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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1971
Page
7
A fragment from The Bridgeport Telegram page notes ongoing publishing activity and a local notices column. Details are limited but indicate continuation of community items, schedules, and brief notices.
Thousands of lobbyists calling themselves middle class Americans plan to descend on Washington to press for complete U S withdrawal from Indochina by December 31, 1971. The Lobby of Americans will push the McGovern Hatfield amendment to the Senate bill, seeking a fixed withdrawal date and two more years of draft, with business groups professionals labor and various organizations forming delegations to meet senators and representatives. The push follows last year’s 55 to 39 defeat and aims to persuade wavering lawmakers through direct outreach, workshops, convocations, and face to face contact.
Economist George Katona of the University of Michigan argues consumer desires are insatiable and aspirations rise with progress. He notes short term attitudes fell in 1969 70 but long term adaptation will persist as Americans buy to satisfy wants and may shift toward smaller cars while maintaining multiple ownership.
The piece compares how a dollar buys fewer goods as costs rise more in services than in products. It cites examples from food, housing, transportation, and dining, noting productivity gains slow service price increases while demand keeps pushing them higher, signaling a service-dominated economy with limited downturn prospects.
Secretary General Thant said in Boston he doubts Mainland China will win a UN seat this year and predicts settlement by 1972. Despite thaw signals, he says September’s General Assembly is unlikely to reverse decades of excluding Red China. Austria’s rapid recognition of Beijing complicates US efforts.
Wisconsin Governor Patrick J. Lucey urges presidential aspirants to unite and avoid intra party fighting in the early primaries. He says credibility in New Hampshire and Wisconsin is needed to sustain campaigns or prompt exit. He cautions against division that could erode the nomination.
The 1972 outlook hinges on an unsettled economy. Consumer demand could lift Nixon if unemployment falls and social security boosts spending, but fragile confidence and looming tax hikes threaten a deep dip. Experts warn a nationwide steel strike could derail any rapid stimulus, leaving policy to uncertain luck.
LQUMa, chairman at New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, urges the National Institute of Mental Health to fund five million dollars to develop a drug that provides pleasure without marijuana’s harms. He argues for a minimally damaging option for those who seek drugs, framing it as a public health obligation. The piece also notes Stanford professor Kaplan advocating legalization and taxation of marijuana, while countering concerns about studies linking regular marijuana use to psychosis and cognitive damage.
In this Washington column Holmes Alexander critiques postwar foreign policy trends. He contrasts Egyptian nationalism under Anwar Sadat with globalism and neutrality vibes from U.S. leaders, notes Britain’s role in Europe, laments Nixon’s balance act, and comments on Yost, Yost’s Viet Nam stance, and Canada’s shifting stance toward the Soviet bloc and NATO. He warns against appeasement and urges clear U.S. principles.
Historians will note a five month fiscal hiatus in 1971 during Governor Thomas Meskill’s term. The period slowed state spending as he pressured officials to avoid extra requests for funds, briefly curbing normal budgeting in Connecticut.
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