McGovern Attacks Nixon on Industrial Safety in Ohio
In Lordstown Ohio during a midwestern swing Democratic hopeful George McGovern tells United Auto Workers Nixon ignores factory safety. He pledges future legislation to curb industrial accidents and ending 15000 deaths yearly. He argues new politics mirrors old despite campaigning rhetoric.
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Lordstown
Ohio
George McGovern
United Auto Workers
Nixon
McGovern
America
Freedom to Leave the Country in Editorial View
The piece argues travel and emigration are basic freedoms not enshrined in law yet central to democracy. It cites Cuba and the Soviet Union to illustrate how regimes punish or deter dissidents. It notes Cuba’s asset confiscation and Russia’s exit taxes and degrees fees, framing them as indictments of indecent governments.
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Canada
Washington
Mexico
U.S
Cuba
Miami
Russia
Paradise
Israel
Texas road sign art goes graphic and funny
A columnist humorously suggests replacing word signs with pictures as Texas road signs shift toward symbols by 1977. He riffs on regional quirks, imagines local signs from Oklahoma to Colorado, and jokes about drivers, languages, and the challenge of universal symbols.
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Associated Press
Texas
McGuffey
Tom H. Taylor
Texas Highway Department
Europe
Chess Genius and National Pride in Reykjavik
The piece questions the prestige of chess versus how it is played, contrasting Bobby Fischer's fame with the values of sportsmanship. It argues that chess players, even geniuses, are less consequential to world progress than figures in aviation or art, and cautions against overvaluing victory at any cost.
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Charles Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Minnesota
Atlantic
United States
Lindbergh
Bobby Fischer
Reykjavik
Iceland
Fischer
Leonardo
Wagner
Gauguin
Quick Quiz Answers About Notable Figures
John Birch was a Baptist missionary and USAF officer in World War II, after whom the John Birch Society was named. Saint Luke is the patron saint of medical doctors, symbolized by the ox. Stars twinkle due to atmospheric motion. in space there is no twinkle. Walter Camp is regarded as the father of American football, originating the All-American in 1889.
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John Birch
USAF
The
John Birch Society
Luke
Space
Walter Camp
Today in History September 5 1972 snapshot
On this date in 1774 the Continental Congress met at Carpenter's Hall. Other events include William Penn’s 1670 arrest, the 1905 Portsmouth treaty ending the Russo Japanese War, WWI 1914 German capture of Rheims, U S neutrality 1939, Wake Island flag-raising 1945, Birmingham school closings 1963, UN hunger aid pledge 1963, fusion weapon debate 1970s, JFK Center performance 1971, plus notable birthdays and a Disraeli quote.
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Associated Press
Continental Congress
Carpenter’s Hall
Philadelphia
William Penn
Grace Church Street
London
Portsmouth
N.H
Rheims
United States
Wake Island
Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
United Nations
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Washington
Leonard Berstein
New
Mass
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Ancient Sinai copper discovery linked to early campfire
Historians credit a Stone Age Egyptian in the southern Sinai for accidentally discovering copper ore while building a campfire. The peninsula's copper and turquoise mines were exploited by the pharaohs of the first dynasty.
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Sinai Peninsula
Peninsula
Earth shape and dimensions outlined in World Almanac
The World Almanac states the earth is an oblate spheroid flattened at the poles with an equatorial diameter of 7,926 miles and a polar diameter of about 7,900 miles. Rotation causes the bulge, pushing substance toward the equator.
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World Almanac
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Update
The notice explains submission rules for letters to the editor requiring signature and address, withholding on request, a maximum of 500 words, general interest content, and disallowing poor taste. It outlines these criteria to decide eligibility for printing.
McGovern Tax Plan Faces Reality of Higher Taxes
Washington columnist flags tension between McGovern and Nixon on taxes as budgets loom. McGovern pledges no new taxes for workers while aiming to raise 22 billion by closing loopholes, but economists warn built in budget escalators and rising costs may force tax increases. Nixon aides similarly argue steady rates.
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Washington
NEA
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
New York
Miami Beach
McGoverns
Candor
Mr. Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Brookings Institution
Federal Treasury
U.S
Ward era of direct mail marked by centennial stamp
The Postal Service issues an eight cent stamp on Sept 27 to honor the industry linked to Aaron Montgomery Ward. In its 100th year, the Direct Mail Advertising Association introduces Mail Preference Service to remove or target mailing lists and Mail Order Action Line to assist consumers with DMAA member issues. DMAA lists 1,600 members. direct mail accounts for 2.8 billion dollars in annual ad spend and about one million jobs.
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Aaron Montgomery Ward
Postal Service
Direct Mail Advertising Association
International
Direct Mail Trade Association
DMAA
Director of Consumer Relations
Park Avenue
New York
N.Y
Ward
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Oklahoma
Norman
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Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Fort Worth
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Pecos Enterprise
Joe Bradley
Pat Purvis
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Ress Association
Newspaper
Eenterprise Assn
Bruce Biossat
Mr. Ward
Dick Turner
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