McGovern Viet boomerang issue in 1972 campaign
Analysis notes McGovern’s Vietnam peace push as a potential backhanded gain from the peace issue. Nixon’s perceived strength on foreign policy matters and weak domestic economic credibility challenge McGovern. Poll signals and voter distrust on economics may sway independents away from him.
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McGovern
NEA
George McGovern
Nixon
Iowa City
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Vietnam
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Snowmobile impacts split experts urge sticking to trails
Editors present mixed findings from a 1971 symposium and a Interior Department study on snowmobile snow compaction. Biologist Dr. Dale Gleason notes faster winter decomposition benefiting spring plants and wildlife, while another study links soil compaction to slower plant growth. The piece urges using designated trails to reduce ecological damage and safety risks.
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Dale Gleason
Lake Superior State College
Sault Ste. Marie
East Lansing
Mich
Department of the Interior
A Time of Indifference in the 1972 Election
The piece notes a national mood of suspended indifference as voters in major cities react to Nixon and McGovern. It contrasts Nixon's outdated conservatism with McGovern's Rooseveltian liberalism, arguing neither speaks to contemporary fears and hopes. The nation awaits a new idea beyond the two candidates.
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Los Angeles
George McGovern
Mr. Nixon
Chicago
Washington
Vietnam
Nixon
McGovern
Hoover
America
Roosevelt
History Today November 3 1972 Highlights and Birthdays
On this date in 1936 Roosevelt's New Deal gained confidence while Alf Landon carried Maine and Vermont. Other events include 1561 Julian became Rome emperor, 1796 John Adams elected president, 1868 Grant victory, 1883 WCTU organized, 1964 Johnson landslide, Mars probe progress, 1972 to 1977 defense notes. Birthdays include Russell Long and Andre Malraux. Thought for today quotes Will Rogers.
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Associated Press
Franklin Roosevelt
Alf Landon
Maine
Vermont
Julian
Rome
Constantine
John Adams
United States
Ulysses Grant
Horatio Seymour
World Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Chicago
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Russia
Robert McNamara
Secretary of
Defense Laird
U. S
Vietnam
G.i.s
Russell Long
Louisiana
Andre Malraux
Will Rogers
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Readers
The notice explains submission rules for letters to the editor. Writers must include signature and address, which can be withheld on request. Letters must be at most 500 words and of general interest. Poor taste letters will not be considered.
Augies Angle political knowledge quiz test
Joseph Augustine Bradley presents a satirical 1972 election quiz with multiple choice items about Nixon McGovern Agnew and Shriver. The piece offers quirky options and accepts partial credit with humorous commentary urging readers to vote or abstain based on score.
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Joseph Augustine Bradley
Richard Nixon
Soupy Sales
John Wayne
George McGovern
Washington
Nixon
Boyle's column weighs women's liberation and predictability
HAL BOYLE argues that fears of liberated women being harder to understand are unfounded. He asserts women remain predictable at heart, detailing everyday behaviors and attitudes while peppering questions and trivia that illustrate cultural expectations.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Churchman's View of the Campaign
An opinion piece criticizes a dreary 1972 presidential campaign with partisan mudslinging and media bias. It cites Harvey Cox, William Stringfellow, and Roger Shinn on issues, rule of law, and a wish for government honesty.
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George McGovern
Nixon
South Nowhere
Harvey Cox
France
Germany
England
Cox
Mike Harrington
William Stringfellow
Roger Shinn
Washington
White House
Barefoot Sanders Ties Questioned in Senate Bid
A letter argues that Barefoot Sanders mentored by Ramsey Clark and allied with him in civil rights policy, questioning his conservative shift and suitability to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. The writer recalls their college ties and Clark era roles, contrasting with current campaign positions.
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Barefoot Sanders
Ramsey Clark
U.S
Texas
U.S. Senate
Harry C
Clark
Sanders
Ramsey
Barefoot
Timely Quotes From Public Figures Spark City Reflections
A collection of remarks from Mayor Zoran Popovich of McKeesport Sen. Barry Goldwater John Kenneth Galbraith and others touch on revenue sharing war criticism and fiscal strain. The quotes spotlight frustration with New York life Arab militarism and financial peril facing cities like Newark.
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Ronald Colman
Shangri-La
Zoran Popovich
McKeesport, Pa
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