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The Sprinfield Union The Springfield Union [Vol. 108, No. 154 (July 1, 1971)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10076 Author/Creator: The Sprinfield Union Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Newspaper Date: July 1, 1971 Pagination: 61 p. ; 56.8 x 37 cm. Order a Copy

One printing of The Springfield Union dated July 1, 1971. Consists of articles related to local news. Articles are related to the eligible voting age starting at 18 years old; Pentagon papers related to the Vietnam War; wedding anouncements; Nixon extolling J. Edgar Hoover at a graduation ceremony. Also includes advertisement, announcements and cartoons.

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998

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