Harris Survey finds Wallace still dividing silent majority
A Harris Survey shows 57 percent view themselves in Nixon's silent majority yet most would back George Wallace on a third party if the 1972 election were held now. The Wallace vote challenges Nixon's path to a majority, with regional shifts, desegregation issues, inflation, and Vietnam shaping support.
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FBI chief not planning to retire
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover, turning 75 on January 1, says he hopes to continue in service to America. In an AP open letter to the youth he warns of peril in the 1970s yet promises opportunities, urges responsible citizenship, and notes his 45 years as FBI head with health permitting he will stay on.
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Republican official resigns from GOP campaign post
Lee Potter, 60, executive director of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, has resigned his $25,000-a-year post to focus on personal affairs and said he may seek another GOP role. He denies being forced out, noting only two of seven special elections this year went Republican. Potter has led the committee for three years and chairs the board of Frank R. Jelleff Inc., a Washington area chain of six women’s apparel shops.
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