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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1971
Page
6
Bridgeport paper reports a Sunday sporting short from Bridgeport with Weldgey and Cove S602 among the listed participants. Details are fragmented, but the item notes a local bridge or track competition and mentions names tied to the event.
At a United Nations seminar John R. Stevenson of the State Department urged a 12 mile territorial limit with a transit right through international straits. He warned that innocent passage is inadequate for straits like Gibraltar and called for international regulation of distant fishing as the 200 mile claim grows. The proposals mark a shift from the traditional three mile limit in pursuit of peaceful seabed uses.
With New Hampshire set for March 7 and Florida on March 14, Democratic hopefuls face two proving grounds. New Hampshire’s isolated image tests early momentum while Florida offers a broader voter base and weather-driven turnout, shaping each contender’s path. A first-win psychological edge in New Hampshire could boost a candidate in Florida and propel them toward front-runner status.
The Senate backed a spending formula for the 1972 campaign despite hints of Democratic favoritism. It sets per voter limits for each party across media and allows transfers between print and electronic funds, with a House vote and presidential veto uncertain.
Delegates from 11 countries gathered in Athens for the ninth Delos Symposium on town planning. Host Constantine Doxiadis urged that architects and planners are destroying the human city by erecting skyscrapers and non human homes. He warned modern buildings alienate people, especially children, and called for human centered urban design to humanize surroundings.
A Cleveland event marking a 175 year old colonial milestone featured Native Americans in welcoming costumes while denouncing white dominance. Protesters led by Russell Means criticized U S policy as leaders highlighted Indian struggles, life expectancy, poverty, and education gaps versus national averages.
A witty remark contrasts making a friend of a creditor with making a creditor of a friend, noting the opposite aims of financial trust. The quip plays on social bonds and debt, implying prudence in lending and friendship.
The piece argues that improving life requires higher human behavior from all, not just blaming business and government. It critiques Nader's focus on cars while noting drivers' dangerous habits and the need for social roots like education to explain urban decline.
In July 1870 discussion, Senator Thomas J. Dodd urged Robert Conquest to expand his work on Stalinist terror to cover communism in China. He proposed a 10,000-word study on Soviet inhumanity and a second on Red China, noting estimates of Chinese deaths from 34.8 million up to 63,734,000.
A study by Fisher and Treadwell challenges the belief that 18 to 20 year olds will vote in low numbers. In Germany youths leaned left while in England conservatives benefited from first-time voters. The authors argue youth views depend on timing and issues, not age alone, and warn that college towns in swing districts could swing elections.
A public hearing on the tax question before the legislative finance committee devolved into a late night clash of rhetoric and accusation. Supporters and opponents of democracy clashed as speakers from a recognized far right group were applauded, while others sang the national anthem with evident hostility. The session ended around 2:15 a.m. with Sen. Stanley Pac noting a frightening display of hatred in the crowd and questioning the state’s path.
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