McGovern’s Calamity and a Humble Choice of Shriver
Washington columnist notes the Eagleton resignation as a calamity not disaster and lauds McGovern for mercy and toughness. It highlights McGovern choosing Sargent Shriver as running mate, facing harsh public reaction, and the need to confront critics directly to pursue the presidency.
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Washington
George McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
McGovern
Eagleton
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Gaylord
Nelson
McGovern’s long speech on Shriver and inflation analysis
Tricky Buckley critiques George McGovern’s announcement of Sargent Shriver as VP nominee. The column argues McGovern gave a sprawling, inflation‑focused speech that hardly mentioned Shriver, compares it to Nixon era rhetoric, and questions spending deficits implicating inflation.
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George
Sen. McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
McGovern
John Jones
John
Richard Nixon
Herbert Hoover
George McGovern
Sen
Joe McCarthy
Committee On UN- American Activities
Nixon
Republican Party
Congress
Journal masthead listing editors and managers
Elwood Richardson is credited as Business Manager while Frank R. Myers is Editor-General Manager and Paul J. Day serves as Executive Editor. The item records the newsroom leadership lineup of The Journal.
FBI Shift Priorities Emphasizes Organized Crime Target
The piece argues for reordering FBI priorities toward organized crime, noting past overemphasis on domestic subversion. It cites Patrick Gray III stating organized crime is the top target, while acknowledging subversion remains important. It also discusses GI Bill benefits for Vietnam veterans versus World War II veterans and calls for fair, proportionate support.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Vietnam
Congress
House
Senate
Patrick Gray III
Organized Crime
Albany
N Y
Gray
Life Is Worth Living Says Hal Boyle
A reflective montage highlights simple joys and memories that give life meaning. Vignettes include paying off debt, finding old shoes, a babysitter’s gratitude, Christmas carols, a scratchy recording of John McCormack, a first date, a drugstore counterman job, and youthful aches followed by camping reverie.
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New York
John McCormack
Philadelphia Departure Tax Sparks Budget Debate
A column skewers Philadelphia officials after approving a $3 departure tax on airport travelers. The writer jokes about other proposed levies including a Berlin Wall tax and a hat tax while mocking the city's financial woes and urging reconsideration.
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Philadelphia
Phila International Airport
Boston
Waterloo
Valley Forge
Philadelphia C Council
Newspaper Subscription Rates and Details for Middletown
Publication information for the News Journal of Middletown Ohio includes pricing by copy, delivery methods, and subscription plans. Rates cover daily and Sunday editions, home delivery, meter routes, and mail options within and outside the trading area, with annual and international prices noted.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Journal Tube
U.S.A
Nixon and Brezhnev Seen as Poker and Chess Masters
The piece contrasts Nixon as a calculated poker player with a flair for risk to Soviet grand strategy likened to chess. It notes Nixon’s unpredictable moves, strategic mining actions in 1964, and the SALT era gambles, framing his Pacific poker winnings as a postwar financial base.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Richard Nixon
Europe
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Mediterranean
North
Africa
Nixon
U. S
U.S
Peking
Chou
Siberia
Johnson
White House
Pacific
Stewart
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Frank R. Myers
Paul J. Day
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Hal Boyle
Emily Dickinson
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