Germans Brace for Low-Drama Election as Consensus Grows
The upcoming West German vote on November 19 brings unusually low political tension. Major parties remain united on democratic principles, European integration, NATO, and Ostpolitik, with no expected landslide and a likely indecisive parliament. Citizens in the United States note the calm campaign as a reflection of tempered democracy.
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West Germany
Germany
Willy Brandt
Social Democrats
Free Democrats
Christian Democrats
NATO
Brandt
Rainer Barzel
Europe
Editorial on worsening municipal finances and revenue sharing
Cities face rising deficits as expenditures surpassed revenues by 1.7 billion in 1970 71. Property taxes remain the main income while calls grow for federal revenue sharing. Critics warn funding may worsen deficits due to federal deficits and inflation.
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Commerce Clearing House
Uncle Sam
Rural living mix draws urban proximity in Wisconsin
Wisconsin researchers James J. Zuiches and Glenn V. Fuguitt report residents prefer small towns or rural areas within commuting distance of large cities. The trend favors moving closer to big cities, not away, suggesting rural programs should blend country life with metropolitan access.
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University of Wisconsin
James J. Zuiches
Glenn V. Fuguitt
Wisconsin
Zuiches
Growth Industry Anew in Crime Prevention
Business Week notes the crime fight is a growth industry as offenses rise dramatically in the 1960s. Editors cite a 176 percent jump in total crimes, with violent crimes up 156 percent and property crimes 180 percent, while demand for guards, monitored surveillance, and home protection devices surges.
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Business Week
Jane Quinn
Eastern Europe backs Nixon in quiet pro U.S. tilt
Eastern bloc officials see Nixon as a pragmatic, anti communist option. Moscow hints at future high level contact while criticizing McGovern and Eagleton. Yugoslavia and Romania fear major troop cuts could shift regional security and invite Soviet pressure.
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Belgrade
Washington
Eastern Europe
Sen
George McGovern
Vietnam
U.S
Europe
United States
Nixon
Moscow
Kremlin
Richard Nixon
Mikhail Kuzmin
Russia
Leonid Brezhnev
McGovern
Pravda
Israel
Eagleton
Yugoslavia
Romania
Today in History October 10 1972 highlights and birthdays
On this date the 284th day of 1972 lists historical events from 1911 Sun Yat Sen overthrows the Manchu dynasty to 1972 Kosygin ending a Moroccan visit. Notable birthdays include Helen Hayes age 72 and Thelonious Monk 54. Cervantes quotes a thought for today.
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Associated Press
Sun Yat-Sen
China
Mohammed
Husain
Iraq
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Atlantic
Pacific
Gamboa
Panama Canal
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Chiang Kai-Shek
U.S. Mariner
Bolivia
Che Guevara
Alexei Kosygin
Morocco
Middle East
Helen Hayes
Thelonious Monk
Cervantes
Boyle's Column Highlights Odd Facts and Old Prices
HAL BOYLE notes mail can reveal odd truths from alligators’ dentition to saltpeter myths. He recalls statistics on auto accidents, a history of spectacles, micro- truths about identity, and bits on Montgomery Ward prices, the English Channel swims, Confucius, Butler, and the Purple Heart’s origins.
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Hal Boyle
New York
America
Earth
Montgomery Ward & Co
English Channel
Matthew Webb
Channel
Confucius
Red China
B.C
Samuel Butler
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Published
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to the editor indicating signatures and addresses may be withheld on request, a maximum length of 500 words, general-interest content, and a prohibition on poor taste.
Ted Kennedy Seen as 1976 Hope by Washington Newsmen
Washington reporters follow Ted Kennedy through campaigns hoping for a preview of 1976. They praise his energy and love for campaigning while noting the dullness of the 1972 races and predicting Kennedy could energize voters with face to face moments. The piece mocks current schedules and hints at future coverage of Kennedy’s early campaign efforts.
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Washington
NEA
Sen
Edward Kennedy
House of Senate
Congress
Kennedy
George McGovern
Victor Gold
Agnew
Gold
Vic
Miami Beach
Nixon
Ted Kennedy
Beating Dope Two Young Men On the Way Back
Two young men in a Washington therapeutic house for heroin recovery discuss their strict routines, honesty, and responsibilities. They describe progress, clashes with outside world, and varied family backgrounds as indicators of the drug problem's complexity and the challenges of eradicating it.
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Washington
NEA
Washington Area
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