Editorial: Republicans still weak in politics
Washington editorial argues the Republican Party remains poor at building candidates and organization. It notes past declines from 1958 to 1972, lists a few proactive governors, and says blame for failures should be shared beyond Nixon. The piece urges stronger party-building and brighter leadership.
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NEA
Phoenix
Nixon
Franklin Roosevelt
Missouri
GOP
Govs
Daniel Evans
Robert Ray
Iowa
William Milliken
Michigan
Francis Sargent
Massachusetts
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bureaucracy in Action Turns Up City Car Mystery
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports in a midwestern city that a brand new police station car sat unused for months behind the station. It was bought for a legal adviser who did not exist, leading officials to hire a legal adviser instead.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Aries to Pisces Daily Horoscope Snapshots
Aries urges sharing bright ideas while Taurus seeks new resource methods. Gemini notes a surprising relationship boost, Cancer sees delays overcome by resourcefulness. Leo craves stimulating company, Virgo cautions on foreign goods. Libra travel may be needed. Scorpio acts fast on a sunny financial break. Sagittarius gains help, Capricorn sees a returning kindness with benefits. Aquarius wields group influence, Pisces enjoys a favorable about-face in plans.
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LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Today in History highlights from December 5, 1972
Key events on this date include 1933 ending of Prohibition with Utah ratifying the 21st amendment and 1492 Columbus's discovery of Santo Domingo. Births include Martin Van Buren, event recaps span Jackson's 1832 re-election and Tito’s Soviet visit.
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United States
Utah
Island
Santo Domingo
Martin van Buren
Kinderhook
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
Soviet Union
Stalin
Montgomery
Ala
Dear Editor Letters on Government, Education and Oversight
A reader questions democratic governance and the process of approving lawmakers salaries. The letter argues for transparent procedure and better citizen education, highlighting concerns about self approval and accountability in politics.
Mailbag Letter Questions Legislator Raise Accountability
La Vern F. Isely argues about a January 1 pay raise for state legislators and questions whether committees should grant final power. The writer criticizes politicians for urging living within means while boosting salaries and suggests replacing legislators with powerful committees to cut costs.
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la Vern F. Isely
Glancing Back: Notable 1917 to 1952 Headlines and Local Notes
A collage of historical items: a 1917 incident in Washington where a laborer shot at Hoffa, Monroe Chamber of Commerce directors elected, Eisenhower's Korea return in 1952, burglaries in Green County schools, Roosevelt’s atomic era civil defense, WWII fuel and meat sharing talk, a 1942 Green County war effort note, a New Glarus basketball win, the House prohibition repeal vote, Hoover’s tax proposal, Monroe fire alarm, and local stockholders at Trumpy & Co.
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Washington, D.C
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
U.S. District Court
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
William B. Johnston
William Bauman
Archie Meyers
Howard Olson
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
Green County
Brooklyn
Zentner School
Kelly
Attica
Gill
Pearl City
Monroe
Trumpy, Roderick & Co
Clarno
Joseph Trumpy
Christ Buhlman
Monroe Evening Times subscription notice details
The Monroe Evening Times provides subscriber guidance including office hours and contact actions. It lists postal rates, delivery instructions, and notices for both carrier and mail subscribers to ensure regular delivery and prompt replacements when missed.
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Monroe Evening Times
26 wrestlers enter 1912 swingfest of Securitas Verein
The annual swingfest of the Securitas Verein of the G.U.G.G. features twenty six wrestlers as of 1912. Prof Cyril Hopkins of the University of Illinois comments that high living costs stem from famine tied to the land, not tariff, trusts, or middlemen.
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Securitas Verein
G.U.G.G
Cyril Hopkins
University of Illinois
Fire Claims Fourteen At Hotel Lincoln Chicago
Seventy years ago on March 5 1902 M M Fardy a former Janesville resident died in a hotel fire at the Hotel Lincoln in Chicago. Fourteen of the 120 guests suffocated in the blaze. The hotel was run by Fred Smith formerly of Janesville. The Monroe Businessmen's Assn approved a glove factory contract between John Luchsinger and J D Dunwiddie.
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M.M. Fardy
Chicago
Lincoln
Fred Smith
Janesville
John Luchsinger
J.D. Dunwiddie
Monroe Businessmen’s Assn
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