Is accord really necessary in party politics
Editorial argues discord in a party can still win elections. It notes Illinois Republicans’ primaries and historic splits, warns suppression harms policy and unity, and cites Roosevelt, Wilson, McGovern, Wallace, Muskie. It contends Miami Beach tests strength, not guaranteed accord, and stresses fair chances over room deals.
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Illinois
United Front
Harry S Truman
Nixon
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
Woodrow Wilson
Eugene McCarthy
George McGovern
George Wallace
Ohio
Sen. McGovern
Gov. Wallace
Miami Beach
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Maine
Truman
California
MceGovern
Harry Truman
Humphrey
McGovern
Richard Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Warsaw
John Mitchell
Hubert
Simplicity urged for direct car sales tax rebates
State lawmakers consider direct payment of sales tax rebates for cars bought last year to taxpayers. Senate bills favor direct payment, House action pending. Trusteeship in Cook County would charge fees, potentially raising costs up to millions, with Chicago attorney Paul Ross among those affected.
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Senate
House
Cook County
Chicago
Paul
Clemens Shapiro
Ross
George Mahin
Richard B. Ogilvie
Young doctors choose family practice over specialization
Samuel Warburton and peers join a national trend toward personal primary care. At Hunterdon Medical Center and beyond, young doctors train to deliver broad first line care, viewing patients as whole persons rather than fragments. The AMA backs family practice as a recognized specialty.
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Fred Ferretti
New York Times
Flemington
N. J
Samuel Warburton
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Hunterdon Medical Center
Lambertville
Warburton
Ronald Blakenbaker
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Alva Baker
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Denver
Colo
Cambridge
Mass
Ilinois
Los Angeles
Seattle
Wash
Waco
Tex
Jacksonville
Fla
American Medical Association
AMA
American Association of Family Practice
C. H. William Ruhe
The
Chicago
Committee On Education
Hunterdon County
New Jersey
Hunterdon
Frederick J. Knocke
Ruhe
Waylon Jennings Cancelled at Bend Lake Dedication
A reader recalls Waylon Jennings not appearing at Bend Lake dedication on May 27 due to lateness and heat. Officials later say Jennings was scheduled to sing twice but performances were canceled then rescheduled to Bend Lake Days in Lesser. The Lesser Homecoming Association paid 3100 dollars for Jennings and Dottie West.
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Southern Illinoisan
Bend Lake
Waylon Jennings
Waylon
Civil Air Patrol
Dottie West
Southern Illinois
Larry Foster
Bend Lake Conservancy District
Jennings
Foster
Lesser
Lesser Homecoming Association
Miner’s Battle for Pension After 1949 Accident
The letter recalls a 1949 mine accident where the author helped save two colleagues and was left permanently disabled. He details denial of pension under two early rules, the loss of welfare benefits, and a long battle highlighting Judge Gesell’s 1971 ruling against UMWA officers and pension fund trustees.
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Southern Illnoisan
UMWA
Umwa Welfare and Retirement Fund
United States
Gerhard A. Gesell
Union Pension Fund
Southern Illinois Newsmasthead Names Editors
The Southern I Ilinoisan lists John C. Gardner as Editor and General Manager and James K. Adams as Business Manager in the staff masthead.
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John C. Gardner
James K. Adams
Democratic Dilemma Deepens As Humphrey McGovern Clash
Political observer James Reston describes the Democratic Party's crisis mood as divisions widen between Hubert Humphrey and George McGovern. Nixon's re election path appears secure while Democratic leaders debate strategy, possibly triggering a Muskie Stevenson compromise ticket and a potential third party split.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Democrats
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Hubert
Humphrey
Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Ed Muskie
McGovern
Democratic Party
Muskie
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