European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes 2 year tradition Mcgovern is demo Success in gop stronghold of . By John Wooley Piethe. . A  Mcgovern who has decided to run for the democratic presidential nomination be came South Dakota s first democratic senator in 26 years when elected in 1962. His election in a state that i normally a Republican Strong hold came after he had serve two years in the House of representatives then As food for peace director under president John f. Kennedy. Mcgovern s candidacy i viewed As an attempt to pick up and strengthen forces left stranded when sen. Robert f. Kennedy was assassinated. South Dakota s 26 delegates tothe democratic National convention won by Kennedy in the june primary Are now pledged to Mcgovern As a favorite so candidate. Mcgovern 46, came from Republican background. He was born at Avon ., where his father was a minister in a Small methodist  my parents were republicans Mcgovern once said they would not question my personal political convictions because they believed that each individual must follow the dictates of his conscience i matters of mind and  Mcgovern became a demo crat in 1945 because of his conviction that the democratic party was More on the  of the average  he was educated in the Mitch Ell. ., Public schools and at tended Dakota Wesleyan University where he later taught history and government. During world War ii Mcgovern flew 35 combat missions As a b25 Pilot in Europe. He received the distinguished flying Cross. After the War he attended Northwestern University where he received a master s and doctorate degrees in history and political science. Mcgovern got into politic without design. He once made statements that the Long Republican Rule in South Dakota was an unhealthy situation. The remarks Drew the Atten Tion of a former South Dakota state democratic chairman who said do something about it and offered Mcgovern the position of executive Secretary of the party. Nozzle next the Apollo-7 at Cape Kennedy fla., is move from a Large test chamber to a work stand for installation of its rocket nozzle. The spacecraft which is scheduled to be move to the launch pad soon will be used for the scheduled 11-Day Orbital flight in mid october. Ui�1 he accepted the Challenge in1953 when Mcgovern says the democrats in South Dakota were at an All time Low. They held no major offices and had Only two representatives in the 110-Man legislature. After three years of rebuild ing the democratic party he ran for Congress in 1956 and won. He was re elected in 1958. In 1960 he challenged Republican sen. Karl Mundt and lost by about 15,000 votes. I discovered from politic that a few chapters Are missing in the textbook he said after Ward. After this defeat Mcgovern was tapped by president Kennedy As the nation s food for peace director. He resigned the Post to run for the Senate in 1962and was elected by a hairline margin. By South Dakota standards Mcgovern is a Liberal although he has said the longer i stay stars and stripes am comment in politics the less comfortable feel in wearing a Label. I vote on either  depending on the is sue his criticism of the Johnson administration s farm policies has won him Strong support in this agricultural state. Potential Republican candidates this year seemed reluctant to oppose Mcgovern before former gop gov. Archie Gubbrud stepped Forward As his general election opponent. Republicans initially Felt Mcgovern s opposition to the administration s policies in Viet Nam would Hurt his re election chances. The gop halted criticism of the stand after Mcgovern continued to forge ahead in polls Over possible opponents. Mcgovern has said the administration s actions in Viet Nam approach a policy of mad Ness and said the War was a political problem that did nut lend itself to a military solution. Both Mcgovern and Vic president Hubert h. Humphrey now the front runner for the democratic presidential Nomi nation were born in South Dakota. And until a year ago the Mcgovern and Humphrey families had been for a decade nextdoor neighbors in Chevy Chase md., a Washington suburb. Mcgovern married Eleanors Egeberg of Woonsocket . In 1943, they have a son an four daughters two of whom Are married. The eldest daughter mrs. An Mead 24, will teach at Sioux Falls ., this year while he husband Wilbert attends augus Tana College there. Another married daughter mrs. Jim Susan Rowan 22, lives i Washington . Other Mcgovern children Are Teresa 19steve, 16, and Mary 13. Of the editor Reader turns writer during my present tour of duty in Germany i i. I an avid Reader of the stars and stripes. Person Banc m ome required me to have a better command of our in isl i is which has made me More aware of its daily us i Eimi ,. Be nut column by Miffy and Hill a from if v011 " Tion. During this past Christmas season taping on cards the word a Day Colour having found Reading More enjoyable and writing articles. Attached to this is an article i a the word a Day column. Concocting literary circumlocution do you know what the word circumlocution humus no you Haven t been Reading the stars and san Day by Mickey Bach. As a matter of fact another on i7i,i. Words is concoct to compose. Circumlocution Means use of Man words to express what might be expressed by few or one it s amazing How the columnists can Mold and formulate Mil opinion by the Mere usage of words. With this in mind and a 1 ingenuity inventiveness i have written an article for you hoping this does not become a literary Buncombe one to Mere show due to any incongruous unsuitable words or my maladroit lacking skill ability. Is your mind m a Maze of words let s Hope too that i m not Over presumptuous unduly confident or drive you to a myopic nearsighted perspective toward words. Would your fingers be running through the dictionary pages if it weren t for these Brief definitions just Don t Jettison discard this article if 1 have alienated made indifferent where attachment formerly existed you worrying won t help we All abscond flee secretly to some kind of Aegis protective influence and Are adherent who supports to it. Let s escalate increase this a Little further without evoking bringing out any furore rage. During this epoch extraordinary event of times of student revolt what if Yum precocious unusually Forward and mature mentally developed son or daughter would read this and enjoy its contentious argumentative  would you ensconced find shelter or to hide to then you May think this is graph mania mania for writing or deleterious noxious habit to exploit use basely your menial Powers. Though i m just broaching publishing first on the word a Day to make you aware of it. And strictly entre Nous Between us it s to enlighten you. Now was t that Dulcet Sweet to the ear has this begun to pall become Dull with All its Douma assert ing doctrine and become prolix unduly Long n literary Circum locution yes. Back to the 75 cent title word. Think Don t panic. I shall be Beneficent kindly with you. Remember these words Are Likely to jump out at you any time. They re alive. The literary world uses  color and formulate you ideas and opinions. So Don t be caught vocabulary Short. St. Hohertz l. White Ramstein. Germany cooperation is the answer to buy Industrial machines forthe egyptian cot Ion and build More refineries for their crude Oil rather than buy munition which by far is useless to � hungry  withheld by request Wiesbaden tier Many t too am a . Citizen who was born in Palestine which is now called Israel. The misguided attitude of pvt. 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