Ful ton County group seeks federal monitors for election
A Fulton County group asks President Nixon to send federal monitors to ensure a fair November general election. James R. Davis alleges dead voters on rosters and widespread code violations, claiming 1000 votes were stolen in a prior Democratic primary. Officials resist the claims saying the county is properly run.
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Salem, Ark
Fulton County
Nixon
James R. Davis
For Action Please, Inc
Roy Barker
Lester Collins
Davis
John L. McClellan
David Pryor
Terry Poynter
Mountain Home
Thomas R. Bray
Camp
First all black Air Corps squadron survivors recall segregated era
Detroit remembers the nation s first all black Army Air Forces squadron survivors including Charles Diggs and William Patrick reflecting on segregation at Pearl Harbor training near Tuskegee Institute. They recount the 1940s battles for equality and the notable postwar careers of Diggs Patrick and James.
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Detroit
Army Air Corps
Air Force
U.S
Big Ten
Michigan
Pearl Harbor
Alabambamage
Tuskegee Institute
Charles Diggs
Diggs
Alabama
Harvard
Clifton R. Wharton Jr
Michigan State University
Patrick
Gene Dericotte
University of Michigan
James N.rett
Joe Gribbs
Commission On Children and Youth
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Manhattan
Colorful pants steal spotlight at Ft MacArthur ceremony
Secretary of the Army Robert Froehlke drew most attention during an artillery battery award at Ft. MacArthur for its marksmanship. Observers noted his civilian plaid pants contrasted with Willey in uniform. In Tokyo, sources say Tanaka may visit Beijing to discuss normalizing China Japan ties, likely in late September. Margriete of the Netherlands and husband Pieter plan a private U.S. visit with a Sept. 9 Holland Michigan stop for the city’s 125th anniversary. Eagleton, welcomed in St Louis, says he stayed in the kitchen amid heat after withdrawing as Democratic VP candidate. Nancy Reagan disclaims authorship of a welfare aid application received by Fresno County welfare officials.
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Tokyo
Kakauei Tanaka
Peking
China
Japan
Tanaka
Nixon
Hawaii
ST. Louis
Thomas F. Eagleton
Harry S. Truman
Fresno
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Nancy
Fresno County
Reagan
Women Bouncers Demonstrate At New York Pub
Ellen Sigward and two others showcased female bouncers at the White Horse Inn in a Sadie Hawkins style event. They described using a mix of persuasion and physical techniques learned from judo and karate to handle unruly patrons. Some patrons doubted, while others approved of women taking the lead on security.
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New York
Ellen Sigward
White Horse Inn
Peggy Doyle
Phyllis Seidman
Phyllis
Liz Laurie
Nixon administration delays national value added tax push
A back burner remains on a possible national value added tax as Treasury Undersecretary Edwin S. Cohen cautions no decision is imminent. Nixon would have the final word, while Congress plans a major tax review next year amid calls to close loopholes and simplify the code. The VAT is discussed as a future option to fund federal needs, potentially easing state and local property taxes, though politics and education funding plans complicate the issue.
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Washington
Nixon
Associated Press
Treasury
Edwin S. Cohen
Cohen
Congress
Social Security Medicare enrollment and remarriage guidance
Q and A discuss when to apply for Medicare and how to handle benefits after remarriage. The 65 year old asks about enrollment timing and notes that a trip to the office may not be necessary as forms can be mailed after a phone application. The second question concerns restarting benefits on a deceased spouse’s record after divorce and remarriage, with guidance to contact the local office to start benefits again.
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Social Security Office
Texarkana
Texas
Glenda Bozeman
Social Security
McGovern shifts campaign to New York and New England
George S McGovern heads to New York to press his Democratic presidential bid after recent trips to Manchester New Hampshire and Hartford Connecticut. The White House rejected Shrivers charge Nixon mishandled Vietnam peace talks and defended media coverage while Defense says McGoverns defense cuts are mythological. Wagner named to lead McGovern campaign in New York state as disputes over platform proceedings arise.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
New York
Manchester
N.H
Senna Life and Casualty Co
Hartford
Nixon
Shriver
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Defense Department
Sen. McGovern
McGovern
Pentagon
Clark MacGregor
America
Donald M. Riegle Jr
Michigan
Republican Platform Committee
Jill Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Robert F. Wagner
George McGovern
New York State
Richard C. Wade
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Lockbourne
Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Army Air Corps
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United States
Holland
Mich
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Tate Auto CO
the Society of the Cincinnati
Continental Army
George Washington
Ellen
Jack McManus
White Horse
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Social Security Administration
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John J. Rhodes
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