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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1976
Page
4
A National Consumer Finance Assn survey indicates 48.9 percent of high school seniors in 1975 plan to attend college, up from 43.6 percent the prior year, with 25.1 percent possibly going. The trend suggests enrollment may level off, benefiting smaller denominational schools like Bethel College.
A Kansan readers column features two letters urging GOP reform and celebrating Santa Fe Middle School concerts. The first laments Nixon era policies and calls for viable leadership, while the second thanks teachers Mr. Beckham and Mr. Friesen and questions publicity focus on high schools. Also noted is a report that the Law of the Sea Institute will move from the University of Rhode Island to the University of Hawaii in early 1977.
Washington reports warn that Panama’s economic woes and Torrijos’s push for canal sovereignty could spark a U S international crisis if Carter moves into the White House next month. State cables blame mismanagement, rising debt, and high wages for the recession, signaling possible U S force use to defend the Canal Zone.
In a region lagging in spirits, New Hampshire under Gov Meldrim Thomson keeps pace with a 2.8 percent unemployment rate. Digital Equipment and Route 128 firms shift north for sites while Thomson touts tax policy. The piece weighs energy options from Seabrook to methane gas and ERDA research, urging free pricing over rationing amid northeast concerns.
Don Oakley notes the Nov 17 Chinese atmospheric explosion drew minimal global outcry while US and Soviet leaders tolerate silence. He contrasts earlier US and USSR tests with today’s treaty dynamics and argues China asserts sovereignty amid international caution. He warns against future arms races and hopes China ends heavy armament.
A young idealist lawmaker, re-elected by a landslide, advocates sweeping reforms in Congress. He cites conflicting committees, large staffs, and corruption risks from bribes and conflicts of interest as reasons for overhaul while noting apathy across parties and the reluctance of incumbents to cede privilege.
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