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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1971
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times announces publication daily except Sundays and holidays from Monroe Wisconsin. It lists staff and office hours and reminds subscribers to keep delivery contact numbers and report missed papers promptly.
The piece previews the 1971 football season with humor and critique of the media hype around pro football. It contrasts the sport’s rising attention with baseball’s traditional place, teases broadcasters and sponsors, and signals the endless cycle of NFL spectacle as August arrives. It mentions Joe Namath Leroy Kelly Gale Sayers and Vince Lombardi in a witty, period voice.
A small two ton batch from Red China to the United States was detained by the FDA over faulty labeling. Cans of chrysanthemum tea claimed therapeutic or health benefits while vegetable soup touted stomach strengthening and rheumatism relief. The episode highlights early friction as Western markets engage with Chinese consumerism.
Glancing back to August 17 1961 the Schmidt's Monroe Shoe Store newly merged and remodeled will hold open house Friday and Saturday co-owners Donald J Clark and Vernon C Peterson. Army freezes enlistments for up to four months affecting 84000 personnel. Immanuel Evangelical Church to celebrate its 100th anniversary this year.
Hal Boyle surveys reader mail on topics from education to science and manners. He notes the rise of year round schooling, the tin can composition, and potential future 25 hour days. The column mixes quips about gender income, Balboa, water supply, and a Dietrich quote on tenderness.
AP analysis notes Nixon seeks political time from a new 8 point economic plan to defend his 1972 bid. Freeze of wages, prices, rents for 90 days preempts wage rails hearings and tests voters’ tolerance for inflation while Connally's role as economic spokesman rises.
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