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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1971
Page
2
Dr. Walker argues that five generations have raised the current generation’s life expectancy and living standards, while calling for continuation of effort. He praises parents and grandparents for fighting poverty, disease, and war, yet notes failures in peace and race relations and urges the graduates to seek progress through hard work, humility, and faith.
Paul Harvey reports on heroin addiction among troops and civilians, cites 30,000 to 45,000 armed forces hooked on heroin, with 184 Philadelphia and 1,234 New York deaths. Methadone is presented as a cheaper, less harmful substitute enabling veterans to regain work and reduce arrests, amid questions of long term effects.
A analysis of gerrymandering tracing its origin to Elbridge Gerry and Gilbert Stuart with examples from Missouri and Texas districts. It notes Supreme Court rulings on equal district populations, discusses modern reapportionment tactics and Virginia's multi member packing, and laments limited public attention to redistricting.
Federal Diary notes the U S Postal Service embracing color schemes at headquarters and an eagle emblem while facing first day glitches. 800000 staff move about 80 billion pieces yearly as dissident workers picket and threaten layoffs. Unions run a wage talks hotline amid debate over subsidies and eventual self sufficiency.
About 145000 dwellings started and over 142000 completed in Australia in fiscal 1970, each figure a record. The world’s silver output fails to provide every person 40 grains yearly. The tartaloupe gains name from Cant alupa Italy. Meanwhile the postal service faces uprisings over rate increases and political backlash. Congress seeks repeal of the postal corporation act as inspectors probe favors to Westinghouse and others. Militant mailmen discuss a new coordinated strike. Union leaders threaten a welfare check disruption. penalties for service disruption include jail, fines, or both. Lawmakers who backed the postal act turn critical as how the service is run and Blount’s leadership draw fire.
The piece analyzes the Mansfield Amendment passed by 57 senators and its misleading portrayal abroad. It argues the Senate holds advisory role, not binding policy, and warns that Le Duc Tho’s reception of the amendment could pressure Nixon toward a flawed ceasefire. It notes POW and MI A numbers, and questions the realism of total withdrawal.
A spoof from Lynchburg College criticizes Black Studies by proposing a mock program titled SNOPES White Studies. It parodies academic fads, laments eroding Black Studies and argues for broader cultural education, noting wisdom and virtue over ideological worship and urging real preparation over sensationalism.
A Portland Oregonian column argues women’s roles in church leadership have expanded beyond traditional limits citing Ruth Rohlf, Lois Harkrider Stair, and Cynthia Wezel as prominent examples while noting ongoing gender disparities. It also surveys the capital punishment debate, highlighting global and state trends, abolition gains, and a Chicago politician’s remark on race, crime, and punishment in the context of law and order.
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