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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1972
Page
2
An editorial questions if people funded by the federal government should vote. It argues welfare fosters dependency, inflates prices, erodes job morale, and critics say Congress uses inflation to boost pay and pensions.
Ben T. Shaw of Dixon Illinois urges drastic fiscal change. He proposes a flat 24 percent tax, abolishing corporate taxes passed to consumers, and removing voting rights from relief recipients to curb government spending and inflation. He calls for drastic cuts to federal lawmakers and the presidency to preserve freedom.
U S funds earmarked for essential goods in South Vietnam were instead used for luxury items in Saigon. About 194 million yearly open import budget largely funded by American taxpayers supported purchases of French brandy, Italian motorcycles, TV sets, and gourmet foods. In a single week amid a major offensive Saigon spent 333000 on brandy. in ten months the aristocratic liquor cost significant sums.
Readable sections detail U S aid to Saigon and open import gaps, including spending in Japan and a 194 million budget while 21 million slips through. Tesuque Pueblo disputes a 99 year lease with Sangre De Cristo Development Co Lorded by Interior Department oversight and possible conflicts of interest. A court of public opinion and a barrage of odds and ends follow.
Today is October 16 1972 the 290th day with 76 left The date marks Eugene O Neill birth in 1888 and notable events such as ether anesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1846 US steel and scrap iron embargo on Japan in 1940 death of George Marshall in 1959 and the 1969 Mets first world championship win over the Orioles The Almanac lists celestial omens with Venus Mars Saturn in the morning and Mercury Jupiter in the evening.
Dr George W Crane discusses a terminal cancer patient and the clash between Dr Ivy FDA over Carcalon. He questions FDA testing, cites patient pain relief, and urges Congress to challenge FDA authority and expand independent review. He urges victims to contact lawmakers and Nixon.
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