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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1971
Page
2
The West Virginia Board of Regents plans to review college curriculums to seek cost savings. Critics fear threats to academic freedom, while supporters say state funding demands prudent management. The piece argues public higher education must balance taxpayer costs with educational value.
The column argues for resuming diplomatic ties with Cuba to aid law enforcement and deter hijackings. It urges international extradition to pursue criminals landing abroad and criticizes Cold War ideologies that hinder action.
Sunday columnist Fanny Seiler questions why Billy Edd Wheeler who left for North Carolina is praised as a home boy while Jay Rockefeller who chose West Virginia as his home is denounced, raising a tension between pride in roots and outsider suspicion.
Washington area readers weigh in on a six hour Christmas afternoon of football as Santa Claus and NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle clash for supremacy. odds makers and sportswriters predict a heavy football day while some women plot dramatic household countermeasures to keep families watching.
Margaret Carter thanks Bob Atkins and the Communications Workers of America staff for enabling a Christmas day phone call to her son serving in Vietnam in the Hi Mom contest. She credits the program with easing the pain of separation and expresses gratitude for the support amid wartime family trials.
Joseph Kraft critiques the currency realignment and wage price controls as short term fixes. He argues inflation persists due to market distortion and industrial concentration, with government intervention and labor power fueling a wage price spiral. He doubts enforcement of controls and warns the dollar could devalue.
Tom Wicker argues the My Lai verdicts reveal a broader failure to prosecute those responsible. He notes Col Henderson’s acquittal and the absence of further trials despite extensive inquiries. He questions whether Calley bears the sole burden of justice for a nationwide atrocity.
A dated intercepted note questions how long to subtract 14 from 13, with sign off from Bob and Goonge. The line mentions Robert Chapman and a Statehouse angle, signaling a page 1A feature to follow.
Illinois Republicans view the federal indictment of former Gov Otto Kerner and others as a potential boost for GOP chances in next year's races. The case involves bribery, perjury, tax evasion and other charges related to stock in racetrack enterprises tied to Mrs Marjorie Everett.
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