Wishful thinking no help for GOP in 1974 polls
Polls from Gallup and Harris show Republicans trailing and party loyalty weakening amid Watergate turmoil. University of Michigan study attributes 1972 outcome to policy issues and ideological split within Democrats, signaling possible realignment rather than destined defeats for either party.
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George Gallup
Louis Harris
GOP
Harris
University of Michigan
Center For Political Studies
McGovern
Nixon
George Wallace
Editorial claims UN votes reflect politics over facts
A background paper from APPME argues UN votes favor Arabs and rebels against Israel due to oil, arms, aid, and politics. It cites Arab, Communist, nonaligned, and other blocs plus Security Council dynamics to claim a built in majority and systematic bias in condemning Israeli actions while ignoring Arab aggression.
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General Assembly
American Professors For Peace In
The
Middle East
APPME
Israel
Asia
China
India
Ceylon
Spain
Security Council
Soviet Union
France
United Nations
Americans Should Proudly Stand by Their Helped World
Letter from Chris Hinz of Pecos Texas arguing the United States has consistently aided other nations during floods earthquakes and disasters while others failed to reciprocate He cites floods in China Africa the Nile and the Ganges relief during the Mississippi flood and the Marshall Plan asserting Americans deserve pride even amid the energy crisis and global scrutiny
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United States
West Germany
Yellow River
Yangtze
China
Nile
Amazon
Ganges
Niger
Mississippi
Germany
Japan
Britain
Italy
U.S
Managua
Nicaragua
France
India
Pennsylvania Railway
New York Central
San Francisco
Chris Hinz
Pecos
Texas
Firemen in Italy Serve National Force Not City Staff
AP reports Italian firemen are not city employees but members of a national public safety force. Their three year term exempts them from the country’s 15 month compulsory military service, reflecting a national service system rather than municipal employment.
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CITY
Rome
Italy
Heaven sent UFOs and the Bible on sighting lore
The piece treats unidentified flying objects as possibly heaven sent, citing Ezekiel as a description. It notes past years of sightings in 1897, 1945, 1957, 1965, and this year, with anecdotes from Argentina, Canada, Texas, and Louisiana. It references Dr. Patrick Caffey and odd incidents across multiple locations, ending with a Corpus Christ Times editorial quip.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Outer Space
Heaven
Ezekiel
Aurora
Wise County
Patrick Caffey
University of Arkansas
Caffey
Argentina
Dionisio Yanca
Yanca
Richard Bouchard
Ottawa
Eddie Gonzalez
Hazleton, Pa
Edward Deutsch
Texas
Louisiana
Shreveport
Crowley
Jonesboro
Ark
Corpus Christ Times
UFO
Washington
Watergate
Agnew
Boyle's column on aging love letters and social quirks
Boyle muses that age fails to improve romantic prose and compares a 70 year old’s passion to a flustered 17 year old. He recalls simple pleasures, critiques snobbery, notes police fatigue, and jokes about pets, shoeshines, waitress salaries, and money. He advocates a culinary museum for extinct favorites like bread and raisin pudding and lamb dishes, inviting nominees.
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Hashslinger
Today in History Highlights From December Fifth
A compact digest of notable events on December 5 across years. Prohibition ended in 1933 as Utah ratified the 21st Amendment. Columbus reached Santa Cones. Van Buren born in 1782. Polk gold discovery in 1848. WWI Baltic blockade in 1918. Moscow executions in 1934. Montgomery bus boycott began in 1955. Warren Commission met. Rome strike. Supreme Court liquor license ruling in later year.
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Associated Press
Utah
Santa Cones
Martin van Buren
Kinderhook
N.Y
James Polk
California
Baltic Sea
Nixon Credibility Tour Leaves Mixed Impress
Bruce Bross reports from Washington on President Nixon’s seven minute Credibility Caper in a parking lot. The piece notes Nixon touted detente and economic gains while avoiding Watergate, appealing to aging supporters and curious youths in a field trip setting. Analysts doubt the tour boosted truth about Watergate but warn of potential new misdeeds raising political stakes.
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Nixon
United States
Watergate
China
Russia
Middle East
Gallup
Richard
U.S
Washington Redskins
Charles
Bebe) Rebozo
Congress
Scarcity's alternative to energy crisis for growth and jobs
Ray Cromley argues President Nixon should expand capital investment to boost fuel efficiency rather than tighten belts. He cites possible gains from insulation, waste oil reclamation, and better combustion controls, claiming annual savings could exceed costs within a few years and offset cuts in fuel supply.
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Nixon
West Germany
U.S
Washington
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Montgomery
Ala
Special Commission
John F. Kennedy
Earl Warren
U.S. Supreme Court
Bruce Bross At
NEA
Ray Cromley
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