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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1971
Page
4
Editorial questions the Madison County Commissioners plan to finance a new courthouse with a multi million dollar bond issue. Taxpayers fund rent for temporary offices since Aug 1 and face higher tax rates, but no architect’s drawing or public display of the proposed courthouse has been released.
Mayor Flanagan of Anderson is honored by the Indiana Republican Editorial Association for statewide service. Guest speakers include mayors Richard Luegar Indianapolis Harold Zeis Fort Wayne Bret Kline Columbus David Gerrard Crawfordsville Robert Millis Boonville. The piece also critiques welfare residency laws and equal protection, arguing instead for abolishing welfare laws.
The U S Postal Commission faces a push for a special low mailing rate for political publications. Supporters claim equity in the electoral process while critics warn of Treasury subsidies and forcing recipients to fund their own unwanted political mail.
A California West Point graduate becomes the first Army academy graduate to receive an honorable discharge on conscientious objection grounds. A former first lieutenant with Ranger and paratroop training, he never saw combat, prompting debate over the cost of a taxpayer funded military education.
Early signs of taxpayer concern emerge as New York City expands pension provisions for police, firefighters, sanitation workers, and transit employees. The 1960s saw salary spikes and overtime incentives boosting pensions, with full retirement after 25 years now sought and new overtime limits enacted to curb costs. The changes are not retroactive, leaving long term fiscal commitments intact.
A damaged OCR note announces daily copies of The Herald for residents. Call 619-4218 before 9 am to arrange delivery, with one free copy after 9 am by messenger each week and on Sundays at the nearest location, provided by The Herald.
A King Features Syndicate distributed column critiques busing and racial balance in US schools. It argues public education rarely achieves a true melting pot, citing New York City as an example where liberal approaches failed to reduce ethnic cleavages and where high dropout and expulsion rates persist when segregation shifts across districts. The piece references a 1989 Saturday Review article and questions education’s social mission amid ongoing race related policy debates. It highlights how cultural and economic factors, not just school policy, drive integration outcomes and educational quality.
The piece argues welfare is a right not a grant and critiques rising welfare costs under Reagan. It cites California demonstrations, work requirements, and shifting funding, noting potential savings and broader social shifts. It reflects on political positions of Veneman and Nixon era debates and the idea of a socio economic revolution.
A 1971 Gen. Fea Corp editorial laments anti manual snobbery across professions from nursing to factory work. It argues hands and craft foster thinking, warns that civil service and management trends favor computers over human touch, and cautions against a future where only machines think.
Paul Harvey criticizes school busing policies as divisive and wasteful, citing President Nixon and Chief Justice Warren Burger. He argues federal actions harm children with 350000 bused across states and accuses officials of duplicity while calling for restraint amid civil rights tensions.
A speech by President Nixon in Kansas City decries rising decadence in America. He cites drug addiction crime and extremist groups as signs, blaming the liberal intelligentsia and media for eroding confidence in national values and urging a return to probity and law.
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