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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1971
Page
6
President Nixon says Americans are ready for change and that the country sees government as inefficient and often ineffective. He comments during a Washington appearance, signaling a shift in public sentiment.
President Nixon outlined a revolutionary, imaginative approach to government aimed at lasting change. He stressed expanded revenue sharing with state and local governments and more centers of power to empower the people, signaling a broad agenda for 1971.
A 47 year old Finn, Ambassador Max Jakobson, becomes the first candidate to replace U Thant as United Nations secretary general. Nordic delegates endorse him after Thant’s retirement announcement. US and Soviet reactions remain non committal while other potential contenders surface from Chile Colombia Brazil Austria Mexico Singapore and Nigeria.
Fort Worth engineer Col. R S Kristoferson told a University of Houston seminar that the Trinity River canal plan must be designed to protect the environment while allowing flood control navigation and industrial growth. He cited potential environmental impacts of private development along the proposed 370 mile route from the coast to Dallas and Fort Worth and suggested zoning or limited development as safeguards. Congress has funded planning with 150000 last year and 500000 this year, with design due in two to three years before a construction vote.
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