21 Jun 1972
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1972
Page
1
Jim Bishop reports on Miami Beach preparing for the Democratic and Republican conventions. Officials fear unrest, with ordinance penalties for demonstrations and heavy police readiness. The Beach divides between wealthy visitors and poorer residents, while city leaders seek balance between business and order.
A columnist argues that presidential elections show voters prefer a candidate near the political center, not stark ideological extremes. He notes 1964 as an example where moderates won and warns parties risk alienating the center if nominating too far out. The piece considers 1972 dynamics around McGovern and Vietnam policy.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Nixon campaign operators used a multimillion-dollar fund for lavish travel and events. April and May expenses include 34631 on flights 6318 on charter planes 3714 for government plates. White House entertaining funded by donors, with $1300 luncheon at Gramercy Inn and $983 for Avigone Freres cuisine. O'Brien and aides charge travel to the party, while Republicans decry the rest as legitimate. Brezhnev hosts Nixon in Moscow signaling campaign optimism.
A Kansas City AP column recounts Bob Boyle’s leap into marine biology by converting a laundry truck into a mobile home and moving to Marineland of Florida. At 21, he earned a hard hat diver role, handling nurse sharks morays and sea turtles while rising as a top diver under Wayne Birkett. He writes of fear, pride, and a future not tied to diving, noting he will value the experience later.
Delos Campbell won a piano in a promotion by Ren Pollock Inc to name the new town store. The chosen name is Pioneer Music House. Lawrence Moss won a phonograph for the best slogan, submitting More Music Better Homes. Martha Jane Thomson nears one hundred, lifelong Salisburg resident. Her four sons, A Marshall Thompson judge, Huston Thompson FTC chairman, J Harold Thompson federal official, and Dr William M Thompson of California, attended a party in her honor. Frank B Hood resigns as social studies teacher at Pennion High to join Indiana Evening Gazelle publishers. County Commissioner J W Tiny Everett celebrates birthday today.
Washington reports a behind the scenes push by Northeast labor leaders to replace Vice President Agnew with Nelson Rockefeller. They see Rockefeller as the 1973-76 path to the White House, backing him to challenge Nixon and shape the Republican platform with a labor-backed bloc of 5 million union members.
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