McGovern's First Political Venture At Age Thirty
George McGovern, at 30, left academia for politics in South Dakota by becoming party secretary and organizer. He built a two-party base, ran for Congress, then beat Lt. Gov. Joe Bottum for Senate in 1962, laying groundwork for his later presidential bid.
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McGovern
Washington
George McGovern
Tiny Dakota Wesleyan University
George
Eleanor
Steven
Adlai E. Stevenson
South Dakota
Clark
Mitchell
Pat Donovan
Harl Andersen
Associated Press
South
United States Senate
Case
Ken Holum
Mundt
Lovre
George Cunningham
Senate
Cunningham
Lovie
Congress
Humphrey
House
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Karl Mundt
Joe McCarthy
Anson
John F. Kennedy
Methodist McGovern
Kennedy
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
House of Cards
South America
White House
Francis Case
Republican Central Committee
Joe Bottum
Bottum
Edward M. Kennedy
Vietnam
Jean Westwood
Democratic National Committee
Basil Paterson
Map of Douglas County Polling Places by Precinct
A detailed list of polling locations across Douglas County precincts including Pinckney School Fire Station No. 1 Watkins Museum Center Building Hillcrest School Allen Fieldhouse West Junior High Rusty’s Grocery Schwegler School South Junior High Central Junior High Hiawatha Building Kennedy School India School New York School County Courthouse Woodlawn School Clinton Township hall Eudora Grant Kanwaka Big Springs Lecompton Palmyra Wakarusa Willow Springs precincts with street addresses and landmarks.
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Pinckney School
Sixth
Mississippi
Eighth
Kentucky
Douglas County State Bank
Ninth
National Guard Armory
Second
Iowa
Watkins Museum
11Th
Massachusetts
Community
Vermont
Hillcrest
Harvard & Hilltop
Allen Fieldhouse
Naismith & Sunnyside
West Junior High
Yale
Crestline
Sunset Hill
Ninth & Schwartz Road
American Legion
Sixth & Kasold
Central United Methodist Church
15Th
Cordley
Louisiana
Centennial
Rusty’s
Schwegler School
Ousdahl
South Junior High
Central Junior High
Hiawatha
Haskell Jaco
East Hegghts School
Haskell
Kennedy School
Davis & Harper
India School
East 23Rd Street
Clinton
Eudora
Grant
Kanwaka
Big Springs
Lecompton Township
Lecompton
IOOF
Palmyra
North Baldwin
Baldwin
South Baldwin
American Legion Hall
Vinland
East Wakarusa
Cooperative Farm Chemical Assn
Wakarusa
Unitarian Fellowship Church
Willow Springs
House OKs Cyclamates Recovery
The House narrowly approved a bill to let the government compensate domestic manufacturers and distributors for losses after cyclamate bans. The 177-170 vote, with six switchers, sent the measure to the Senate. Backers cite justice for 1969 losses. critics led by Ralph Nader call it a health-risk reward.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
House
Senate
Nader
Court of Claims
Batman star Burt Ward and Claudine visit Gibson's in Lawrence
Burt Ward known as Robin in the Batman series and his wife Claudine Miss France of 1970 will appear at Gibson's Discount Center in Lawrence on Wednesday and Thursday. They sign autographs and distribute free photos at 3 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm both days. Ward touts high IQ and fast reading while sharing career notes.
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Burt Ward
Boy Wonder
Batman Comics
Television
Lawrence
Gibson’s
Claudine
France
Playboy
Robing
Gibson
Art Cromer
Ward
Beverly Hills
Calif
UCLA
California
Wichita
Shultz urges death penalty for certain crimes
Kansas Lt. Gov. Reynolds Shultz says capital punishment should stay for premeditated murders mass slayings and killing of officers. He argues the Supreme Court ruling will force a criminal penalties review and calls for stricter gun crime penalties.
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Russell
Kan
Reynolds Shultz
U.S. Supreme Court
St. Francis
Shultz
Computers to Park Vehicles at Kansas City Airport
ITT Service Industries says computers will manage parking at Kansas City International Airport when it opens in November. The system records entry and exit times and accepts cash or credit cards. Two way monitors will let the control center monitor traffic and assist motorists seeking emergency help.
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Cleveland
Kansas City International Airport
International Telephone and Telegraph Service Industries
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Dakota Wesleyan
Ward Clark
South Dakota Democratic
Izer
Karl E. Mundt
Harold QO. Lovre
E. Y. Berry
Tion
United States
Robert Anson
Douglas County
Armory
New York School
10Th
New York
Woodlawn School
Fifth & Elm
City OF
Kansas National Guard Armory
Sunset School
Allen Field House
Ccpress
Sid Precinct
Veemards
Ste Ward
Zap
Biff
Robin
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