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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1971
Page
4
Editorial warns continued inflation could price the U.S. out of world markets and raise unemployment, living costs, and big-business collapse. It urges supporting leaders opposing inflation, pressuring Congress to curb price hikes, and notes a small wholesale price drop as hopeful proof the President's plan may work.
A series listing Reasons No 41 through 50 against Red China's admission to the United Nations. Items claim defections to Taiwan, large casualty tallies from 1949 to 1957, purges and executions in 1951, alleged killings in the cultural revolution, mass killings and forced relocations, displacement of Kazakh nomads, mass exodus to Hong Kong and Taiwan, and total death tolls estimates ranging from 34 to 64 million since 1927.
Private sector workers must support themselves and families and also bear the burden for others. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States notes an average private sector job holder through taxes supports about a quarter of a government employee, a quarter of a welfare recipient, and half of a person on social security.
Alice Widener writes to Secretary of the Treasury asking Nixon era economic questions. She seeks plain definitions of SDRs, debt terms, tariffs, gold policy, and the wage-price freeze, urging public access to concrete national and international financial facts.
The Anderson Herald advertises a special service for missing daily copies. Subscribers should call 649 4218 before 9 am. one copy will be sent after 9 am by a special messenger. If delivery fails on Sunday, sign a complaint and a replacement copy will be provided.
Russell Ki argues that opposition parties denounce rivals while in power but adopt rival policies when returning to office. He contrasts British parties with the US Congress, citing Labour and Conservative stances on Europe and praising Senator Mansfield for bipartisan restraint in foreign policy. He concludes that coherent party responsibility is essential to free government.
Holmes Alexander weighs Nixon Supreme Court plans and the push for a female nominee versus a male pick. He argues Byrd may be the preferred nominee, condemns leaks, and urges a firm, principled appointment aligned with constitutional interpretation. The column cites campaign pledges and warns against political manipulation.
Wilbur Mills moves to position himself as a conservative Southern Democrat who could influence the 1972 Democratic convention. He targets Tennessee North Carolina and West Virginia primaries while avoiding Florida. Mills leverages his Ways and Means chairmanship to raise funds and rally local power structures against Wallace and Jackson.
The piece portrays Paul Powell as a corrupt Illinois secretary of state with a vast cash hoard found in shoe boxes, linking him to bribery, tax evasion, and extortion. It notes relatives and associates face indictments, Powell’s death leaving state funds, and hints at Mafia connections and track betting. The author laments youth indifference to political corruption.
In a light essay the author jokes that men lack patience and pain tolerance for childbirth. Women reminisce about partners disasters and jokes about labor. The piece notes how labor rooms reveal male cluelessness and the inevitability of women carrying babies. Copyright 1971 Field Enterprises, Inc.
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