argues Stevenson defined core issues and raised standards for honest campaigning, a contrast to McGovern's approach and the current race. He notes McGovern's fireside chats and aide John Bartlow Martin, linking past and present Democratic strategies.
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James Reston
New York Times News Service
New York
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
George McGovern
Eisenhower
Stevenson
McGovern
John Bartlow Martin
Close Peek At Polls Shows George Chance
A 2,329 person NYT Yankelovich poll finds Nixon ahead by large margins on foreign affairs with broad support, but domestic issues show vulnerability. Voters rate Nixon weak on closing tax loopholes welfare reform and helping the little man, signaling a potential late campaign shift if McGovern capitalizes.
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Jack Rosenthal
New York Times News Service
Washington
George McGovern
Nixon
New York Times
Daniel Yankelovich
Soviet Union
China
Israel
McGovern
Times-Yanelovich
Teen blind singer Jackie Stieffel seeks sight via Johns Hopkins operation
Tampa AP reports 17 year old Jackie Stieffel, blind since birth, performing at a club and pursuing an operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital to regain sight. Her mother manages bookings. Jackie tours Alabama to Maryland and plans more appearances. She fears both excitement and fear if it succeeds.
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Tampa
Fla
Jackie Stieffel
Jackie
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Mississippi
Arizona
Virginia
Maryland
Pensacola
Lake Okeechobee
Florida
Texas
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Baltimore
Wage Accord Nearing in Minimum Wage Bill Battle
House Democrats reach a tentative agreement with key Southern Democrats to raise the minimum wage from 1.60 to 1.90 within 60 days and to 2.10 a year later. Agricultural workers and students face lower rates. The deal follows two hours of closed talks with bill managers and allies. The vote on allowing a House Senate conference is set for October 3 amid GOP and Southern Democrat opposition.
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Washington
House
Only Begun Says Nixon in Nation Tour
President Nixon, at a New York $1,000 plate GOP dinner, says he seeks not just victory but a victory for America. He notes he must finish the job begun with efforts toward Moscow and Beijing and promises foreign policy gains in a second term. His remarks are shown to 28 cities by closed circuit. He and Pat Nixon head to California for fund events and a San Francisco transit inspection.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
NEW York
Nixon
America
Moscow
Peking
China
Soviet Union
Pat
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Word Oddities and Clarifications in Bernstein’s Notes
The piece discusses how words like sure and involved shift meaning, causing ambiguity. It traces usage shifts from certainty to doubt and from complex to inclusive senses, and explains hue and cry as a misperceived color reference.
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