New Hampshire Primary Signals Voters Discontent Across Parties
The New Hampshire primary shows broad discontent with the Johnson administration and the Vietnam war. Nixon wins a large write in showing GOP strength while Johnson struggles to reach 50 percent amid Democratic liberal insurgency led by McCarthy. The outcome pressures Rockefeller and signals a turbulent path to upcoming states.
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Nelson Rockefeller
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Dick Nixon
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Open Forum on Guns Nation and Tax Policy Debate
Readers weigh in on gun violence and social unrest arguing that weapons and military force cannot fix Vietnam or domestic issues. One letter advocates transparent city governance, residency rules for civil service, and a sliding income tax based fee chart to ensure fair access to city services.
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Cso
Nelson Rockefeller
Vietnam
William M. Miller
Alienated Generation Turns Political Change Into Action
The alienated generation discovers political influence as campus critics, Vietniks and students expand their reach. In Minnesota caucuses they helped McCarthy win a fraction of delegates, signaling broader New Left activity across California Wisconsin Massachusetts New Hampshire and Connecticut. The Democratic chair John Bailey faces pressure within a more open system.
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Wisconsin
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
John Bailey
Mary
McCarthy
New Left revolt shapes Wisconsin and New Hampshire politics
The piece notes Richard Wilson and Eugene McCarthy’s potential gains in Connecticut Massachusetts and New Hampshire as Wisconsin becomes a New Left hotspot after Gov Romney’s withdrawal. It argues youth activists push political action over nihilism and could yield future leaders, viewing protests as constructive.
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Eugene McCarthy
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Senator McCarthy
Wisconsin
George Romney
Richard M. Nixon
Beware of Reductionism in Modern Thought
In this column the writer criticizes reductionism as a widespread error, arguing biologists, Marxists, and behaviorists reduce humans to single factors. The piece warns that such simplification mischaracterizes human complexity and limits understanding of agency, culture, and consciousness.
The Multidimensional Man In Sydney Harris’s View
The essay fragment critiques how writers misinterpret human life and value wise teaching. It argues the law rewards neglect for wealth, warns against oversimplified rhetoric, and notes aging, fortune, vanity, and prudence. It contrasts work, vocation, motive, and the flawed pursuit of happiness.
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Whitehead
Happin
The Affluent Can't Keep on Running
A reader questions the impact of affluent society and notes a wealthy individual living in luxury with a costly car, beachside home, heated pool, and recreation room. The piece ponders what it means when affluent people move from cities to suburban developments and large lots.
Suburban affluence masks unease amid civil rights tensions
Ralph McGill observes how prosperous communities in suburbs build expensive churches and schools with non controversial sermons while fear and guilt grow. He notes reactions to the President's Commission on riots, white racism, and protests against discrimination persist as many good people remain unaware of their entrenched racist attitudes.
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