New Politics and the Rise of Participation Tactics
A critique of modern campaigns argues that the new politics differ from the old by using technology to activate mass participation while cloaking tactics in banal piety. It cites Fr Robert Drinan’s 1970 campaign as an example where selective outreach and early polling via computer targeted Democrats likely boosted support for him and marginalised opponents. The piece notes a pattern of vetting and messaging designed to mobilise specific blocs and suppress counterflow.
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Robert Drinan
Congress
Boston Mayor Sows Tactics in Push to Pack Caucus
The piece describes Mayor Kevin White leveraging Drinan campaign methods to mobilize voters and influence precinct outcomes. Louise Day Hicks senses irregular activity as efforts center on turnout while marginalizing Hicks, with notes on a Chicago meeting to organize a national youth caucus against Nixon and the war.
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Kevin White
Boston
Drinan
Louise Day Hicks
Nicks
Mrs. Hicks
Chicago
Younty
Nixon
A Prayer for Leadership and Peace in a Changing World
A prayer asking for national guidance and leadership insight. It commends leaders for feeding the hungry while condemning charity as vote trading. It asks for faith to act personally and move from bad to good in pursuit of world peace.
POW Strategy Law: Tower proposes Prisoner of War Medal
Texas Senator John Tower intro duces legislation to award a Prisoner of War Medal to any serviceman held by the enemy during the Vietnam War. He argues this boosts morale, supports diplomacy, and underscores that POWs must be returned. He cites 463 Americans held and 1,136 missing in action as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tower
Paris Talks Cancelled Session Draws Mixed Reactions
William Porter, Paris peace negotiator, cancels a session calling it a sterile exercise. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong delegates denounce the move as a vile maneuver and seek instructions from Hanoi to retaliate. Porter argues ongoing refusals from Hanoi-designated positions make further talks unproductive.
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Tose
Sen. Tower
William Porter
Paris
Porter
Hanoi-designated
Speaking for the Ladies and the Libs in Local Debate
A reader condemns gendered reporting practices in society notes, arguing women should be identified by their own names rather than husbands. He mocks the trend of listing married women as Mesdaines tied to their spouses while praising women for social gatherings and urging true identity freedom.
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Marvin Mangleheimer
Amd
Zachary Zilch
Purple Penguin
Warian
Alice Ann Maria Dan
Velida Fullenweider
Monikiers
Elmer
Henry
Charles Densford
Tax discontent grows over Harlandale school levy
A reader voices widespread dissatisfaction with the Harlandale school tax and urges fellow taxpayers to join in formal opposition. The letter stresses collective action, noting legal constraints and the need for organized effort to challenge the levy. The tone calls for unity among residents to stop what they term excessive taxation.
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Harlandale
Public funds spent on Kennedy graves draw letter request
A reader in The Light criticizes more than 2 million in taxpayer costs for the Kennedy family graves and funeral arrangements. The writer urges recouping expenses from the Kennedys and favors a modest marker over granite walls, asking readers for responses.
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RFK
Wwe
Fomer
Kennedy
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Health Talk on heroin exposure and unborn children
Dr Lester Goolman explains that heroin addiction is not hereditary but can pass through the mother’s blood via the placenta. Withdrawal symptoms in newborns include poor breathing tremors and convulsions, with outcome relying on uncovering maternal addiction before birth.
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Lester Goolemant
N.ual
Mr. A
Witdrawal
Nixon vetoes poverty bill to block child development program
President Nixon vetoes the poverty measure citing its hidden Child Development plan. The Senate report describes proposed federal actions including comprehensive health, nutrition, family consultation, minority and bilingual programs, prenatal and maternal services, support for handicapped and learning-disabled children, child advocates, and parental training.
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Pecesmer Nixon
Senate
Submitting The Babysitter Bill And The Subsi diarity Principle
Senator Buckley questioned the scope of a federal child development bill as Congress considered a two billion dollar program. Critics argued it intrudes on family and state roles, contradicting Catholic subsidiarity, with Nixon vetoing the measure. The piece laments federal overreach in child care policy.
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James Buckley
Nixon
Congress of the United States
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Joe Blaiy
Joe
San Antonio
William F. Buckley JR
Huckley
Washington
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Brickman
Wisconsin
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