Burson Eyes Senate Run As Open Field In Georgia
Bill Burson dismisses polls showing him trailing in the Georgia Senate race and campaigns across the state from Rabun Gap to Tybee Light. He predicts a runoff with Vandiver or Gambrell, cites a Columbus poll, and emphasizes his broad travel, shoe wear, and voter outreach to position himself as a strong contender.
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Bill Burson
David Gambrell
Ernest Vandiver
United States Senate
Burson
Georgia
Rabun Gap
Tybee Light
Atlanta
Carl Sanders
Senate
Sanders
Vandiver
Gambrell
John Harper
Sid Williams
Columbus
Jimmy Carter
Sam Nunn
G.O.P
Fletcher Thompson
Hosea Williams
People's Man
Potomac
Capitol Hill
Cautious Local Republicans Conserving Their Strength
Local Republicans in Thomas County field only three candidates Freddy G. Vonner for Tax Collector John C. Carr for County Commissioner Meigs district and Andrew Wurst for Justice of the Peace The GOP focuses on Nixon re election and Fletcher Thompson Senate bid while state and local races remain unchallenged in southwest Georgia
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Nixon
G.O.P
State Senate
State House
Dawson Mathis
Thomas County
Freddy G. Vonner
John C. Carr
Thomasville
Andrew Wurst
Justice of the Peace
Meigs
White House
Fletcher Thompson
U.S. Senate
Georgia
Letter proposes selling unused Coolidge schools for 99 years use
The writer urges Coolidge Georgia to sell or lease two unused school buildings, excluding a south side street strip, to a canning or frozen foods company for 99 years. Proposes incinerator hot water plant, booster heaters, park bond funding, sewer, and shared benefits for white and Black residents, referencing nearby examples.
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Coolidge
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
City of
U.S
State of Georgia
Washington, D.C
J. B.T. Kennedy
Miami
Fla
Jackson Memorial Hospital
JMH
Demon Shadowing at the Department Store Wears Down Shoppers
A narrator chronicles a Miami department store encounter with two women who shadow and pressure him to buy panty hose. The piece satirizes overbearing clerks, consumer frenzy, and the store’s revolving racks, noting how the shopper ends up suffocated by helpful staff and an exhausting, crowded checkout.
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Miami
Fla
Ted Lewis
Margery
Merry-Go-Round Campaigners Spend Big for Nixon
Washington observers note Nixon campaign operatives spend lavishly with funds for April and May flights hotels and meals. They highlight White House entertaining and fundraisers in New York Boca Raton and New Orleans as part of a multimillion dollar effort. Democrats face debt while Larry O’Brien runs the party without salary and travel funded by the DNC.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
New York City
Waldorf-Astoria
Florida
Boca Raton Club
Bay Hill Club
Orlando
Fla
Canyon Hotel
Palm Springs
Calif
Century Plaza
Los Angeles
del Webb Townhouse
Phoenix
Ariz
Gramercy Inn
Avignone Freres
New Orleans
la Ruth’s
White House
Republican Finance Committee
Illinois
Hubert Humphrey
Dminn
George McGovern
D-S.d
O'Brien
Larry O'Brien
Democrats
Sheraton Park
Democratic National Committee
O’brien
New York
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Commencement satire at Dartmouth critiques Bangladesh gift gesture
In a Dartmouth commencement column, Jeffrey Hart questions a chaplain office radio ad urging grads to donate six dollars instead of buying caps and gowns for Bangladesh. He analyzes the gesture’s political motive, its conspicuous virtue, and whether compassion should define liberal arts education.
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Jeffrey Hart Hanover
N.H
Dartmouth
Bangladesh
Vietnam
Court expands right to counsel in all offenses in landmark ruling
Conservative columnist notes Supreme Court’s Argersinger decision extending the right to counsel to petty offenses and misdemeanors, warning of potential chaos in police courts. Also mentions Adams v Williams and Cohen v Kentucky as tough rulings, with Powell dissent warning on practical burdens.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
Supreme Court
Argersinger O. Hamlin
Adams
Lewis F. Powell
Powell
Argersnget
On This Date in History June 20 1972 Highlights
June 20 1972 marks historical milestones from the French Revolution 1789 to Alaska purchase 1867. Notable events include West Virginia statehood 1863 and Victoria’s accession 1837 alongside Ali conviction verdict 1971 and the hot line agreement 1963. Born Don Juan de Borbon 59 and Lillian Hellman 67.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Victoria
England
William IV
West Virginia
Andrew Johnson
Alaska
Russia
United States
Guam
Soviet Union
Washington
Moscow
West Berlin
Berlin Wall
Houston
Tex
Muhammad Ali
Paris
Don Juan de Borbon
Lillian Hellman
William Cullen Bryant
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Chicago
Shaffer
John Shaffer
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Anderson
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