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Newspaper
Hubbard News
Location
Hubbard, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1978
Page
2
The Hubbard News offers a year end reflection urging self improvement and community benefit as 1979 approaches. It emphasizes thoughtful resolutions aimed at helping others and becoming better people in the new year.
Ohio House Minority Leader Charles Kurfess argues the 44 million dollar lottery revenue is insignificant and government should not gamble with public funds. He says the state uses over 2.4 million for ads to lure bets and scrapping the lottery would dispel myths it funds schools and relieve government.
Paul Harvey surveys crime evolution from Prohibition era to modern organized crime. He cites Bowdach testimony on arson for profit, hit jobs, and gang violence, notes risks for corrupt officials, and outlines three reforms including swifter death penalties, limited appeals, and federal reach to prosecute officials.
Ralph Ingersoll Sr. reflects on revisiting H G Wells Outline of History and imagines dialogue with Wells, his son, Postgate and others. He muses on Rome’s shift from republic to oligarchy, the rise of internal rot, and compares to the Soviet Union. He weighs faith, destiny, and the influence of Buddhism, Christ, and Mohammed on history. He expects further reminders on faith’s power to shape events.
JOAN COCHRAN recalls a failed system of rigid resolutions and shares a year’s experiment toward a gentler approach. She admits indulgence caused more mischief, vows balance between virtue and pleasure, and offers a plan to solve the knotty problem with a full report next year. A cheerful year end wish caps the reflection.
Jack Kennedy spoke of history as a personal myth, while Truman and Johnson show how hero worship shapes leadership. The essay traces how presidents and their influences become legends, with Camelot and Lincoln as benchmarks, and warns that hero cults may not endure.
President Carter and top aides plan strict budgeting of time and money for 1979. Vice President Mondale trims workload with three White House advisers guiding priorities and Hill strategy. The plan aims to avoid legislative jams, while inflation control and START treaty ratification top the agenda.
The Hubbard News invites letters to the editor and will publish unsigned only upon request. Letters must be signed with full address and phone number, will be confirmed before publication, and cannot be returned. The paper reserves the right to edit or shorten correspondence.
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