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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1971
Page
4
A reflective piece from Amarillo celebrates baseball as a cool, patient sport. The author contrasts its calm, skillful play with faster, louder games while urging readers to preserve local baseball’s heritage and its nostalgic, communal experience.
In a televised Q A President Nixon defends mass arrests during Mayday demonstrations. He says crowds tried to block traffic and threaten the government and credits police with minimal force and patience. He urges support for police actions to keep the government running.
Incoming and outgoing IRS commissioners urge Congress to raise funding as they claim every tax examiner finds enough mistakes to save taxpayers six times the salary. They contrast U S tax complexity with foreign systems while noting public resentment at the patchwork code.
In Massachusetts a conservative movement gains momentum after John J. McCarthy urged a new Conservative Party to break from liberal Republicanism. The push, inspired by Jim Buckley’s New York Senate win, targets image over ideology with figures like Reagan and Goldwater considered for speeches and fundraising. Herb Waite defends the shift as kamikaze politics while seeking to realign Republican tactics.
The Dartmouth symposium on war crimes drew critics and supporters alike as speakers including Telford Taylor and Roger Hilsman sparred over legality and ethics. The event highlighted the political context of Vietnam era discourse while attendees debated genocide claims and civil-military rules.
A short reflective piece from The Shepherd Times by Julien C Hyer urging readers to dwell on good fortunes and avoid lingering on misfortune. It emphasizes that prosperity and hardship pass and that focus should be on virtuous, uplifting thoughts rather than envy or regret.
A brief Dawson County Ad Viser note urges readers to adopt early hours to cut expenses and enable greater purchasing power. The ad emphasizes frugality and planning to improve financial options.
Hartford editorial lauds Gov. Thomas Meskill for vetoing an equal employment opportunity bill and a Spanish American War Veterans fund, citing his independent stance on state budgets and appointments. It notes his opposition to a broad Power Facility Evaluation Council and predicts ongoing clashes between environmental and business interests in Connecticut politics.
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