Will history repeat in Harris poll ahead of election
Editorial notes Harris Newspapers poll sampled 1 percent in 70 counties before the election. It recalls the 1936 result and cites past accuracy, while acknowledging four years ago’s misread of Gov. Robert Bennett. It highlights similarities with John Carlin, severance tax indecision, and a final call to vote tomorrow.
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Harris Newspapers
Alf Landon
Robert Bennett
John Carlin
Harris
Bennett
Carlin
Sam Hardage
Silky Sullivan
Finney County
Finney
Sedgwick, Johnson, Wyandotte
Shawnee
Johnson and
Sedgwick
All Beef Salami Recipe From Centennial CookBook
Garden City reader shares a home salami method from the Centennial Community Church Cookbook noting seven ingredients and a 10 pound lean beef base. The piece blends kitchen tips with reflections on October meals and pantry curiosities, including a giant vegetable soup and notes on bananas and tomatoes.
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Garden City
Community Church
Richard Nixon
Election Test of Principles and Group Power Across America
Memo discusses the 1982 election as a test of core societal balances across producer and consumer, domestic and foreign policy, racial and gender lines, and wealth. It notes anticipated rises in women voters and candidate activity, touches ERA defeat, and predicts strong black turnout potentially opposing Reagan policies.
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Harris News Service
Congress
U. S. Senate
Cotton Belt
Chicago
Detroit
Test of strength on voters and issues in 1980 election
The piece argues Black voters backed Carter in 1980 as in 1976 and will influence Reagan program candidates. It highlights PEACE ADVOCATES with the bishops’ anti nuke stance boosting the nuclear freeze, GUN CONTROL efforts led by groups like Handgun Control Inc, and California Proposition 15. It notes off year elections test presidential support and policy impact.
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Jimmy Carter
U. S. Catholic Bishops
Reagan
Handgun Control Inc
Ronald Reagan
Roy Rogers
Charlton Heston
National Rifle Assn
End of the 1982 off year election campaign
James Kilpatrick analyzes the Washington view of the 1982 off year elections. He notes voters remain volatile with millions of undecideds likely to shift in the final weekend. He doubts a last minute tide will rescue the Senate for Democrats or deliver 40 to 50 House seats.
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Washington
98Th Congress
97Th
Senate
House
Campaign end tide: senate split and GOP losses expected
Forecasts project the Senate at 54 to 46 with Democrats gaining 27 seats in the House, naming statehouses as hotspots. The piece weighs economic woes, Vietnam, Watergate era comparisons, and public perception, noting inflation easing, lower interest rates, and ongoing debates about accountability under Reagan. It frames 1982 as a test of party unity and public patience.
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Senate
GOP
White House
House
Vietnam
Reagan
Republicans
Spaniards banish Franco ghost as Socialists win inSpain
The Socialist landslide in the Madrid general election reflects a public will to purge Franco era relics. Felipe Gonzalez leads Spain’s first leftist government since 1939, with the party shedding Marxist references and adopting a broader policy restart. The center collapses to 13 seats while the Popular Alliance rises to 105. The far right loses ground. the armed forces’ role remains the big question as observers note past coup attempts and military plots. The opposition calls this a shift toward democracy and renewal, even as lingering questions about military influence remain.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Felipe Gonzalez
Socialist Workers’ Party
Adolfo Suarez
Franco
Center
Cortes
Popular Alliance
Blas Pinar
New Force
Guardia Civil
Public Pulse on County Tax Dispute Between Merrill and City
County Commissioner Michael Merrill accuses Mayor Schmale of distorting facts about a proposed sales tax. Merrill cites informal county visits as indicating no need for more revenue, while recalling discussions on a county-wide half cent tax and past cooperation on the initial half cent.
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Garden City
Schmale
Finney County
Michael Merrill
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Defense Ministry
Valencia
Juan Carlos
Bible Thought
Thessalonians
Public Pulse
Merrill
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