Why's Anybody Want To Be President of U S
Two small town boys Yorka Linda California and Avon South Carolina spend about 50 million to win the 1964 presidency. Nixon refused later runs while McGovern backs the idea, quoting past presidents and highlighting the costly, risky path to the White House.
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Pat Brown
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George McGovern
Journal Editor-General Manager and Staff Listings
The Journal lists Elwood Richardson as Editor General Manager with Paul J. Day serving as Business Manager and Executive Editor overseeing desk operations and newsroom leadership.
US Soviet Pact Gives Hope for Global Environmental Action
The Moscow accord on coordinated antipollution efforts, hailed by Russell Train as the most comprehensive ever between two nations, signals progress in environmental cooperation. About 30 projects include earthquake studies near the San Andreas Fault and near Tashkent, and mutual use of information from high altitude flight studies.
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Russell FE. Train
Council On Environmental Quality
California
San Andreas
Tashkent
Welfare rolls hit record 15 million in March
An AP dispatch reports welfare recipients rose to 15 million in March, the highest since 1966 federalization, with 212 000 added that month and expenditures totaling 1.6 billion dollars. From July 1971 to March 1972 recipients increased by 732 000, a 5.1 percent rise.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Rain tax debated in German town sparks funds talk
A Vermont paper notes Pinneberg near Hamburg imposes 90 marks per 100 square meters plus 50 marks per 50 extra meters for rain drainage upkeep. The piece questions if such levies could lead to broader taxes like a future breath tax to fund pollution cleanup.
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Hamburg
Germany
Homecoming of Prisoners of War Deserves Wider Return
A reader notes relief at POWs returning but argues hundreds should come at once rather than small, sporadic batches. The message asserts a hopeful tone and references a biblical verse to emphasize renewal.
Dog Week Sparks Old Ohio Letter About Dogs
A 1847 letter to a farm journal criticizes dog tax talk in Ohio while defending dogs for guarding property and aiding children. The piece notes sheep concerns, game, and ownership, ending with tersely humorous references to local officials and a traffic hazard curbside mailbox incident.
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Ohio
Trumbull County
Evry
Swiss Watchmakers Embrace Advanced Production to Meet U S Challenge
In Bienne and Le Locle, American journalists see Swiss horology firms automating delicate processes to compete with Japan and the United States. They note no nation holds a long monopoly on new methods as Swiss experts urge Americans to double their innovation pace to stay alive in a competitive world.
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Omega and
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Lake Neuchatel
Bulova
the Cross Co
Detroit
America
Schreiber
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Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
Daily publication details for Middletown Ohio including pricing by copy motor route mail and delivery options. Rates listed: 1Sc weekdays 25c Sunday 80c weekly seven days 10c daily 20c Sunday four week periods 3.20 or 3.47 monthly installments service charge 15c. Annual mail rates 30 within trading area 38 outside USA. Founded 1857 as Nel
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Boiled Frogs Taxes and Middletown Bus Proposal
A reader warns against gradual tax increases likening it to boiling a frog, urges repeal of state income tax via a November ballot, and criticizes Middletown infrastructure costs. Another letter proposes a service group sell 2500 annual bus tickets as gifts to ease transit for seniors.
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Trenton
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Duro-Test Corp
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