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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1971
Page
2
A 1960s style editorial argues government should serve the people not govern them. It warns about expanding bureaucracies and taxes as rent, urging citizens to see civil government as a service agency held in trust. It emphasizes the owner and payer distinction and cautions against propaganda.
An Opinion Research Corporation poll of 1 031 adults finds only 2 percent rate union leaders as excellent and 16 percent as good at representing members. Sixty six percent doubt leaders who critique Nixon policies represent the average union member, while 21 percent believe they do. The report notes 69 percent think strikes harm the nation and 74 percent say higher wage demands fuel inflation.
President Nixon’s wage price rent freeze receives mixed views with calls for a national freeze on political rhetoric to support economic goals. Senator Barry Goldwater warns against turning economic policy into partisan gain and urges colleagues to back the President’s efforts for jobs prosperity and stability.
Five Cuban basketball players defected during the Pan American games in Colombia citing political repression. They sought asylum in Colombia while the Cuban team had achieved a notable victory over the United States, drawing less press attention to the defection event.
A reflective line attributed to Albert Einstein notes that education endures after memory fades. The quote asserts that learning persists beyond forgotten details, highlighting education as a lasting foundation rather than fleeting facts.
A mother's recounting of her children's blunt remarks about truth and appearance. She recalls boyish taunts about Brooks Robinson, home baked cookies, and a joke about a lap when standing, ending with the lesson that a child’s honesty can sting. Copyright 1971 Field Enterprises, Inc.
Holmes Alexander notes Leonard Woodrock, former UAW president, framing Nixon era policies as a revival of early 20th century labor battles. He criticizes Woodrock for incendiary rhetoric miscasting New Economics and calls the union boss out for portraying welfare and taxation as attacks on workers.
Paul Harvey discusses a "piece of the action" economic proposal favoring direct cash dividends from corporate taxes to voters. He cites Perry plan concepts, constitutional caveats, and potential impacts on workers, unions, inflation, and federal spending, arguing for broader personal stakes in industry profits.
Kevin P. Phillips analyzes Pete McCloskey as a low profile challenger to Nixon in New Hampshire. McCloskey camps in college towns and maple festivals with courtesy, courting youth and GOP lawmakers while exposing White House deceit.
A review of Robert Nisbet’s The Degeneration of the Academic Dogma. The author argues universities are suffused with politics, threatening detached scholarship and autonomy, and predicts reform looks unlikely though ennui may revive serious study.
Civilian federal workers eye the rapid military raises of up to 32 percent for the lowest ranks and boosted housing allowances for officers. Nixon plans to sign a 2.4 billion draft extension but delay civilian raises until the wage price freeze lifts. A fight over equal treatment and a January 1972 reschedule looms as leaders press to balance inflation control with pay equity.
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