Word: mcquaid
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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First of all, the paper is not managed by B.J. McQuaid. The Manager of our paper is George Connell; Mr. McQuaid is Editor-in-Chief, and due to the amputation of one of his legs and the breaking of one of his hips twice, he has been almost completely inactive this last year or more...
...article titled "Kissinger the Kike." This was run in the Sunday paper, and was written by Mr. McQuaid. It was not an attack on the Jewish people, but a comment on the fact that Mr. Nixon's harshest critics happen to be Jewish, and this is a rather strange combination...
...single most powerful political force in New Hampshire is the Manchester Union Leader, the only newspaper with a statewide circulation. The Union Leader, which is published by William Loeb and managed by B.J. McQuaid, is without a doubt the most right-wing major newspaper in America. It carries editorials signed by Loeb on the front page each day, in which he takes positions which would make Lester Maddox appear liberal. It is frequently contended that the Union Leader's political effect is only negative--that it can destroy a candidate but cannot elect one. This was, however, proven untrue...
Another factor which threatens the present power structure is the erosion of the strength of the Union Leader. Loeb and McQuaid committed excesses in the past year which offended even their staunchest supporters. In September they ran an editorial entitled "Is Kissinger a Kike?" which raised the question of an international Jewish conspiracy. Later in the month, they suggested that blacks be forced to emigrate to Africa, this in light of the highly-publicized Roxbury murders. Although the Union Leader will still play an important role in November, it may have seriously weakened its position...
...REGINALD McQUAID Richmond. Prince Edward Island...