Mills says Nixon can defeat Nixon in November on Face the Nation
Arkansas congressman Wilbur Mills on CBS Face the Nation argued Nixon is the only candidate who can defeat Nixon in November. He also discussed why he would not accept the Democratic vice presidential nomination and reflected on past vice presidents rising to the presidency.
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Nixon
Arkansas
CBS
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Ways and Means Committee
Peking
Moscow
Mills
White House
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
George McGovern
McGovern
Edmund Muskie
Mitchell
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
California
Washington
Robert Kennedy
Dirty Dozen — Environmental Action
Congress
Amchitka
Environmental Action
Wayne Aspinall
D-Coro
Walter Baring
D-Nev
Earle Cabell
Dtex
Charles Chamberlain
R-Mich
James Delaney
D-N.y
Samuel Devine
Rohio
Earl Landgre
R-Ind
Sherman Lloyd
R-Utah
Peter Peyser
R-N.y
John Rooney
Vernon Thomson
R-Wis
Roger Zion
North Vietnam
South
South Vietnam
Nguyen Giap
Hanoi
Mills on Nixon Moscow accords and Mills’ presidential prospects
An interview questions Nixon Soviet talks at Moscow and Mills comments on their acceptability to Russia. The piece discusses Mills as a candidate who lacks glamour but could be a viable Democratic nominee, noting Arkansas roots and limited appeal. It predicts the Democrats may nominate Mills despite doubts.
California welfare reform cited by Reagan posting seven straight declines
Governor Reagan reports California welfare rolls have fallen for seven consecutive months, crediting state level reform for avoiding $80 million in tax burdens and arguing against fuller federal control while noting similar gains in New York. He frames public opinion as decisive in choosing economical government programs.
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Ronald Reagan
California
New York
A Columnist's Lot Beats Working
A humorous slice shows a fictional god of columnists facing a revolt from scribes cast by the Witch of Reality. L.O. the God, hungover in a goodwill suit, contemplates a career crisis as junior Buckley braces against the trend and ponders drastic change.
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Miami
Fla
L.O
Earth
Junior Buckley
Viewpoint: McGovern Fear Pressure Heights in Party
Democratic lawmakers worry a McGovern nomination could yield a landslide loss that pulls others down. Carter organizes a stop McGovern push with 11 governors onboard while Mitchell boasts McGovern would be an easy general election opponent. Some ex-administration minds fear a post disaster rebuild for the party even as McGovern rises in polls.
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Washington
George McGovern
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
McGovern
John Mitchell
Nixon
Today in History 1972 Pacific War Midway Battle Ends
The June 7 1972 page recalls the 1942 Midway victory over Japan and highlights other historical events from 1769 to 1948. It notes Khrushchev’s 1959 remark, Suez tensions, Nixon’s Vietnam era gains, and McGovern’s political positioning with a satirical, strip-like column by Scotty Reston and others.
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Associated Press
Midway
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Richard Henry Lee
United States
Britain
Abraham Lincoln
Baltimore
Norway
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
New York
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Italy
European Economic Community
Soviet Union
Egypt
Suez Canal
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Tom Jones
Gwendolyn Brooks
Jaime Laredo
FBI Stalking Reuss Family Sparks Senate Spotlight
Washington reports detail FBI surveillance of Rep. Henry Reuss and his children over alleged peace activism. The piece outlines long FBI dossiers, notes on Michael Reuss and Jacqueline Reuss, and mentions related political maneuvering around the 1972 campaign.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
FBI
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Jacqueline
Michael
Reuss
Margaret
Federal City College
Reusses
Summitting Plans Mentioned by Mexican President in Washington
Mexico's Luis Echeverria plans talks with Nixon during a Washington visit with a San Antonio stop. The agenda includes Colorado River salinity, treatment of Mexican workers in U.S. agriculture, and concerns over rising U.S. isolationism and Burke-Hartke protectionist measures threatening Mexico's exports.
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John Chamberlain
Mexico City
Mexico
Toluca
Latin America
Venezuela
Luis Echeverria
Washington
San Antonio
Texas
Richard Nixon
Colorado River
U.S
California
Arizona
West Germany
France
Mexico opens borders to foreign capital in tourism and industry
Mexico moves to allow foreign capital through trusts in resort hotels and border assembly plants along the Rio Grande under a new decree. The plan aims to boost exports and investment, citing new trade offices and a 1971 to 1972 export surge, while maintaining state control in sectors like petroleum.
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Republic of Mexico
Woodrow Wilson
Echeverria
U.S
Europe
Emilio Rabasa
Mexico
Rabasa
Mexican Institute of Foreign Trade
Julio Faesler
Faesler
Kennedy
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James
Jim) Kilpatrick
Defense Platoon
Buchwald
Russell Baker
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Art Hoppe
Reagan
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Royko
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Silverman
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