Political climate and assassination risks in U S history
The article reviews studies by the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence led by Dr. Milton Eisenhower. It details patterns linking vilification, mental disturbance, civil strife, and rapid social change to higher assassination risk among presidents and candidates.
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Washington
NEA
George Wallace
National Commission On the
Milton Eisenhower
Johnson
National Commission
McKinley
Garfield
Kennedy
Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
America
United States
Editorials Blame Attila the U S Tourist for Vandalism Claims
Travel writer John Keats in Travel & Leisure calls American tourists a global nuisance in The Great American Vandal. He cites damaged sites from the Kennedy Center to Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and museums, arguing cheap jet travel spreads their mischief.
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Attila
John Keats
Travel & Leisure Magazine
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Wallis
Morne Glory Pool
Yellowstone Park
Grand Canyon
Keats
Elgin
Acropolis
Athens
Quebec Labor Moves to Build Radical Political Power
Ottawa assesses a Quebec labor drive toward a political union movement aimed at breaking the establishment. Leaders Chartrand Laberge and others advocate strikes and defiance of courts to push a Marxist influenced agenda, risking Canada US relations and the unity of Canada amid a broader electoral context. They warn independence could follow if unions gain political muscle while English Canadian and American pressures push francophone communities toward anglicization.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Canada
United States
Marcel Chartrand
Chartrand
Louis Laberge
Robert Bourassa
Parti Quebecois
Pierre Trudeau
Liberal Party
Washington
United State
Soft water and heart disease risk in western Maryland
A Johns Hopkins epidemiology professor reports at the International Water Quality Symposium that soft water shows lower death rates from heart disease for white men aged 45 to 64, but social, economic, smoking, church attendance and housing factors complicate the link. The conclusion: soft water alone is unlikely to affect arteriosclerotic heart disease.
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Maryland
George W. Comstock
Johns Hopkins University
Washington
Today in History May 24 1972 highlights and birthdays
May 24 marks notable events from 1625 Manhattan purchase by the Dutch to 1971 spaceflight milestones and Middle East tensions. Birthdays listed include Arkansas congressman Wilbur Mills and folk singer Bob Dylan.
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Associated Press
Dutch West India Trading Company
Manhattan Island
Queen Victoria
Britain
London
United States
Baltimore
Elliott’s
Elliott’s Mills, 13 Miles Away. In 1844, Samuel F. B. Morse
Washington
Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Bismarck
Hood
North Atlantic
Walter Reuther
Victor Reuther
Detroit
Boyle's column satire on social status and prestige
HAL BOYLE jokes about fitting into high society and the signs of rising or falling status. The piece lists aspirational perks such as a White House line and cronies, then flips to warning signs like collectors feeling pity, fake patches, and welfare nicknames signaling a slide from favor.
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White House
Walter Cronkite
State Welfare Office
Praise for front page Crusade news in Pecos Enterprise
Reader letters express thanks for Good News coverage of nightly Crusade meetings printed on the front page. They credit Mr Pauly Peggy McCracken and others at the newspaper for outstanding coverage and blessings.
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Pecos
Pauly
Peggy McCracken
Guidelines for Letters to the Editor Policy
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including signature and address withholding on request, a maximum length of 500 words, general interest content, and a ban on poor taste.
Geology surveys under way in Pecos region
Two Trans-Pecos surveys are being conducted under state auspices as oil and potash discoveries spark exploration. Dr. J A Beede of the State Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology surveys the Delaware Mountains in preparation for a Pecos Valley study to coordinate oil horizons near the Pecos River and assess underground conditions across unexplored areas. The article also notes the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Jessie Sue Armstrong to J E Couch announced at a reception hosted by her parents, C E Armstrong. A green and yellow color scheme adorned the event with iris and baby’s breath centerpieces, and a musical program featured performers from the community.
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Pecos Territory
Trans-Pecos
J.A. Beede
State Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology
Delaware Mountains
Pecos Valley
Pecos River
Jessie Sue Armstrong
J.E. Couch
C. E. Armstrong
Julia Williams
Ethel Armstrong
Margaret Simmons
Northwest Governors Back Nixon Amid Vietnam Backlash
Washington's Dan Evans and Oregon's Tom McCall say Nixon is in better political shape than many think despite Vietnam tensions. They foresee risks from a renewed war front focus but believe regional backing holds. They note improved Boeing orders, rising lumber demand, and wheat exports, with unemployment high yet mood improved.
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Olympia
Wash
Nea
Dan Evans
Washington
Tom McCall
Oregon
Nixon
North Vietnam
Pacific Northwest
Evans
Vietnam
McCall
Hubert Humphrey
Sen
George McGovern
Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
McGovern
Washington-Oregon
Japan
Taiwan
China
Boeing Aircraft Company
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Ray Cromley
U.S
Mike Oestreicher
Linda Oestreicher
South Cedar Street
Pecns
Texas
A Press Association
Boyle
Hal Boyle
Sylvia Sandoval
Bruce Biossat
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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