12 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1971
Page
1
Washington AP reports a Playboy sponsored campus poll of 3,000 students on 60 campuses found 90 percent of 18 year olds will vote in 1972 and 58 percent want Nixon defeated. The survey notes rising marijuana use and pollution as top concerns.
The Supreme Court approved petitions for President Nguyen Van Thieu and retired Gen. Duong Van Minh amid a nine member court complication as five justices are abroad. US bombers continued saturation raids in North Vietnam while attacks near the demilitarized zone left 10 South Vietnamese defenders dead and 10 wounded at Cam Lo district headquarters.
The Agriculture Department notes a long term rural exodus from farms with 30.5 million on farms in 1940 dropping to 9.7 million by 1970. annual farm departures now run about 200,000 as urbanization continues. J Phil Campbell outlined needs including jobs housing transport education and health care while Poage urged legislative proposals. Br Henry Ahligren cited Nixon’s 1.1 billion rural revenue sharing and boosted support for programs as proof of heightened rural development efforts.
Profile of a New York mayor known for urban outreach and media exposure. Describes his public image, interactions with youth and women, and clashes with GOP Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Notes his background, schooling, marriage, and WWII service followed by a legal career and government work.
Sen George McGovern in New York seeks support for his presidential run while Lindsay, once allied with Nixon, reflects on past missteps. Seattle Mayor Wes U Whiman praises Lindsay as a strong national voice. Ripon Society leaders urge caution as Rockefeller and David Rockefeller among others oppose the shift. In 1949 Lindsay lost renomination, formed an independent party, and narrowly won re election with 41.7 percent as votes split.
Analysis discusses potential effects of Lindsay switching to the Democratic Party amid primary races in Wisconsin Oregon and California. Polls show Lindsay weak against Muskie Kennedy and Humphrey. a hypothetical fourth party run under Wallace is cited, with Willkie as a precedent for a party switcher winning a nomination.
Dr Priver described a partial mechanical heart booster designed to aid the failing heart in about a quarter of patients with heart disease. The silicone dacron graft grows into the descending aorta to provide added support, can be stopped if the patient's own heart recovers, and follows the world’s first heart transplant by Christiaan Barnard by three days in 1967.
Washington AP reports the U S Postal Service says public complaints about obscene mail fell 41 percent in the last fiscal year while pornography mailer convictions climbed 39 percent. The year ended June 30 saw continued enforcement actions and postal policy adjustments.
Three days of Senate committee hearings chaired by Senator William Proxmire examine the cost of military commitments worldwide. The discussion questions the justification for continuing expenditures to support the Nationalist Chinese military establishment and calls for ending all military spending direct or indirect.
Wallace and Wallace at a news conference discuss busing under court decrees and a possible shift by the Nixon era to reassess China threats. The discussion touches on Taipei symbolism, U.S. policy, and calls for court action to set aside decrees while highlighting broader security concerns in Asia and China’s military posture.
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