Tax vs Private Enterprise Over 69 Years of U S Policy
A 1913 tax law and Walter Knott's early land venture frame a contrast between an expanding federal welfare state and private enterprise. The author argues the income tax fueled government growth and debt while private enterprise created jobs, dignity, and opportunity, urging readers to weigh welfare state reliance against individual responsibility.
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Washington
Walter Knott
Barstow
Calif
United States
McGovern plan vs. American work ethic sparks tax and welfare debate
Anthony Harrigan argues against George McGovern’s proposed income redistribution. He warns it would punish productive Americans, reward non-workers, and harm incentives to study, work, and save. He urges laws favoring self-reliance and stricter welfare conditions.
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George McGovern
D-S.d
Congress
Sen. McGovern
Robin Hood
Cuba
McGovern
Presidential Countdown Texas Hurdle for McGovern
In 20 weeks to Election Day Texas remains a major obstacle as McGovern forces sweep three senatorial district conventions and push to the state convention in San Antonio on June 13. Briscoe supports Humphrey, complicating McGovern’s path toward the national convention and the fall election.
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Washington
Texas
George McGovern
White House
McGovern
San Antonio
Dolph Briscoe
Frances
Sissy) Farenthold
Hubert Humphrey
Parent Authority and School Busing Debate
Patricia Young criticizes child rearing trends that promote parental withdrawal from authority and warns against permissive parenting. She supports firm discipline as essential to love and cites school busing as a policy issue driven by federal court rulings, noting 48,000 children affected and safety concerns from nonlocal schooling.
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Washington
Nashville
Tenn
U.S
Circuit Court of
Hunt For Truth in Busing and Texas Delegates
Discussion on education and race relations questions mandates and court decisions. Texas results show Briscoe leading in Bexar County with 1,400 uncommitted delegates out of 3,990, while McGovern lags in Texas. New York pros view McGovern shifting from grass roots to dealmaking with labor and business leaders, predicting limited delegate gains.
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Circuit Courts
Supreme Court
Lower Courts of Appeals
McGovern
Briscoe
Bexar County
San Antonio
Wallace
Humphrey
New York
Countdown
Pakistan weighs Soviet loan offer amid regional shifts
In London, Pakistan faces a choice among Russia, China, or the United States as it seeks capital for a Karachi hotel project. Minwalla seeks 3.5 million dollars with Hyatt management, while the USSR offers full financing and a barter component. Bhutto weighs Western cash versus Soviet access to goods and regional influence, amid broader trade and military concerns.
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London
Nixon
Soviet Union
Russia
U.S
Pakistan
Bangladesh
India
China
United States
Indian Ocean
Iran
Darayus Minwalla
Karachi
Minwalla
Minwalla Hotel Group
Hyatt Hotels International
World Bank
Ussr
Europe
Yugoslavia
Aeroflot
West
Japan
Campaign Capers At Conventions In Miami Beach
Puzzle themed piece notes outbuilding clues and a large protest scene during the conventions in Miami Beach. It mentions an information center for demonstrators, a special bail rights course for county judges, and a Rubin Sandwich with Yippie leader Jerry Rubin and his uncle Ellis.
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Miami
Dade County Public Defender’s Office
Jerry Rubin
Ellis
Ted Kennedy
Joan
Miami Beach
McGovern
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Reuben Askew
Florida
Ralph David Abernathy
Washington
Almanac highlights for June 12, 1972
On this date in 1665 New York City was incorporated under English law. Other historical notes include John Winthrop’s Salem Harbor voyage in 1630 and Iowa’s organization in 1838. Major events span 1940 Chungking bombing, 1943 Trans-Canadian Highway opening, and 1944 German flying bombs. This edition lists Medgar Evers’s 1963 assassination, 1963 era tensions over MIG jets, 1968 Middle East gains, and a 1971 White House wedding of Trisha Nixon. Birthdays include David Rockefeller and Vic Damone. Thought for today ends with a city proverb.
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Associated Press
New York City
Massachusetts Bay Company
John Winthrop
Salem Harbor
Iowa
Chungking
China
Great Britain
Medgar W. Evers
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Middle East
Nixon
Trisha
Edward Cox
White House
David Rockefeller
Vic Damone
Ten Years Ago June Training for Apprentice Seaman
Looking Back notes show Bill Pharr completing basic training at San Diego California as of June 12 ten years ago. The brief item highlights military enlistment milestones and local service paths for the era.
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Bill Pharr
San Diego
Calif
C. A. Pigford
George Elliot
North
Golder
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
East Pakistan
Indira) Gandhi
Peking
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Bhutto
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