McGovern’s Candidacy Looks Remote Amid Early Start
The article argues McGovern’s early 1972 presidential bid is unlikely to gain momentum. It notes his belated 1968 entry, lack of charisma, voters’ fatigue with early campaigns, and the danger of heightened scrutiny from an early start.
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Edmund S. Muskie
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Kindness on Route 122 shows how neighbors still help
A reader recalls a Good Samaritan who pushed a stranded car to a filling station and explained the problem, while contrasting a dismissive motorist. The letter then weighs opinions on aid to parochial schools and church state separation, arguing taxpayers should not fund religious education.
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Catholic School Problems Prompt Reader Note
To The Editor letters discuss ongoing issues facing Catholic schools in the area. The writer cites funding enrollment and administrative challenges affecting student programs and church affiliation. The letter urges community and diocesan action to support schools amid hardship.
Broken cross necklace sparks reader debate on meaning and fashion
Readers weigh in on the inverted cross worn as jewelry. Some call it a peace symbol while others label it anti Christ or Communist propaganda. The piece argues meaning is argument-driven and caution against branding wearers.
Criticism Hurts Cambodia Withdrawal Policy Debate
President faces questions on Cambodia operations as Congress debates funding and limits. Defense argues actions are protective but not a broader war, while critics allege policy expansion. U.S. air support may be used to hit sanctuaries. no American ground troops will be committed.
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South Vietnam
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Nixon faces believability gap after state of the union
Richard Graham was fired for backing a Teacher Corps merger with the Peace Corps. A George Gallup poll found 56 percent doubt the president’s overall leadership and 61 percent rated the speech as fair to excellent, while 64 percent rejected inflation relief progress and 56 percent said Nixon is not uniting the country.
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Teacher Corps
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National Educational Television
Martin Clancy
George Gallup
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Calendar production and sugar water use noted
National Geographic reports over 200 million calendars issued in the United States in 1970. Calendars emerged as an advertising medium in the late 1800s. Maui uses half a million gallons of water to produce one ton of raw sugar.
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National Geographic
Maui
Nixon Faces Doubts as Reagan Era Unity Pledges Undone
The article argues Mr. Nixon struggles to win trust as voters doubt his sincerity after years of opposition to Medicare and deficits. It notes his reputation as a divisive figure and that bureaucrats doubt his seriousness, while his progressive proposals face two hurdles.
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Joseph McCarthy
Theodore Roosevelt
Middletown Newspaper masthead and notice
The Journal published daily by the News Journal in Middletown Ohio lists subscription rates and mailing details. The note indicates pricing per copy weekly and yearly rates with advance payment options. The text references 1967 founding.
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