Editorial: Prisoner Bobby Lee Hunter Eyes Munich Olympics
Editorial argues Bobby Lee Hunter a imprisoned flyweight should be allowed to compete in Munich. It notes IOC head Avery Brundage and IOC official Willie Daume objection citing his 18 year manslaughter sentence. Proponents cite rehabilitation and prior Pan American bronze to support his selection. Clifford Buck shifts to hopeful stance.
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Bobby Lee Hunter
Munich
Hunter
South Carolina
Manning Correctional Institution
Willie Daume
Herr Daume
Clifford H. Buck
U. S
Mexican gun control tightens permits and registration
Mexico imposes a stricter gun regime with registration for small calipher pistols and home or car use only. Citizens must meet literacy, military service, clean records, and employment criteria with severe penalties for violations. U S observers urged to monitor enforcement as a potential model.
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United States
Mexico
Alexican
No-fault auto insurance debate shifts to states
The editorial argues that no fault auto insurance is a state matter not federal, praising President Nixon for urging state action. It warns that a national bill could raise rates, erase state experiments, and might not lower premiums, citing Massachusetts results and projections from the National Association of Independent Insurers.
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Nixon
National Governors Conference
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Herbert Denenberg
Pennsylvania
Erma Angevine
Consumer Federation of America
Congress
Denenberg
Massachusetts
National Association of Independent Insurers
Senate Commerce Committee
White House pushes for tougher marijuana laws and treaty
The White House pressed Congress to approve two measures to keep prosecuting marijuana users a priority. The effort centers on The Convention on Psychotropic Substances and an enabling law to implement it, despite HEW opposition and prior calls to decriminalize possession.
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Washington
White House
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Congress
Wall Minnick
Donald Miller
Justice Department
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Miller
U.S
Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse
Bureau of Narcocs and Dangerous Drugs
John Ingersoll
California
Minnick
Senate Judiciary Committee
McGovern's Narrow New Coalition Faces Tough Path to Victory
The article argues McGovern's "new coalition" of affluent suburbanites upper income blacks and campus intellectuals may not broaden the Democratic base enough. It notes labor and black vote history remain critical and questions whether McGovern can win key states against Nixon and carry 1968-Humphrey- Wallace coalitions.
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Washington
Aneas
New Hampshire
Democratic Party
Thigy
McGovern
Humphrey
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
George C. Wallace
Nixon
California
Illingis
Ohio
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Wallace
Texas
Pennsylvania
South
Muskie
Harry Truman
Overseas shadows fall on 1972 U S election
The piece notes overseas concern about the U S presidential race in 1972. It highlights how Nixon's foreign policy moves and Sino Soviet dynamics shape reactions in Paris, Hanoi, Calcutta, and European capitals. It discusses Vietnam, NATO unity, defense cuts, and potential shifts if Nixon wins reelection.
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Paris
McGovern
Nixon
ARWA
Southeast Asia
Peking
Moscow
North Vietnam
Chea Enlai
Hari
China
West
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International Olympic Committee
Brundage
Ion
American Rifle Association
United States Congress
Civilia
James J
Intelligence Report
Iea
Bluecoats
Army Engineers
Jack Andersen
George McGovern
Rubert H. Stumphrey
New Coalition
Upper
Richard
Wilson
Padgorny
Haflol
Calcutta
Kissinger
Indochina
Phan van Dong
Giap
Podgorny
Hanoi
Europe
NATO
Russia
Cl. Sulzberger
NEW York Times News Service
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