McGovern Dominates California Primary Scramble
Editorial notes McGovern's commanding California lead with 46 percent to Humphrey's 38 percent and writes in write ins for Wallace and Chisholm. It cites wins in New Mexico and New Jersey and predicts a delegate edge heading to the Miami convention.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
California
McGovern
Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Rep
Shirley Chisholm
New York
Sen. McGovern
South
Energy as the dividing line between Rome and America
Columnist contrasts Rome’s lack of innovation with America's energy-driven growth. A reader questions salvation and self-doubt, while a pastor counsels faith in Christ as the missing piece. The piece argues U S energy production disproves Rome parallels and highlights nuclear and fossil plants powering the future.
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Max Lerner
U.S
Rome
America
Lerner
Thomas Edison
Democrats waver as McGovern nomination looms
Washington report notes shock waves among lifelong Democrats as McGovern tops the field. Some elites and business figures privately back Nixon if McGovern is nominated, while White House insists on immediate backing to avoid future claims of hesitation. Connally could bridge to Nixon, and anti McGovern sentiment spans Israeli, European, and Marshall Plan factions amid a tense election year.
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Jeffrey Hart
Washington
George McGovern
Richard Nixon
John Mitchell
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Connally
John Connally
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Vietnam
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Moscow
Len Garment
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Leningrad
Grechko
June 8 1972 highlights and birthdays
On this date in history events include Mohamad's death in 632 and Tennessee secession in 1861. Notable actions span Roosevelt mediating the Russo Japanese War in 1905 and a 1942 Sydney shelling by Japanese subs. The 1953 DC restaurant desegregation ruling and Israel Sinai attack aftermath are noted, plus space cooperation talks in 1967 and ceasefire to 1977. Ralph Yarborough turns 69 and John Diebold 46.
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Tennessee
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Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Sydney
Australia
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Israel
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Egypt
Syria
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World Health Organization
India
East
Pakistan
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
John Diebold
Walt Whitman
It's A Natural Language By Hal Boyle
Political double talk is described as speaking one way while thinking another and doing a different action from what is said. Examples show campaign managers pushing agendas while candidates raise the issue themselves.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Mike
Big Daddy
The Pregnant Look Takes Fashion Stage
A national magazine notes a trend dubbed the pregnancy puff, worn inside garments to evoke a Madonna image. The inventor says it blends fun with perceived responsibility, prompting social commentary on modern culture.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tribune
Nixon Brezhnev Talks Highlights and Peace Pact Details
Washington notes from Nixon and Brezhnev meetings reveal a rushed nuclear arms agreement and a 12 point peace pact. Nixon drafted the points, Brezhnev accepted most language, and the leader's stamina impressed aides. Grechko offered a friendly dig at applause.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Brezhnev
U.S
Moscow
Helsinki
Russia
Rhodesia’s Uneasy Path Through Independence and Rule
James J. Kilpatrick argues Rhodesia’s post‑independence clashes stem from flawed beginnings and international missteps. He notes African majority claims, white minority resistance, and the tension between English political justice principles and evolving majority rule in a contentious, long struggle.
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Africa
Rhodesia’s path to majority rule and UN sanctions
The piece argues that Rhodesia’s 1965 UDI sparked UN sanctions and moral criticism. It cites British diplomacy under Alec Douglas-Home and Lord Pearce’s report, noting Africans’ increasing but unsettled political opportunities and pressures from right-wing critics threatening concessions. It closes with a call to reassess global policy and preserve Rhodesia’s fragile hopes amid sanctions.
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Great Britain
Dean Acheson
United Nations
Britain
Alec Douglas-Home
Ian Smith
Commons
Douglas-Home
Lord Pearce
Smith
Pearce
Daniel Webster
Dartmouth College
Government security program tested by Fort Lauderdale boy
A 12-year-old boy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, admitted sneaking onto planes from Toronto and New York and said it was easy, testing the airlines counter hijack and bombing precautions amid national security efforts.
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New York
Anniston
Ala
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