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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1970
Page
4
An editorial argues the Peace Corps mainly benefits volunteers and glamorizes foreign travel. It cites polls showing limited aid to host countries and urges recruiting experienced elders such as craftsmen and farmers to improve mission impact and counter antiwar stigma.
A collection of odds and ends about writing age and success, noting Paul Anka at 15 writing Diana, Françoise Sagan at teens with Bonjour Tristesse, Anne Porter at 92 publishing Ship of Fools, and Irving Berlin still active past 80. It includes quips about Cardinal Cooke, Spiro Agnew, Bob Hope, and a revived Oklahoma chorus line with brighter colors.
Washington reports indicate a Gallup mid May poll found 50 percent support for Nixon's Cambodia Vietnam strategy, with 39 percent opposed. Despite liberal and media criticism, public opinion favors the president and hints at strong Republican prospects in 1972 if a Vietnam truce is reached.
A bishop explains that loving oneself is both religiously and psychologically essential. He argues self-hatred harms relations and health, while a healthy self view enables others to see virtue, citing Jesus and Van Doren, and notes about 50 000 asteroids orbiting between Mars and Jupiter.
A scattered New York column notes Helen Hayes curating a 65th anniversary revival of Harvey on Broadway with Stewart and Ross Hunter’s Airport. It mentions Hildegarde and Aliigs plus a new book, TV star Jaynes, Peter and Jane Fonda film links, Bob Hope on current cinema, and a vintage marker in a front yard stating 1798 miles to New York.
The Almanac notes key historical events on May 29 across centuries. Constantinople fell to the Turks in 1453, Rhode Island joined the original states in 1790, General Ulysses S. Grant’s election in 1868, and Sir Edmund Hillary’s Everest ascent in 1953. It reflects historical moments and a presidential quote about continuity.
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