Editorials Yorty quietly boosts Humphrey by backing claim
Yorty offers the speculation that his late endorsement helped Humphrey finish a strong second in California. He argues poll data imply Humphrey’s rise, yet the state tally shows only 1 percent for Yorty. He vows to press his bid while urging Miami delegates to follow his counsel at the convention.
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Sam Yorty
Hubert Humphrey
California
Yorty
Humphrey
George McGovern
Minnesota
Samuel W. Yorty
Connally as a Vice Presidential Possibility
Speculation grows that John Connally could be Nixon’s running mate as the President tours 15 nations. House Republican leader Ford disputes Agnew’s view and suggests Connally remains in play for the GOP ticket. In the South Connally would add little to Nixon’s strength, and Texas views a late party switch as opportunism.
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John Connally
Nixon
Connally
House
Gerald Ford
Agnew
South
George Wallace
Wallace
Texas
Humphrey links Wallace deal to Dem nomination prospects
Hubert Humphrey suggests Wallace could be a congenial No 2 if Wallace buys the Democratic platform. A Wallace aide says others might back Wallace if they adopt his war amnesty and marijuana positions. McGovern’s path appears unlikely, with his vice pick crucial to shaping perceptions of radicalism and possible southern liberal candidates noted as options.
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Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Wallace
Humphrey
McGovern
The influence of black studies in American higher education
A broad view of black studies shows it reshapes colleges through courses and departments, influences related fields, and prompts a broader reevaluation of American institutions from a black perspective. The movement faces dissent but gains wide acceptance and diverse student views. The discourse highlights new definitions of education, race, and opportunity in higher learning.
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New York
Vincent Harding
The
Institute of the Black World
America
Preston Wilcox
Columbia University
Bayard Rustin
McGovern Emerges as Democratic Consensus Candidate
In 1970 Humphrey urged a united front to deny a long primary, but by 1972 he and Muskie and Kennedy face a choice to back McGovern. Wallace’s shooting adds uncertainty, yet McGovern’s California New Mexico South Dakota and New Jersey wins mark him as the strongest party option and likely Miami Beach victor.
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Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
John Lindsay
Eugene McCarthy
Edmund Muskie
Henry Jackson
George McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
California
New Mexico
New Jersey
Kennedy
Miami
Humphrey
Muskie
Independent reform candidate aims to influence, not win
Mark Davidson, a university professor and former TV writer and interviewer, runs as a symbolic presidential candidate who refuses to vote for himself or accept campaign contributions. He seeks to push his platform through media exposure, advocating global brotherhood, human patriotism, and practical pacifism while denying he is a joke. He urges voters to support ideas over party lines.
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California State University
Fullerton
Los Angeles
White House
Davidson
United States
Cal
Khj-Tv
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Ucla Monthly
USC
Northridge
Valley State
UCLA
Brotherhood of Man
Man
Patrick Kenry
Patrick Henry
Ant
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