Agnew Campaign Opens in Miami Beach With Razor Metaphor
Vice President Spiro Agnew begins his Miami Beach bid insisting he will not use media criticism as a campaign issue. The American Newspaper Guild unexpectedly endorses McGovern, prompting swift critique about media bias and triggering dissent among reporters and reactions from Goldwater.
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Spiro Agnew
Miami Beach
American Newspaper Guild
McGovern
Guild
The
Star
Newspaper Guild
Puerto Rico
Solzhenitsyn Criticizes Dictatorships and UN Refusal
Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn, banned from accepting the prize by his government, published a 16 page Nobel lecture in Stockholm condemning nations that suppress literature. He criticizes the United Nations for inaction and argues literature protects a nation’s soul, even as he endures harassment at home.
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Alexander I. Solzhenitsyn
Nobel
Solzhenitsyn
Stockholm
Dostoevsky
Republicans Open Alliance to Seize House in 1973
A secret Republican plan seeks to flip enough Southern Democrats in Nixon districts to elect Gerald Ford as speaker on opening day of the 1973 Congress. The move would realign committees, place conservatives in chairmanships, and narrowly risk a Senate edge for Democrats amid McGovern’s weak nationwide showing.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Nixon
Congress
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Oklahoma
Carl Albert
House
Senate
G.O.P
George McGovern
South
McGovern
Capitol Hill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Educator Ken Eyre Paths From Coal Town Roots To South Carolina Curriculum Leader
Ken Eyre, once a Shenandoah College dean, resigns to become director of curriculum services for South Carolina’s 17 technical centers. Born in Gypsy West Virginia, he grew up in a miner’s family, served 15 months in the Navy starting 1945, and earned a BA from Indiana Central College in 1950 on his path to educational innovation.
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New York
Ken Eyre
South Carolina
Ken
Shenandoah College
Virginia
Fairmont
W.va
Navy
Indiana Central College At
Indianapolis
Racey
Hornets
Kyre
Columbia
Kathy
Nancy
David
James Wood
The
Colonels
Mark
Shenandoah
North Carolina
Knowledge Quiz and a Career Remembered
A dated quiz asks ten trivia questions on U S history and literature. The piece then profiles Ken Kyre, detailing his education at United Theological Seminary, roles at Shenandoah College, and decades of service in Winchester Virginia, including coaching, teaching, and community work.
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Ken
Frederick County
Centenary United Church of Christ
Winchester Horseshoe Pitcher’s Assn
Kennedy names Wirtz to Labor post and Goldberg successor
President Kennedy designates W. Willard Wirtz as secretary of labor succeeding Arthur J. Goldberg. Apperson named attorney general nominee to Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals after Staples moves to the court. The Sarah Zane Fire Co. new 500 gallon pumper to join parade. Miss Pavey Lutpon returns home after study in Zurich.
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Kennedy
W. Willard Wirtz
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Labor
Tuck
Harvey B. Apperson
State Corporation Commission
A.P. Staples
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
W. Marshall King
Fredericksburg
Apperson
SCC
Sarah Zane Fire Co
West Virginia Firemen's Assn
Charles Town
Pavey Lutpon
Zurich
Switzerland
Daily Meditation On Healing Hurt Feelings
The article argues that thin skinned people cause trouble yet deserve pity, not scorn. It urges growth of unselfish character and consideration for others as the cure for hurt feelings, stressing a heart that grows bigger and a mind that broadens with time.
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Gilead
Shriver Ambition and Kennedy Ties Spark Campaign Tension
Henry J. Taylor portrays Sargent Shriver as striving to cast himself as an underdog in the Kennedy era while clashing with family allies. The piece details Shriver’s alliances with Johnson and Nixon, his stance on the Peace Corps, and how his running mate status affected Kennedy support, with critical notes on the OEO and political propriety.
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MR. Shriver
Kennedy
Mark Anthony
Anthony
Brutus
Shriver
George McGovern
Edward M. Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hyannis Port
Mass
Cleopatra
Robert Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
OEO
Johnson
France
Nixon
Paris
Mr. Nixon
New York
Pierre Hotel
Sargent Shriver
Sahara
President Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Great Society
John F. Kennedy
President Kennedy
Camelot
Edward
John Kennedy
United States
Office of Economic Opportunity
Adam Clayton Powell
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Babe Ruth
White House
Marie Louise
Napoleon
Lincoln
United Theological Seminary
Dayton
Ohio
Brethren Church
Salem College
Winchester
Forest S. Racey
Dr. Racey
Montgomery Junior College
Ken Kyre
Fella
Kenneth K. Kyre
Federal Reserve Board
First Virginia Corp
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State Highway Department
Winchester Evening Star
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Thomas T. Byrd
Douglas B. O'Connell
Henry J. Taylor
Houston
Maryland Hunt Club
Rabbit
Peace Corp
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Henry S. Reuss
Wisconsin
Humphrey
Bertrand Russell
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