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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1972
Page
2
The Daily Register Editorial notes the Christmas spirit felt during the holidays with smiles and greetings. It urges permanent follow through of goodwill and the Golden Rule throughout the year, while acknowledging some backsliding into self interest and criticism. It closes with holiday wishes to readers. It also includes a brief, tangential note about WOGs in Singapore and differing views on Westernized Southeast Asian women.
Car crash safety plea urges belt use to prevent severe injuries and save lives. Experts say lap and shoulder belts cut death risk and head injuries, with 10 000 to 20 000 of 58 000 annual highway fatalities avoidable if everyone buckled. Drive safely this season and ensure all passengers buckle up.
The Civil Aeronautics Board unveiled a charter fare concept prompting United Air Lines to slash up to 65 percent on key routes from New York to West Coast cities and Honolulu starting June 1. Separately, after five months of talks, 40 airlines abandon price negotiations for North Atlantic routes, allowing individual fares from February 1. Some lines anticipate a price war as British Overseas pushed a $150 London–New York target to compete with charter rates. Deposits require 25 percent upfront, nonrefundable except for illness or death, and the plan aims to keep planes full while invites regulatory disapproval for extremely low fares. Christmas plans show President Nixon will spend the holiday apart from his daughters for the first time, with Tricia and Edward Cox and Julie and Lt. (S.) David Eisenhower to be in Athens.
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In a 1972 Christmas message to the armed services Henry J. Taylor cites Nixon era concerns about U S military strength and global power shifts. He warns the United States risks losing strategic advantages as the Soviet Union expands its naval and air reach while Red China presses ahead. He stresses freedom requires strength and highlights Cuba as a Soviet outpost and the Middle East as a critical crossroads shaping geopolitics.
A letter to the editor humorously critiques bureaucrats as the greater hazard than tricycles and beds. The writer argues people ignore dangers in baseball, beds, and string weighing, urging caution and lessons learned the hard way from childhood misadventures.
The adult GED class will pause for Christmas vacation and return January 8 at 7:30 p.m. The session will be held at the Schlachtenhausen residence, 104 Reimer, Elkader.
Washington report outlines Louis Gray III’s reshaping of the FBI with three inexperienced aides dubbed the Mod Squad. It notes a relaxed dress code and recruitment push for women and Black agents, plus midlevel resignations as veterans depart.
A heartfelt Christmas note urges restoring Christ at the season’s center. The author laments commercialism, honors Jesus’ gift of eternal life, and prays for peace on Earth and goodwill toward all.
A reader argues that welfare is not a luxury for mothers with children who must work or stay home to care for kids. She urges respect for single mothers, notes who is exempt from work, and questions detractors who degrade welfare recipients. The column also includes brief society notes on local visits and weekend gatherings.
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