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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1972
Page
4
An editorial warns that proposed tax reforms would repeal 54 provisions at 18 a year starting 1974, raising taxes for most. It argues the plan shifts burden to taxpayers, ending home mortgage interest, property tax deductions, charity deductions, and more, risking nationalization through heavy rail investment needs.
George Fraser argues in The Steel Bonnets that Nixon’s political hunger mirrors the brutal Anglo-Scottish Border reivers of Liddesdale. Fraser links 16th century frontier wars and the Armstrongs and Nixons to Nixon’s confrontational style, suggesting a long blood‑line of raid and retaliation shaping his October campaigns and 1970 election impact.
A critical view of the Democratic Convention in Miami highlights Sen George McGovern’s amnesty stance for draft evaders and the Vietnam Veterans Against the War VVAW. The piece questions delegates actions and the impact on veterans and active service families, citing violence concerns and voter sentiment.
A movement to organize farm workers faces pushback as boycotts threaten to cut food supplies. American Farm Bureau Federation leader William Kuhfuss warns of an ultimatum to launch an informational campaign against the bureau in 40 cities. The National Grange endorses free elections and market freedom amid debate over the 1972 Agricultural Labor Relations Act and its safeguards for workers’ representation.
Alice Widener argues that barring security clearances from Pentagon Papers jurors undermines equality before the law. She warns that excluding cleared Americans risks Balkanizing the jury system and erodes citizens rights to a fair trial.
The 1972 essay posits the United States should back indirect subversion within hostile states rather than mass troop invasions. It argues Eisenhower and Kennedy era options aimed at supporting dissidents could have weakened Ho Chi Minh's regime with less cost, drawing parallels to Soviet and Chinese tactics.
Holmes Alexander reviews the 48 to 42 Senate decision to end the war aid, noting the historic split among isolationists and internationalists. He highlights Fulbright and Goldwater among neo isolationists and criticizes leaders who abstained or supported the defeat of foreign aid, calling for steadier resolve.
Listing of Indiana lawmakers and office addresses for Senate and House representatives. Includes Hartke Bayh Dennis Hillis Bray with room numbers and district coverage in Madison Delaware Henry Grant Tipton Hamilton Hancock counties.
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