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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1971
Page
4
Editorial notes the clash between a Republican administration aiming to restrain spending for 1973 and a Democratic Congress pushing higher welfare costs. It cites Business Week saying welfare reform would raise Social Security by about 5 billion and family assistance by about 2 billion more than the administration requested.
The American Rifleman argues Congress will push early gun control measures including universal gun registration, outlawing private handgun ownership, and returning ammunition sales to the 1968 act. It warns tomorrow’s steps will tighten all firearms laws and villainize criminals, urging harsher penalties instead of disarming citizens.
Government intervention in medical care threatens patient privacy and the doctor patient relationship. An age of computerized records could place confidential medical files in government information centers alongside IRS reports. Critics warn a paid by taxpayers system risks nonmedical administrators listening to private doctor patient conversations and eroding medical standards.
Figures from the Association of American Railroads show five major lines own 23.5 percent of total rail miles and handle up to 45 percent of carloads. They move 50 percent of farm products, 49 percent of meat and food, and 58 percent of military ordnance, underscoring public interest in stronger, balanced transport. AARC urges deregulation and updates to policy for stability and growth.
The Housing Subcommittee discussed H R 9688, the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1971, amid claims the bill would force metropolitan housing agencies to push subsidized low‑income housing into suburbs. Critics say the bill masks coercive aims behind voluntary language, with Romney’s support questioned by Nixon aides. Democracy in housing policy appears constrained by political maneuvering.
A humorous dialogue about modern anxieties and priorities. A couple jokes about the ocelot’s extinction and related worries from politics, pollution, fashion, and daily life. They joke about dividing concerns and planning dinner to talk through fears.
Holmes Alexander surveys a Nixon era debate over a supposed economic surplus and the 90 day price and wage freeze. He notes Fulbright’s gloom and Goldberg’s alternative standby program, predicting Congress will shape Phase Two as the administration touts its New Economics program.
A 1971 review endorses Alan Bock’s The Ecology Action Guide as a concise, practical handbook. It argues individuals can improve the environment without relying on Congress and ecological bureaus, highlighting tips like using live ladybugs for pest control, promoting walking and public transport, and reducing power use to curb pollution.
In Paris Senator Javits miscast U.S. aid as $143 billion since 1945. Europeans are grateful for Marshall Plan aid but not for a figure many see as inflated. Since 1945 less than a third of total aid went to Europe, with $16 billion in military aid and $4.4 billion in hard loans.
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