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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1972
Page
4
McGovern tells United Auto Workers in Lordstown that Nixon ignores factory safety and vows to push legislation to cut industrial deaths. He contrasts new politics with old, argues 15 000 annual deaths prove a failed system, and questions the difference between campaigns.
The piece argues against elevating chess players above other figures, noting Bobby Fischer’s behavior in Reykjavik, and questions whether winning justifies moral compromises. It contrasts chess with aviation pioneer Lindbergh and emphasizes the limits of hero-worship for chess.
Highlights include 1814 British troops burning Washington and the Capitol, 79 ad Mt Vesuvius eruption, 1932 Amelia Earhart non stop U S flight, 1939 Nazi Soviet non aggression pact. Birthdays: Angie Brooks Jorge Luis Borges. Thought for today notes FDR policy. Official medals origin tied to inaugural committee badges.
A reader questions U S pro Israel stance versus Arab oil nations. He cites oil profits, the depletion allowance, and fears of gas prices rising if George McGovern wins. He advocates restoring the depletion allowance to curb fuel costs.
In New York AP recalls Robert Mitchum, now in Wrath of God after 61 films, as a durable star with a hard working set ethic. He dismisses public image concerns, values honesty, and says he hopes to remain quietly forgotten by his 75th birthday while admitting he still enjoys acting challenges.
The World Almanac notes that in 1971 over 31.9 million people owned shares in U.S. corporations up from 8.63 million in 1956. The New York Stock Exchange listed 1,896 issues from 1,400 companies totaling 16.9 billion shares valued at $711.9 billion as of August 31, 1971.
In May 1972 the dollar fell 7.89 percent in gold terms, yielding an $828 million Treasury windfall. With a national debt near $450 billion readers expected that windfall would cut debt and taxes, but Congress spent it the day received. The writer urges spending reform, not tax reform.
The Badlands National Monument draws about 1.5 million visitors annually, a figure unlikely to reach double that. In housing, the mortgage flow stabilizes with variable rate plans from lenders, encouraging ownership and second homes amid rising owner occupancy and strong security against delinquencies.
Miami Beach report says if Nixon Agnew ticket wins in 1972, Agnew could seek the presidency in 1976 by repairing ties with party leaders, broadening his base, and limiting conservative opposition. Analysts note center outreach and domestic focus as key, with Connally Percy Rockefeller named as possible rivals or successors.
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