Paranoia Surfaces Over Dirty Tricks Allegations in 1972 Drive
Washington column questions trust in the 1972 campaign amid claims of a secret fund and paid operatives. The dialogue imagines Republican agents stirring protests, heckling, and McGovern missteps to sway voters, ending with a skeptical note about Nixon era plots.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
Committee
Havelock M. Honeycomb
Havelock
Miami
Ronald Reagan
Agnew
United States
White House dirty tricks orchestrated by Nixon aides exposed
Investigators allege a coordinated White House campaign disrupted Democratic rivals. The scheme targeted Muskie with forged letters, aided Wallace to siphon votes, and sought to portray McGovern as radical. Sabotage included false calls, phony endorsements, and disrupted campaign events across Florida New Hampshire and Miami.
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Nixon
White House
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Maine
Muskie
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Wallace
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McGovern
California
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Washington Post
Howard Hunt
Coral Beach
Miami Beach
Frank Mankiewicz
H.R. Haldeman
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Haldeman
Dwight Chapin
Gordon Strachan
Time Magazine
Florida
Oregon
Salem
Ore
U.S. Attorney's Office
Tampa
New Hampshire
Miami
Harry Cain
Cain
Bethune- Cookman College
Daytona Beach
Anderson leaves Senate. NM to choose replacement in January
New Mexico will send a capable successor to the Senate in January as Clinton P. Anderson retires after 24 years in the chamber. Tributes from Sen. Margaret Chase Smith and Sen. George Aiken highlight his leadership on space, agriculture, and water, while colleagues praise his integrity and national service.
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New Mexico
United States Senate
Jack Daniels
Hobbs
Pete Domenici
Albuquerque
U.S
Clinton P. Anderson
Senate
Washington
Sen
Anderson
George Aiken
R-Vt
Margaret Chase Smith
Rope Art as Symbol of Vigilante West Justice
Lois Purvis argues rope use once defined frontier life from branding to restraint, urging modern law enforcement to follow due process and reject extrajudicial acts. She warns that loosening rules could spark public uprising, urging rope tricks stay on ranches not in courts or jails.
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Halls of Justice
Lois Purvis
Kiwanis District Governor elected at Carlsbad convention
Ed Overman of Roswell was chosen District Governor of the Southwest District by 33 Kiwanis clubs at the annual Carlsbad gathering. Roswell Museum features works by local artists including Redfield Sumner Rode Welch Kling Mack Rowland and Fulton. Marsha Ann McGee celebrated a first birthday at home. Sigma Omega Sigma hosted a party for Mrs. Dale Mays. Milton Harrell enrolled at the University of New Mexico after Naval ROTC prep. Roswell Junior High installs a student council with officers Burkstaller Williams Aston Murphy Whiddon. Billy June Lockhart married Pfc Kenneth W. Tibbets at Roswell Army Air Field. Earl Littlefield Malone Jr. was born at St Mary’s Hospital.
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Ed Overman
Roswell
Kiwanis International
Carlsbad
Roswell Museum
Sidney Redfield
Mildred Sumner
Charles Rode
Carl Welch
Tess Kling
Frank J. Mack
J. D. Rowland
Waye Fulton
Ivan M. McGee
Missouri Ave
Marsha Ann McGee
Sigma Omega Sigma
Dale Mays
Jenny Lowe
Fifth St
Joan Albert
Milton B. Harrell
Otis O. Harrell
E. Fifth St
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Roswell Junior High School
Steve Burkstaller
Betty Lou Williams
Lincoln Aston
Kathryn Murphy
Duggan Whiddon
Nixon and Runnels lead Gallup Inside the Capital Poll
The Inside the Capital Poll among 476 Gallup voters shows Nixon 52.1 percent McGovern 36.5 with 9.4 undecided. Runnels outscored Presson 62.9 to 16.1 with 20.9 undecided. Domenici narrowly beat Daniels 44.3 to 1.5 with 14.1 undecided. Bond issue passes 70.4 percent. McKinley County shifts in Daniels and Humphrey edges Nixon.
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Fred Buckles
Gallup
Richard M. Nixon
Harold Runnels
Hobbs
Jack Daniels
Albuquerque
Pete Domenici
McKinley County
South Dakota
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
American Independent Party
John G. Schmitz
Linda Jenness
Socialist Workers Party of New Mexico
U.S
Runnels
Lovington
Silver City
Presson
Domenici
Daniels
Senate
Darwin Craner
University of New Mexico
Humphrey
New Mexico
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S. Senate
Jack
Tom Morris
David Norvell
Robert Mondragon
McKinley
Bruce King
Alexander Sceresse
King
Las Cruces
Ed Foreman
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