Primaries Lift Hubert Humphrey’s Political Image
Columnist Carl Rowan argues primaries exposed Humphrey to party regulars as his own man and helped shed the loser label. He notes black, union, and Jewish support, contrasts with past Dixiecrat clashes, and credits Pennsylvania victory with reviving his bid for vice presidency.
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The Distaff Side on Fibber McGee Closet TV
A TV review discusses The Great Radio Comedians and the way radio fans picture scenes in their minds. It contrasts the eye of television with imagination, recalling Amos and Andy and Fibber McGee while noting the charm of radio’s mental pictures.
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Fibber McGee
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Cryptoquip clue puzzle scrawled by Ring Features Syndicate
A cryptic clue sheet dated 1972 lists numerous wordplay hints like ensnare eloquent speaker and fruit of the pine along with coded notes and a final instruction that B equals A. The fragment references Colonial orders and a made suits line.
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Ensnare
New Zealand
Ring Features Syndicate, Inc
FBI chief told there are no dossiers and no secret files
Jack Anderson reports a new FBI chief Pat Gray was told by reporters that there are no dossiers or secret files. The piece describes FBI files on figures from Jane Fonda to Martin Luther King Jr. and James Baldwin, noting many entries are marked secret or confidential and discuss personal lives, travels, and rumors rather than crimes.
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Floyd McKissick
James Baldwin
Marlon Brando
Paul Newman
Rock Hudson
Tony Randall
Zero Mostel
Joe Namath
Lance Rentzel
Namath
New York Jets
American Football League
Pussycat
New York City
IF. Stone
Subject
United States
Moet
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Washington, D.C
Pat Gray
Say Something Funny About George McGovern
Washington humor committee met to plan satire if George McGovern becomes a viable presidential candidate. Writers and cartoonists debated how to mock him, then tested ideas for 30 minutes while lamenting the lack of obvious punch lines.
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George McGovern
Washington
McGovern
Jim
Nixon
South Dakota
United States
Humphrey
Two Held For Fraud In Reno County
Two women Patricia Harrod and Barbara Perser were arrested on welfare fraud complaints in Hutchinson Kansas. Harrod allegedly obtained rent checks totaling 1422 while not paying rent on a house deeded to her five year old son. Perser allegedly concealed a workmen's compensation settlement receiving 573 from Jan 1 to May 30 1970. A third complaint was filed but service failed. bonds set at 500 each and Harrod's trial slated May 26.
Weighed in the balance and urged to love others
A devotional note cites Daniel 5 27 and Galatians 6 2 urging believers to be weighed by God s standard. It emphasizes bearing one another s burdens and fulfilling the law of Christ through selflessness and concern for others.
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Christ
Insurers react to Shopper's Guide to Life Insurance
AP analysis notes that a mimeographed booklet from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, A Shopper's Guide to Life Insurance, discloses price variations up to 170 percent and highlights how agents may bias policy choices. Commissioner Herbert Denenberg argues the guide will push shoppers to compare policies and pressure companies to lower premiums and improve service. Industry reaction is mixed, with some praising the clarity and others criticizing aggressive reform ideas.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Pennsylvania Insurance Department
Denenberg
Public Pulse Letter Voices Urban Renewal Debate
Dennis L Mead criticizes City Commission coverage and defends Duane West in a heated letter. Residents sign a petition opposing phase 2, seeking repeal of resolutions 910 and 911, urging broader public education on urban renewal aims.
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Duane West
West
Garden City
Dennis L, Mead
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