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...conservative bastion to prevent its spread north. In 1970 the district elected a leftwing Democrat, John G. Dow '27, only because his Republican opponent was indicted for income tax evasion towards the end of the campaign. But in 1972, Gilman took advantage of Nixon's solid trouncing of McGovern in the district and retired Dow by an impressive margin...
...were being used to launder the money contributed to Nixon. Ironically, many of the lenders were prominent Democrats, including Richard Maguire, former treasurer of the Democratic National Committee; the late Clifton C. Carter, former executive director of the D.N.C.; and Ted Van Dyke, who was an adviser to George McGovern's presidential campaign in 1972 and to Humphrey's campaign...
...been "insufficient" consultation look like an attempt to interfere in an already difficult decision-making process. The political situation in NATO and the Common Market is rather similar to what the U.S. would have to endure if it had a Cabinet that included, say, Edward Kennedy, Barry Goldwater, George McGovern and George Wallace, each with his own constituency, sitting down and trying to reach a consensus. If they allow the U.S. to take part in major decisions, Europeans contend, the Americans would divide them. Says West German Foreign Minister Walter Scheel: "We cannot have Americans at the table. No European...
Wallace wants to make a permanent home in the Democratic Party, which he feels has moved closer to his thinking after the McGovern debacle. "We're back in the party for better or for worse, or, as we say down here, 'ridin' or walkin',' " says Michael Griffin, 25, an energetic Wallace aide. "The Governor is like Minnie Pearl when she says, 'Ah'm jes glad to be here.' Party stalwarts who once denounced Wallace as a bigot are now treating him like a brother. Last July 4, Ted Kennedy appeared with...
...intellectually rich and financially lean six decades, Harrison returned the friend's interest by placing NR's future in his hands. The new owner and editorial chairman: Harvard Social Scientist Martin Peretz, 34, advocate of leftish causes and angel of liberal Democratic candidates (Eugene McCarthy, George McGovern...