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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1970
Page
4
Madison columnist John Wyngaard notes that bills to curb national campaign expenditures face weak state support. He argues loophole ridden laws fail to reveal money sources and motives, while new ad devices exploit gaps. The piece laments escalating spending and suggests voters remain largely unaware of promoter costs.
The voting public may never know if Nixon vetoed limits on campaign spending were sound. This examine why backers and opponents align, noting that fundraisers often oppose caps while the financially strained demand limits. The piece argues for an absolute campaign length and spending cap, though politicians are not ready.
The Sentinel in Grand Junction Colorado cites East Germany warning that Western beauty trends harm worker morale. It suggests exchanging female Westernization with socialist values, proposing women lathe operators and tractor drivers in return for liberationists seeking traditional roles.
Tribune notes twenty years ago in 1950 military circles in Tokyo predicted an early end to the Korean War after Pyongyang fell. Eisenhower offered guarded remarks on a presidential run noting his duty to stay at Columbia University. Raskob dies at 71, Wiley assails foreign influence, Truman discusses peace partnership, and Connie Mack retires from managing the Athletics.
NEA Washington Correspondent reports Senator Edward M. Kennedy campaigns intensively across western Massachusetts and the Berkshires, energizing voters with stunts and door to door stops. Despite Chappaquiddick shadows, aides say his broad appeal and relentless pace sustain hopes of a strong showing against Republican Josiah Spaulding, with campaign craft aimed at maximizing voter turnout and sympathy.
In La Crosse during Oktoberfest Old World night an unscheduled bat entertained the crowd as dancers paused to chase it. Judge Neprud and other festmasters swatted at the bat while the audience cheered the playful disruption. John S Breka notes the evening offered relaxation from world troubles and thanks the entertainers.
A letter from Mrs. Knute Johnson of Soldiers Grove Wisconsin criticizes a motel owner for denying two boys use of a phone after their car broke down on a late night trip to an FFA meeting. She calls him out for negligence and urges community support for considerate local businesses.
A reflection on the late Clinton Rossiter, Cornell professor and conservative expositor. Harris praises Rossiter for rigorous self-critique of allies and calls for informed conservatism balanced by liberal self-scrutiny. He highlights Rossiter's Yale Review piece Toward an American Conservatism and its call for positive liberty and accountable power.
John P. Roche argues that principled democrats must support majority rule without worshiping the majority. He critiques Richard Scammon and Ben Wattenberg's The Real Majority while praising its insights into 1970s American politics and the dangers of radical shortcuts to righteousness.
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