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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1971
Page
12
Fragmentary OCR notes mention The Post Publishing Company at 108 Giant Post with evening edition and telegraph listing. Mentions member activities and a time reference around 3h and a 6 cirev, unclear names.
The Mansfield amendment to cut U S troops in Europe faces defeat but remains alive in form. Nedzi Whalen amendment seeks to bar use of procurement materials for Vietnam Cambodia and Laos after 1974, potentially disarming Americans. Grassroots lobbying strengthens its House support, threatening Nixon’s gradual war winding down strategy.
Kingman Brewster Jr. argues in ten years of Yale leadership that student age voters are not a monolith but form a large, skeptical block. They seek opportunity over welfare, oppose centralized welfare state red tape, and would endure sacrifice for urban life and environment if led by a plan with minimal decency and freedom from the rat race.
A rising number of businesses extend credit to under 21s, some to 14, citing about 2 billion dollars yearly in teen spending. States vary from $50 to $300 limits, tied to age, scholastic performance, or college standing. Debates rage over enforceability, parental consent, and the impact on spending behavior.
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau engages in talks with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in Moscow outlining Canada's aim to assert sovereignty in the Arctic through regular ministerial consultations. The dialogue touches on Europe troop reductions, NATO cautions, and Canada’s broader outreach while denying acting as a NATO or U S messenger. Canada notes its defense bond with the United States remains central amid Arctic and trade concerns.
The Labor Department outlines on the job and classroom training of apprenticeships across fields like plumbing, auto mechanics, carpentry, and more. Starts pay 40 to 50 percent of journeymen, with hikes every six months. veterans may receive VA stipends. Programs run two to five years, often joint labor management, with state or federal registration.
A playful note on love describing it as wonderful and easier to create than to sustain. The short line ponders how keeping love might be as simple as making it, implicitly contrasting creation with maintenance.
The Peace Corps marks its 10th anniversary in June amid debate over its ideals and roles. After early decline, applications are rebounding with expectations near 26 000, and the agency shifts to recruit more practical skills. Under Nixon era plans, it will join a centralized Action Corps while retaining its international division.
A conservative column argues Rep Mitchell and others seek a court petition to compel a declaration of war, challenging presidential immunity and urging the impeachment route. It condemns exhibitionism and wartime partisanship, insisting Congress must balance executive overreach and restore proper power through legal processes.
The Caucus blasts the administration for weak enforcement of anti discrimination programs and insufficient federal job opportunities for Blacks. It calls for more black contractors, higher wage supports, and expanded 1100 productive jobs in the neighborhood youth corps, warning change is needed to reduce welfare dependence.
Washington notes that the Nixon Moscow accord may not curb the arms race or alter its pace. experts foresee limits on MIRV use, ABM sites, and certain ICBMs, while both nations expand strategic forces including Minuteman upgrades and new delivery systems.
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