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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1973
Page
4
Sydney Harris questions welfare myths and contrasts HEW findings with a Milwaukee County investigation revealing waste and cheating. The piece argues regulations hinder work and some recipients are ineligible, while many recipients face barriers to employment and care.
Wisconsin dairy producers expect a favorable market this year with strong demand and higher milk prices, but rising feed costs may erode profits. Government surpluses haunt past markets, while retail dairy prices rose only about 1.5 percent last year, keeping dairy products a good buy.
Twenty years ago in twenty three hundred fifty three Tribune files Stalin dies after a stroke. U S condolences issued as Soviet leader held sway over a third of the world. Boston surgeon Dr Robert E Gross pioneers heart surgery keeping the heart open for two hours five minutes to repair chambers.
Washington observers note Texan John Connally facing pressure to switch from Democrat to Republican. Odds favor a party shift by summer, with Connally courting Nixon allies while planning a 1974 GOP buildup and potential path to the nomination in 1976 amid Rockefeller and Agnew competition.
Sydney Harris argues against common welfare myths citing a Heath Education and Welfare survey. It finds many assumptions false, shows welfare families use aid for essentials, most children are born in wedlock, fraud is under 0.5 percent, and whites form the largest welfare group. He urges understanding to help the poor.
Readers from La Crosse submit comments on the Wisconsin Child Center open hearing in Sparta with praise for community support and names several local advocates. A UW La Crosse historian critiques a theatre review, defending Chekhov transliteration and gloom in art. A third letter derides plans for an I-90 tourist information center and urban renewal, urging taxpayers to resist perceived tax shifts and noting local political and bureaucratic stances.
In mid January a Wisconsin legislature lobbyist registration report runs to 16 pages, with more names to come as the $10 license entitles paid talk with legislators. Lobbying, once disreputable, grows as government expands, drawing lawyers and many other professionals into a vast network across agencies and groups.
A European observer weighs U S strengths and faults noting stable society, absorbed radicals, and limited university control by leftists. He contrasts European unrest with American calm, cites global problems during the Vietnam era, and applauds long term American achievements and resilience.
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