Muskie Defends Run Against McGovern For Democratic Nomination
The editorial argues Senator Muskie made a correct move by refusing to back McGovern and cites McGovern’s shifting views on abortion tax reform marijuana and Vietnam peace talks as weaknesses. It notes labor support doubts and warns against conceding the nomination without a fight.
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Edmund Muskie
George McGovern
Senator Muskie
South
Hanoi
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Senator McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
California
St. George
Castor Muskie
Free Bus Service In Lubbock Seems Unlikely
The piece argues against free transit in Lubbock noting rising costs, fare reductions elsewhere, and politics around taxes. It highlights Bronx mayor Robert Abrams’ call for no user charges, Atlanta’s sales tax vote, and New York City income and business taxes while warning Lubbock faces a subsidy end and a risky transit company.
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Robert Abrams
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Bronx
Atlanta
New York City
New York
Lubbock Transit Co
Army tests motorcycle recon troops behind enemy lines
The U S Army experiments with a motorcycle reconnaissance unit in the Ft Hood area. A 40 man platoon with 36 motorcycles could be airlifted behind lines and recovered by helicopter. The plan aims for low costs and to recruit riders with little or no motorcycle experience.
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Ft. Hood
Army
7Th Cavalry
1St Cavalry Division
Joe L. Lewis
Drowning plan to swap teens sparks controversial idea
Art Buchwald discusses a fictional plan to swap teenage children between families to end parent teen conflicts. The humorous piece exaggerates a nationwide gripe with teen behavior and suggests a swap would create peaceful homes without parental battles.
McGovern Faces Skepticism From Governors at Conference
Governors at the National Governors Conference grilled Senator George McGovern past 1 a.m. yet admired his salesmanship and flexibility. They remained convinced a McGovern Nixon race portends disaster for the Democratic Party and doubt his marketability, despite Patrick Lucey's efforts to bridge factions.
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Houston
George McGovern
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
McGovern
O'Callaghan
Gilligan
Barry Goldwater
Senator Goldwater
Cleveland
Smoke Free Conventions Move Gains In Miami Delegations
The piece rails at nicotine risks amid the 1972 Democratic scene in Miami and Washington. It cites U. S. Surgeon General Steinfeld on ash free rooms and carbon monoxide dangers for delegates and staff. It also notes Governor Lucey courting McGovern support among governors and the uneasy, evolving party dynamics.
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Miami
Sfeason
U. S
Jesse L. Steinfeld
Washington
Levitt findings spark New York anger over city inefficiency
The Levitt report accuses water meter readers, inspectors, and welfare workers of underperforming and slashing staff productivity in New York City. Voters blame liberal governance and rising welfare costs, fueling talk that Nixon could gain in 1972 amid anger at Lindsay and city finances.
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Soxaee
Nelson Rockefeller
Lindsay
Levitt
New York
Nixon
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Michigan
Lubbock leaders named to push flag city status
A committee of 10 Lubbock business leaders was named to promote Lubbock as a flag city in a national United States Defense Bond payroll deduction drive. In Washington the Senate Commerce Committee sent the Fair Trade Bill to the floor without recommendation. On Koje Island Korea American infantry cleared 4,800 North Korean POWs from a stockade and searched for possible new victims of Communist diehards.
Luncheon liquor limits and odd historical notes compiled
A collage of remarks on drinking at noon versus evening, Atlantic City’s boardwalk origin, Chamfort quotes on women, a typo filled claim about American Indian chiefs, a working wife’s take home pay, and a note on the country’s first circus in Philadelphia in 1792 with a faded memory about tights.
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