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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1971
Page
4
Editorial notes the United Steel Workers union ratifying deals with three major canmakers. Wage plans include 1.25 at first, then 50 cents yearly rises, plus small cost of living boosts. A fourth company settled for 1.50 overall, avoiding strike.
American taxpayers bear fines and fees as Ecuadorian patrols seize more than 25 U S vessels this year. Protests in Long Beach block bananas from Ecuador as longshoremen refuse to unload. Critics say aid funds and reimbursements fuel piracy and threaten U S seas freedom.
A report from Dr. Dean Trembly of the California State Polytechnic College notes growing acceptance and products for left handed people. He cites items from scissors to checkbooks and offers tips for parents and teachers to ease classroom use. The piece also laments ongoing discrimination and explains the linguistic bias around left handedness.
New York columnist Hal Boyle jokes about double talk by listing quoted phrases and the thoughts behind them. He notes how people say one thing while thinking another, with examples ranging from birthday memories to party booze and age guesses.
President Nixon accelerates a strategy to appear less stiff as he faces low poll numbers and a forthcoming family wedding. He will be interviewed live by Howard K. Smith and has given exclusive access to several reporters, while joining the White House effort to show a warmer, more approachable side.
Bruce Biossat examines how presidents in crisis, especially during wartime, claim broad foreign policy power while facing loneliness and doubt. He cites Lincoln and Truman, notes Commager’s view, and argues constitutional experts and the Supreme Court have historically upheld expansive presidential action beyond Congress.
Los Angeles psychologist Dr. Donald F. Cowan suggests an angry response to earthquakes. During shaking residents should shout curse and thump feet to order the earth to stop. He argues this could conquer fear and give a sense of control after February’s quake.
Rick Johnson, a Hendrix College student preacher, argues that mass church meetings and impersonal lectures fail to engage college students. He cites large classrooms, monitored attendance, and a lack of personal response as reasons for declining worship participation. Jim Gillie adds that students seek spiritual freedom beyond buildings and denominations, favoring experiential faith over institutional church.
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