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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1973
Page
5
Opinion notes W Peter Gilbertson, elected two years ago at age 29, again seeks a second term after a surprising first win. The March primary signals two major contenders and a strong margin for the popular mayor who enjoys the job and his city.
The passage highlights Pearl Buck as a celebrated author whose enduring legacy lies in her readers and humanitarian work. It notes her generosity toward orphans of war and children affected by conflict, concluding that her moral influence outlasts literary prizes.
Prices for meat dairy and sugar climb as households face higher bills. Experts warn of a long-term shift from cheap food with demand outpacing supply and farmers reporting higher costs for feeder cattle pork soy meal and corn. Global appetites grow even as poorer nations face higher U.S. grain prices.
The 1953 Tribune file notes the Board of Education proposes an eight year school building program costing 5.5 million dollars to meet system needs. The plan aims to expand facilities and service across the district.
A reader letter urges women to carry pregnancies to term and consider baptism if the baby is born, arguing abortion is murder and quoting Supreme Court stance. It also includes personal notes from Barbara Misna of Cashton Wisconsin and Jesse Bond Jr. of London Ohio.
A La Crosse reader urges city control of UW L parking by leasing term ends and charging permits to fund city lots. Separately a London Correctional Institution inmate writes about prison life and reaching youth through correspondence regarding drug use and life choices.
Washington columnist Joseph Alsop notes two recent developments in the Soviet Union. He cites systematic briefings aimed at reemphasizing alleged Chinese inequities and a harsh anti Chinese polemic in Red Star. He mentions being denounced by Pravda and Izvestia as a China tool, an unusual hit for an aging correspondent.
Sydney J. Harris critiques 1400 guards and $11 million price tag for NYC school security, then muses on culture, literacy, and shifting China policy. He notes Kissinger's Peking briefing and the move toward liaison offices, warning against misleads and urging scrutiny of public opinion makers.
Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey travelled to Washington to press for federal aid retention and assess the impact of Nixon administration retrenchment on state services. He warned of a 76 million dollar biannual loss and weighed using surplus funds to maintain programs.
Sen. Henry Jackson introduces a 10 year, 2 billion per year energy R&D program aiming to make the U.S. energy self sufficient by 1983. The proposal, tying into a broad energy debate, backs a new Department of Natural Resources and includes coal, oil, gas, shale, atomic and solar research amid talks on gas price decontrol and foreign energy deals.
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