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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1970
Page
2
Editorial notes the 194th birthday of the United States and lauds freedoms, voting rights, education, space achievements, and national unity. It announces Anderson's City Building dedication on July 2 with local officials and dignitaries, and anticipates Honor America Day on July 4 featuring Billy Graham and Bob Hope with potential presidential appearances.
A capacity crowd packed the midway at the Anderson Free Fair for a third straight night. The Mustang Mell Drivers auto thrill show drew a full grandstand as fair officials prepared for the harness racing program starting tonight at 8 p.m. Rides delayed in transit were added, and Kiddies Day festivities were planned for Wednesday afternoon. Local groups will host children from Madison County Children’s Home, the Davis School for Retarded and Crippled Children, and the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Knightstown for a three hour midway ride period. Dr. N. C. Elberson reported a record number of entries for four harness racing nights, with fast trotters and pacers from the Midwest on the card. Mayor J. N. Flanagan and Frank Nealis announced arrangements for one of the event’s largest fireworks displays, to cap dedication of the new Anderson City Building after the racing Thursday night around 10 p.m. Grandstand seats are free for the fireworks. Nealis noted officials for the racing program include Mrs. Ed Johnson as clerk of the course, Jack Van Dyke and James Keesling as directors, Hector Kirk as presiding judge, Everett Savage as assistant patrol judge, Monty Bytum and Howard Gwinn as timers, Frosty Miller as starter, and Bob Barnett as announcer.
A collection of vintage quips and anecdotes from Evansville audiences. A speaker battles interruptions with biblical grandeur and political jests. A theater manager faces mockery over a monkey act while a truck driver joke lands. An old American saying ends the sequence about communal aid when trouble arises.
Thurman Sensing argues against a postal reform bill approved by the Senate committee, warning it enables compulsory unionism in federal service. He cites arbitration as a path to union shops, pledges resistance, and urges citizens to oppose the measure as unconstitutional and harmful to Civil Service merit-based employment.
In a humorous vignette set in a summer baseball league, Brucie's mother is told by the coach she is too weak to continue. He cites excuses from fatigue and injuries to lateness, while she defends her dedication amid family chaos and a punchy comic exchange. The piece ends with the coach stating she is being traded, followed by a tongue in cheek constitutional preface.
Holmes Alexander argues Russia faces a choice on science policy as it drafts the sixth Five Year Plan 1971 75. He notes centralization, bureaucratic control, and risk to innovation, claiming domestic agriculture and industry lag, while SALT talks and world power dynamics hinge on these decisions.
The Conservative party wins power in Britain, promising restraint on inflation, firmer criminal procedures, and restoration of traditional decency. Heath faces pressures from Union critics like Enoch Powell while aiming to reassert international responsibility and limited welfare spending.
The monologue depicts a space mission in crisis due to failing systems and moral drift. It contrasts past trust in a fixed star with current political and social upheaval, urging a return to foundational guidance and re reading the Builder of the spaceship, implying divine direction.
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