Campaign 72 Focus: Agribusiness vs Family Farm Clash
The piece argues that food costs are a top issue in campaign 72 with Democratic lawmakers pushing anti agribusiness bills, aided by the National Farmers Organization, while the Nixon administration notes benefits of corporate farming. Farmers show mixed anxiety, prioritizing concentration in processing and feed sectors over land ownership, hoping for practical laws after elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campaign
National Farmers Organization
Nixon
The
Farm Journal
U.S
Troubled Start as Schools Face Strikes and Closings
ASHINGTON The younger generation faces a bleak school opening across the nation with private and parochial closures lack of public aid and tax conflicts. Public schools also struck or faced court orders on busing, amid tax protests, teacher pay disputes, and rising parental anger over sex education reading quality and “slanted” textbooks. Philadelphia saw a 13000 teacher strike over pay and hours as morale sours and districts statewide report strikes or threats amid debt and reform battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Teachers’ Union
New York
Illinois
Rhode Island
Michigan
September school days dampened by policy frictions
A Washington Star Syndicate piece notes clashes over funding and fringe benefits as states seek budgets. Florida reports teachers earning high salaries receiving food stamps in summer, while tax relief for private schools draws political interest. Court-ordered busing delays in Richmond, Los Angeles, and Detroit. The Council for Basic Education hints at renewed academic values amid turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Richmond
Los Angeles
Detroit
The
Council For Basic Education
McGovern Reaches for Jewish Votes in California Tour
George McGovern courted Jewish voters with a meeting with Los Angeles rabbis and pledged pro Arab limits on relations with Egypt while signaling a softer stance on space. He toured California and Texas, courting labor unions and aerospace workers as his campaign weighs how to win back defectors and blunt Nixon’s lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouston
Houston
Manned Space Center
George McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
Los Angeles
Washington
California
Democratic Party
Mr. Nixon
Olympic Village
Egypt
Cairo
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Machinists Union
Dallas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gary Hart
McGovern’s National Organization
Frederick G. Dutton
Vietnam
San Diego
America
White House
Henry Kissinger
Bill to raise military widows' benefits stalled then moved
Lawmakers finally moved a noncontroversial measure after nine months of delay in Sen. John Stennis's committee. The bill would guarantee widows of military retirees at least 2100 annually by topping defense and VA pensions to reach that level. It would cover widows of retirees before enactment and aims to ease survivors' income hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Senate Committee
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
J. Glenn Beall
R-Md
Stennis
Senate
Department of Defense
Veterans Administration
Congress
People’s Forum Doubts Debates With Public Officials
Letter argues officials should not debate while in office, urging respect for presidents and elected leaders. It emphasizes voting records, maturity, and respectful critique at the polls, asserting change should come intelligently and with informed citizen involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States of America
Gazette Forum Letters Policy Highlights
The Gazette welcomes readers letters on issues or events not personalities. Letters should stay to one topic and fit about 400 words, with monthly per writer. Anonymity is avoided, and writers provide name address signature and telephone number for authenticity checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Public notice of memorial service for Munich massacre victims
A reader thanks Rabbi Isaac Neuman for extending an invitation via The Gazette to join his congregation in a memorial for the Munich massacre victims. The note praises the generous invitation and the service, describing the occasion as profoundly sad yet exquisitely carried out and a privilege to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Neuman
Munich
Exposure Principle debate credits Culver’s congressional record
A reader letters to the editor defends Mr. Culver’s congressional record as bipartisan and deserving of credit, arguing the Sept. 7 editorial is biased for not acknowledging his achievements. Luzia Thomas Grayston, 413 Eighteenth Street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzia Thomas Grayston
Eighteenth Street
Estimating Country's Mood What Shows of U.S. 'Spirit' Isn't Pretty
James Reston analyzes how Nixon and McGovern frame national mood regarding war, economy, welfare, and unity. He argues Nixon appeals to those already prospering while McGovern misses a compelling case for broad change, unity, and justice. New York Times Service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Also Mentioned on This Page
By James J. Kilpatrick
James J
Washington Star Syndicate
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Dutton
Hai! Syndicate
Bill
People's Forum
Forum Letters
By James Reston
North
South
New York Times Service
James
Reston
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!