McGovern Plan Checks Upset Family Debate
Art Buchwald illustrates Senator McGovern tax reform by showing a family receiving $1,000 per person. The mock note invites return of excess funds while each member imagines spending options from tapes and bubble gum to a new washer, a trip to Japan, and a color TV. The exchange highlights differing views on giving all Americans cash and tax repayment.
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Sen
George McGovern
United States
Day
Amberson
Robert
Sarah
Todd
Treasury
Rolling Stone
Mrs. Amberson
Sean Reilly
Mahon Elected Middletown Fire Chief in 1922
Edward P. Dougherty reports that Thomas F. Mahon was elected Middletown Fire Department chief in 1922 succeeding Charles Higham. Mahon, first from McQuoid Engine Co to reach the top, led with 311 votes, mostly from his former company. Also noted are new appointments on the engineering and school dedication to war dead.
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Edward P. Dougherty
Thomas F. Mahon
Middletown
Mr. Mahon
McQuoid
Memorial Grammar School
Memorial Junior High
Just Memorial School
Ball
Board of Education
George Stanton
David H. Canfield
Moody Construction Co
Elbert N. Oakes
White Orchid Mystery at West Point Graduation Field
At Michie Stadium during graduation day, Lt. William Richard Snader’s family found a pristine white orchid on the 10 yard line amid a crowd of cadet families and strolling children. The flower survived the busy aftermath, raising questions about how it remained intact and who placed it there. Lt. Snader is to study medicine under Army sponsorship next year, with family ties connecting to Lt. Col. Otterstedt and relatives in Ohio.
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West Point
Glenn Barthalow
Ohio
Audrey Cushman
Chester
William Richard Snader
Army
Michie Stadium
Snader
Charles N. Winters,Jr
Hambletonian Park
Goshen
Orange County
Charles N. Winters
Monroe
Posey
Lt. Snader
Mrs. Bartholow
University of Ashland
Charles C. Otterstedt
Pentagon
Bomb threat targets Supreme Court Building wall
An anonymous caller warned of a bomb outside the Supreme Court Building, insisting the threat was not an inside job. A federal judge denied Yorty’s bid to compel major networks to let him join the Humphrey McGovern debates. The piece notes the era’s turmoil with a grim Hartford Insurance reference.
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Supreme Court
Yorty
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Art Buchwald
Robin Hood
Sean
Tam
Mahon
William M. Seeley
Waalkills
Engineers
Archibald Vall
Excelsiors
Benjamin Alexander
The
Eagles
Howard B. Keeler
Monhagens
Central Grammar School
James M. Ball
Mildred Parker Seese
Potomac
Hartford
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