Punditry and the McGovern forecast by Schlesinger and Galbraith
The piece critiques Arthur Schlesinger and John Kenneth Galbraith for predicting McGovern’s rise in 1972. It notes Schlesinger’s landslide scenario and Galbraith’s bold forecasts, contrasting them with actual results and suggesting pundits misread political momentum. The author rebuts their confidence while acknowledging their intellect.
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McGovern
John Kenneth Galbraith
Arthur Schlesinger
Professor Galbraith
George McGovern
Saturday Review
Galbraith
Richard Milhous Nixon
Barry Goldwater
LBJ
Goldwater
Nixon
South Dakota
Union
Jackson
No hurry to pay 73 vehicle licenses in California
DMV director Robert Cozens urges motorists to wait on renewing 1973 registrations. Invoices go out early during Thanksgiving week to beat Christmas mail rush but offices won’t handle heavy renewals before December 1. Motorists are advised to mail checks and billing cards. in person visits after December 1 are allowed.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
Robert Cozens
DMV
California
United States Postal Service
Cozens
New Council forms to manage UCSB part time degree programs
A UCSB council on part time degree programs directs an Extended University experiment across six UC campuses. Twenty students enroll in Law and Society as the first undergraduate major, with future programs planned toward upper division and graduate MA degrees. Council members span education and engineering with diverse faculty representation.
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Council
UC Santa Barbara
UCSB
Law and Society
John Carbon
Jerry Higgins
Kenneth Kotzebue
James Block
Alfred Moir
Ralph Nair
Siad Phillips
Carl Zytowski
Elvin Hatch
John Snyder
Graduate Council
Jack Harris
Cutting Christmas Gift Lists Pages Back to Abby Advice
Dear Abby offers a repeat of the note asking how to trim a longstanding gift exchange with many friends and relatives. The columnist suggests Thanksgiving outreach to honestly reduce the list and stop giving others gifts they won’t receive.
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Abby
Boston
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Upton
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Dear Abby
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Clayton Tree Farm
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Lopez Lake
Arroyo Grande
Lompoc
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Casmalia Road
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Shruist
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