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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1972
Page
2
The piece argues against the myth of rich tax avoidance, citing IRS data from 1970. It notes only 0.5 percent earned $50,000+ and that the top group paid 51 percent of income taxes while those under 15,000 earned 87 percent of filers paying 49 percent. It decries moralizing by politicians and asserts the tax system is fair.
The secret transcript from a House hearing reveals the United States softened its stance on Panamanian heroin smugglers to maintain better relations with Panama. It cites pressure from Foreign Minister Tack and Ambassador Sayre, questioning State Department actions and noting no major Panamanian traffickers were arrested in the Canal Zone in recent months.
The narrator questions growing up from childhood to adulthood, asking if one would choose youth with its insecurities or mature life with independence. It contrasts adolescence pains, dating pressures, and future paths with the fantasy of a liberated twenties lifestyle. The piece ends with a provocative line about followership and succession.
In a 1972 column George W. Crane discusses a Cotton case U-552 where a mother asks if fears can affect her unborn child and whether the uterus placenta and umbilical cord transfer illness. He notes Hearst papers urged frank medical topics but faced Page One censorship over a simple childbirth explanation. He invites readers to send for a booklet on sales psychology.
Report says meat mixed with water rubbed into an insect bite can make the area vanish in seconds. The recipe uses about a quarter teaspoon of tenderizer with one to two tablespoons of water.
Almanac notes August 3 1972 as the 216th day with lunar phase between last quarter and new. Birthdays include Ernie Pyle born 1900. Historical milestones: Columbus sails 1492, Britain enters WWI 1914, Barbara Rockefeller divorce 1954, Nautilus completes undersea Arctic crossing 1958.
UPI reports a mixed snapshot of 1971 business and defense. Airlines show a 9 percent drop from 1970 after a 37 percent fall from 1969 to 1970, while federal defense outlays peak at 812 billion dollars in 1971 and rise to 78.3 billion in 1973. Imports for the latest quarter show a 60.6 million increase, up 15 percent from 1971. A Taiwan item notes a jump to 70 percent in early 1972.
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