Looking Back at 1952 Party Platforms and Realignments
Dominion-Post contributor George Crago reviews the 1952 Democratic and Republican platforms the New Deal and Fair Deal era ended in 1952 with Eisenhower's election. He compares then and now to gauge shifts in party loyalties and goals over twenty years. He cites preambles emphasizing limited governance and consent of the governed.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dominion-Post
George Crago
George A. Crago
Major corporations largely shielded from wage and price controls survey
A New York Times News Service survey of leading firms finds wage and price controls barely affect them while car repair costs and insurance rise in recent years. The Morgantown Post previews John Blosser’s comprehensive report and notes attention to public views of law enforcement.
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New York Times News Service
John Blosser
Morgantown Post
Morgantown
California Delegation Fight Sparks Democratic Convention
McGovern and Humphrey refuse any compromise over California 271 delegate seating, promising a floor battle at the Democratic National Convention. McGovern seeks full delegation while backing a Daley-led 59-member Chicago slate. Humphrey demands split votes for a concession.
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Miami Beach
UPI
George S. McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Fontainebleau
Humphrey
McGovern
South
Convention City
Party Credentials Committee
Supreme Court
Washington
Soviet Union to Buy 750 Million Worth of U.S. Grain
The Western White House announced that the Soviet Union would purchase 750 million dollars in U S grain over three years. Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler said the deal, a follow up to Nixon's Moscow summit, is the largest U S agricultural transaction ever. The Commercial Credit Corporation will extend a line of credit to finance the purchases at world market prices.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
White House
Soviet Union
United States
Ronald Ziegler
Nixon
Moscow
Commercial Credit Corporation
Ziegler
Total solar eclipse crosses across US Alaska and Canada
A total solar eclipse will darken a narrow Alaska Canada strip Monday then cast its shadow over parts of the United States with 14 percent in San Francisco and 90 percent in Boston. Scientists and amateurs watch from land sea and air as the moon blots out the sun and experts urge indirect viewing to prevent eye damage. The eclipse begins at sunrise near Sakhalin Island and travels eastward through a 113 mile wide arc across eastern Siberia the Bering Strait northern Alaska and Canada.
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United Press International
Alaska
Canada
United States
San Francisco
Boston
Sakhalin Island
Japan
Sea of Okhotsk
Peninsula of Kamchatka
Siberia
Bering Strait
Kissinger Sees Softer Hanoi Tone in Vietnam Talks
Kissinger said Hanoi would likely adopt a more reasonable approach when peace talks resume next Thursday in Paris. He noted Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy would attend, with a possible cameo by Kissinger himself. Haig reported South Vietnam's communist offensive had peaked.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
Hanoi
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
Paris
Kissinger
Vietnam
White House
Alexander Haig
South Vietnam
FDA Evaluates 27 OTC Cold Remedies Casting Doubt on Claims
The FDA released public evaluations of 27 over the counter cold remedies, questioning the effectiveness of most advertised claims. The review covers inhalers pills jellies nose drops and liquids, with ratings from effective to ineffective as a fixed combination and indicates the broader market for cold remedies faces similar doubts.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Morning greeting note echoes in a quiet campus page
A concise obituary style item notes a thoughtful message shared as a greeting. The piece reflects on kindness and mild urban humor as part of a campus bulletin without sensational language or graphic detail.
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George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Edmund Muskie
Henry Jackson
Miami
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UPI Telephoto
Waukesha
Wisc
Carl Staples
U.S
FDA
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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