April 22 Antiwar Protests Target New York and Los Angeles
Antiwar groups plan nationwide demonstrations on April 22 amid waning public support for Vietnam War. Coordinators hope to halt bombing and urge U S withdrawal, with events in New York, Los Angeles, and multiple countries as part of an international day of protest. The effort draws endorsements from lawmakers and presidential contenders.
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South Viet Nam
New York City
Los Angeles
Carl Finamore
National Peace Action Coalition
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Paris
World Peace Assembly
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
England
France
Ireland
Lebanon
Luxembourg
New Zealand
Scotland
Sweden
Switzerland
Shirley Chisholm
D-N. Y
Bella S. Abzug
Ronald V. Dellums
D-Calif
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Linda Jenness
Socialist Workers Party
Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
U. S
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
S.B.S
Flammability Standards for Children's Sleepwear Debated
A February 24 1972 Commerce Department hearing examined proposed 1973 flammability standards for children's sleepwear. Mrs Dennis Brehm Des Moines testified her three year old daughter suffered third degree burns from a cotton nightgown when a cigarette lighter sparked. Consumer’s Union tested 76 samples finding only one passed the proposed standards. Sears Roebuck supplied the successful sample. The long delayed flameproofing rule may not take effect until July 1973.
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Congressional Quarterly Service
Commerce Department
Dennis Brehm
Des Moines
Congress
Brehm
United States
Consumer’s Union
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Primaries Costly and Inconclusive in 1960s Nomination Battles
Washington reports President Nixon backs a critical Finch study showing primaries across 22 states plus DC and the Virgin Islands yield 2007 of 3016 Democratic convention votes and 802 of 1346 Republican convention votes. It notes binding rules vary, with many delegates unbound or only partially bound, reducing decisive power and raising questions about primary usefulness.
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Washington
NEA
Nixon
Robert Finch
Finch
District of Columbia
Virgin Islands
New Hampshire
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
New York
Illinois
Ohio
New Jersey
California
John Kennedy
Mr. Nixon
Theodore Roosevelt
Howard Taft
Taft
Sen
Sstes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Wendell Willkie
Wisconsin
Oregon
Harold Stassen
Robert Taft
West Virginia
Hubert Humphrey
Nelson Rockefeller
Chicago
White House
Treasury
John Connally
Bombing North Vietnam Revisited What Will It Change
The U S bombed North Vietnam 1965 1968 with limited effect and debate over its aims. As Nixon resumes strikes into Vietnam observers ask whether renewed raids will alter Hanoi politically or militarily.
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Arthur Higbee
Saigon
UPI
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Defense
Robert McNamara
Lyndon B. Johnson
North
Hanoi
China
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Vietnam
Haiphong
Red River
Johnson
Paris
Nixon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Secrecy Lid On Nixon Role In War Escalation
White House restricts disclosure of Nixon's involvement in Haiphong and Hanoi bombings as Congress debates policy. Senators from both parties voice concern, urging clarity on bombing, peace talks, and potential U.S. withdrawal. Text notes press secretary refusal to comment and calls for explanation from Nixon.
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Nixon
Kennedy
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Vietnam
George Aiken
R-Vt
United States
Washington
UPI
Haiphong
Hanoi
Capitol Hill
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
U. S
North Vietnam
Paris
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
U.S
Southeast Asia
Tye
Aiken
John V. Tunney
Dcalif
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Dmz
GOP
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
New Telephone System Causes Start-Up Confusion At The Register
The newspaper reports on a switchover to a new call system and staff training by Virginia Spangler. Readers are asked for patience during the transition as misrouted calls and hold features cause brief interruptions. A joking exchange over being left on hold highlights the learning curve.
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Virginia Spangler
BNC
Classified Ads
Library
Business Office
Political quotes from Nixon, Ashbrook, Kung and Rankin
Quotes reflect shifting centers in politics and religion. Nixon is called centrist by Ashbrook, Kung comments on papal credibility, Rankin hints at retirement plans as a historic congresswoman.
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Hans Kung
McGovern's delegate surge and looming nomination race
A speculative scenario outlines McGovern's path to rally delegates across Massachusetts Pennsylvania Ohio Nebraska Michigan Oregon California and New York. It weighs potential gains from primaries and the risk of an open party challenge near the convention.
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Oregon
California
McGovern
New York
Wisconsin
Subscriptions and Delivery Terms for Beckley Newspapers
The notice outlines home delivery by carrier or distributor daily and Sunday per week and per month. It requires old address for address change requests and notes a 3 percent West Virginia sales tax included in mail rates. Carriers and distributors are independent contractors and Beckley Newspapers Corporation is not liable for advance payments.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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