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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1968
Page
4
The editorial argues the promised $30 billion postwar windfall is illusory as it is largely manufactured debt backed by future American earnings. It warns against overreliance on fresh deficits and urges paying down the national debt and pursuing a balanced budget while considering spending goals like urban renewal and education only if funds exist.
Nixon defends the primary system as a fair process used to select presidential nominees. He rejects claims of a party machine steering delegates and argues that most delegates were ordinary supporters, not insiders. He notes the convention format, while imperfect, reflects equal opportunity for all candidates.
The Wall Street Journal argues Vietnam remains a valid political issue despite fading public focus. It blames the Johnson administration for the Americanization of the war and calls for accountability for the major build-up and its costs. Inflation has totaled over 188 billion dollars in seven years, about 1000 per person.
A 70 year old widow seeks growth holdings with suggested buys in Am. Telephone and Pan Am Airways Borg-Warner Bax ter Labs Tenneco RCA and recommends not disturbing holdings. Switch Con s Electronics Union Carbide, notes pipeline profits into offshore ventures, cites Southern Offshore drilling and joint ventures with Boise-Cascade plus Alabama Gas Air Reduction Ocean Science and Eng. Penn Central gains, aerospace and medical questions answered with McDonnell Douglas Tool Research Eng Amer Sterilizer and Ipec Hosp Sup. Spear promises to answer more questions in his column.
An American poet and professor plans to move to Prince Edward Island citing its relief from industrialization and social anxieties. He argues the Maritime Provinces offer quieter life, traditional values, and cleaner environments as remedies for ills he associates with the United States. He warns against modernization of higher education andCentral government centralization.
Paul Harvey notes Tiny Tim, odd and gawky yet radiant, captivates packed audiences with cheerful tunes like Fill Your Heart With Love and Tip-toe Through the Tulips. He argues the unorthodox performer reflects a hunger for tenderness amid a jaded era, signaling a possible future renaissance in romantic music.
The piece argues against Kinsey findings, claiming many wives are more ardent than husbands. It cites Betty B a 32 year old housewife from a live audience on a Baltimore TV show and notes other wives questioning marital sexual desire.
A doctor’s pamphlet explains supposed gender traits and mating urges, claiming women are driven by ego and fear of inadequacy while men are naturally polygamous. It invites readers to request the booklet by mailing 20 cents with a self addressed envelope.
A collage of quotations reflects on the electronic age books versus media, the role of intellectuals from Franklin to Kennedy, folk wisdom from a North Carolina wood carver, and a wry observation that air travel makes people see less of more, faster.
Reader letters discuss water hardness and its effects noting calcium and magnesium salts define hardness and that boiling reduces temporary hardness. Milk provides more absorbed calcium and vitamins, while diary and nutrition science are linked to mental vitality. Brady invites brief health letters to Dr Brady in Beverly Hills.
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