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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1972
Page
13
The Daily Review notes editors Chartes Peterson and Mike Nickel guiding opinions with editorials and letters. The piece describes the column's aims and the role of editorials, cartoons, and letters in reflecting the paper's stance.
Americans watching the 1972 Munich Olympic Games are reminded that feet and pounds are outdated. The piece argues for a gradual official switch to the metric system, noting greater use in science and industry, and cites potential trade and repair-cost benefits while acknowledging some parts of the old system may endure.
The National Education Association notes 27 states study year round calendars while Atlanta reports success under the four quarter plan. Students may finish sooner, teachers work year round, and costs rise about 1 percent of a 120 million dollar budget. Proponents say vacations shift to spring or winter.
The piece critiques boastful public personas from Cassius Clay and Bobby Fischer, contrasting them with a steadier, mature U S posture. It links swagger to envy and resentment, argues for humility, and notes President Nixon urging self-improvement while seeking pragmatic international diplomacy.
Russell Kirk critiques teachers unions for political endorsements and their limited impact. He cites the Michigan Education Association's costly campaign against Harper, resulting in his renomination loss, and recalls an endorsement linking MEA to a Republican candidate in central Michigan that failed to win.
The writer attacks UN actions on Puerto Rico and accuses Communist delegations of double standards over colonialism. They contrast Puerto Rico voting in 1967 for commonwealth status with statehood, and critique sanctions on Rhodesia, UN funding, and the idea of relocating the UN. The second letter group complains about neighborhood dogs and proposes a pet tax to curb noise and odor, suggesting better uses for city revenue.
In 1960s America a Hungarian refugee Laszlo Pasztor shifts from supporting Kennedy to Nixon amid immigrant loyalties. The piece notes Pasztor's journey from refugee camps to political friend of Nixon and frames immigrants as aligning with the Republican ticket under Nixon and Agnew amid a Census claim of 86 million ethnic Americans.
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