High Point Crickets and Sunday Blue Law Repeal Plea
A vigilant citizen piece urges City Council to scrap outdated Sunday closing rules. The author argues Sunday laws violate the First Amendment and create unfair business advantages while citizens shop and spend in neighboring towns. The letter says locals favor modernization and warns against being forced by petitions to reconsider the ordinances.
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High Point
Congress
Supreme Court of
North Carolina
Greensboro
Thomasville
Nixon suspends Paris talks as Vietnam war drags on
The article notes President Nixon has halted American participation in secret talks in Paris after a lukewarm response from Saigon and Hanoi. It questions progress toward peace, cites continued troop withdrawals, and states American strength in Vietnam falls below 100,000 with fighting ongoing into November.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
Saigon
Hanoi
United States
Peking
Moscow
Mr. Nixon
Gambling in America Drives States Toward Legalization Debates
The piece outlines the scale of gambling in the United States, noting illegal bets dwarf legal ones and detailing moves by states to legalize lotteries and casinos. It covers Atlantic City’s casino push, arguments for and against legalization, and concerns about corruption, revenue, and tax impact.
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United States
President's Crime Commission
Nevada
Kansas
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
Las Vegas
President
Underworld
Vincent C. Teresa
Senate
Wright Patman
Texas
House Banking and Currency Committee
Humphrey insiders map four key states for nomination
confidential memos from Ken O'Donnell to Hubert Humphrey name Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and California as pivotal for winning the Democratic nomination with labor support. He also argues Nixon will weaken and that the race focuses on jobs and inflation. A Wisconsin memo warns against assuming Humphrey’s hold on the state.
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Washington
Hubert Humphrey
California
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Humphrey
O'Donnell
Muskie strong in Wisconsin as McGovern eyes districts
The article surveys Wisconsin’s primary landscape with Ed Muskie favored in several districts including the seventh around Wausau and parts of the state where he is strong in industrial areas near Milwaukee. McGovern is seen as strong in agriculture oriented western Wisconsin and aims to lead in the third and tenth districts.
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Ed Muskie
Wausau
George) McGovern
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Racine
Kenosha
The War in Man Media and Machines Impact on Elections
Scholars Wilhelmsen and Bret analyze TV's effect on 1972 politics. They argue TV shapes voter choice and erodes rational deliberation, elevating television personas like Kennedy while diminishing substantive policy. The book links Kennedy mystique to modern presidential dynamics and public perception.
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Frederick Wilhelmsen
Jane Bret
Wilhelmsen-Bret
John F. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
Nixon
It would Not Cost Much Just to Save Trees
Readers applaud the March article urging tree and park preservation amid urban development. Letters urge cautious planning for the 900 block Hamilton and Johnson Streets and support bike paths with community funding and sidewalk riding safety.
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Hamilton and
Johnson Streets
Bob Gordon
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