Wisconsin vote reshapes 1972 Democratic race
The Wisconsin primary elevates George McGovern as a serious contender while devastating Muskie and Humphrey. McGovern wins broad support across farmers and white collar workers, showing strength beyond liberal college voters and altering perceptions of the 1972 race.
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Wisconsin
George W McGovern
Florida
George Wallace
Alabama
McGovern
Wallace
Wisconsn
Bic
Edmund Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Muskie
Nnihation
Milwaukee
Humphrey
Minnesota
Nixon
CBS
Muskie Crurtling
Democratic Party
Labor leaders eye nation shutting power and risk to Britain style
An editorial argues strong unions could paralyze commerce like Britain’s miners did, citing ILWU leader Harry Bridges and a union fusion with the ILA and Teamsters. It warns against monopolistic power and antitrust pushback, noting dock strikes cost billions and urging caution.
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Britain
Forbes Magazine
Harry Bridges
International Longshorevats and Warehouseman’s Union
ILWU
Woemilon
International Teamsters Union
Assa Ila I
Wotners the
Acton
Alaska
Hawaii
Abur
Cars can be defeated but safety needs broad effort
A Kaiser study notes new cars warn when seat belts aren’t buckled, yet salesmen at nine of 11 Washington dealers showed how to bypass the buzzer. Experts warn risks remain high and urge a national, multi-layer safety push including better licensing, roads, and laws to cut deaths.
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Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Washington
Franklin M. Krem
Traffic Safety Association of Detroit
Krem
Northwestern University
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Vietnam
United States
Kreml
Night carnival in empty lot meets blunt reception in Jonesboro
In Jonesboro Georgia a two day stop by a small carnival unfolds in a weeded vacant lot beside a shopping center. Workers nap in trailers as a bald freak show Barker hawks a baby with two heads while patrons ogle workers and a bored palm reader comments on the crowd. The girly show is skipped due to a civic fundraiser, and a child’s brass ring expectation goes unmet.
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Jonesboro, Ga
Billy
Palm
Irish Dilemma in Ulster Seems To Need Narrow Path
The piece argues Britain should keep control of Ulster amid IRA violence while urging a one year period of British administration to implement reforms, end internment without due process, and reduce sectarian tension. It stresses both communities must pursue peace and minority tolerance for lasting unification.
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Ulster
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Republic of
Eire
IRA
Today in History April 11 1972 highlights
Brief chronicle of notable events tied to April 11 across centuries. Napoleon abdicated in 1814, William and Mary crowned in 1689, Spain ceded Gibraltar in 1913, Philippines transfer in 1899, U S Cuba line 1921, Jackie Robinson in 1947, Truman ouster 1951, Shah visit 1962, Latin American talks 1965, Vietnam helicopter resupply 1969.
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Associated Press
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
William and
Mary
England
Spain
Gibraltar
Philippine Islands
United
United States
Cuba
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Harry S. Truman
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Shah of
Iran
Mohammed Riza Pahlevi
Farah
John Kennedy
Washington
National
U. S
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Andrew Jackson Born on March Fifteenth In 1767
Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States, born March 15, 1767, in a historic early republic context. The note marks his birth date and position in U.S. history.
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Andrew Jackson
United States
Letters to the Editor Guidelines For Readers
The notice explains submission basics for letters to the editor including bearing the writer signature and address with holding on request, a maximum length of 900 words, general interest content, and a ban on poor taste. It outlines eligibility and editorial standards for publication.
Pecos Marriages and Local Developments Highlight Pecos Enterprise
George Daniel and Edith Henson wed at the Methodist Church with a small gathering. Reeves County inmates toil on the old courthouse site. Bill Kerr re elected captain of the Reeves County Sheriff's Posse. Lions Club backs a new softball field at the elementary school and the league prepares schedules.
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George Daniel
Edith Henson
R. L. Armor
Georgia
Reeves County
J. B. Woolfolk
Woolfolk
Bill Kerr
Reeves County Sheriff’s Posse
Kerr
Norman Eisenwine
Dudley Yard
E. L. Posey
Highway Patrol
Jim Deakins
Jess Grammer
Harvey Beauchamp
Ted Ruhlen
Gene Kelly
Pecos
Lions Club
Grogan Motors
James McCain
Harold Cook
Kremlin Ties Grow Between Hanoi and Moscow Deepens
Analysis suggests Hanoi strengthens links with the Soviet Union, with heavy Soviet arms and diplomacy guiding North Vietnamese actions. Mirrors Moscow pattern seen in the Middle East and South Asia, raising U S strategic concerns. Brezhnev-Nixon talks loom as possible political leverage during Moscow visit.
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Hanoi
South Vietnam
Moscow
Mao Tse-tung
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
China
United States
Southeast Asia
Middle East
India-Pakistan
Indochina
Burma
Malaysia
Indonesia
Vietnam
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Kremlin
South Asia
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