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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1971
Page
2
The piece frames freedom as a divine gift and personal self control rather than political grant. It argues freedom requires discipline and aligns with moral guides like the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Opinion argues marijuana should be sold under license like alcohol with age limits and tax, to curb crime and inform users. It notes social costs of prohibition and shifts in student drug use toward alcohol, urging patience before legalization.
Castagna Electronics Corp announces a 20 second jingle playback tied to cigarette sales from vending machines. The plan aims to reinforce choices and lure others to try the brand. Smokers may hear the tune again while nonsmokers may imitate. ACS equal time question raised.
Opinion piece questions expanding government power as protector of consumers. Cites New York medical lab pricing and canned tuna mercury scares to argue that increased state intervention raises costs and may erode freedom. Notes rising taxes and bureaucratic growth, urging readers to favor smaller government.
A vivid column mocks nonstop scare headlines about weather droughts, pollution, recession, and media overload. It notes alarms from forecasters, mental strain, and societal anxiety while urging calmer perspective amid a flood of doom and doom-laden news.
In Cheshire Connecticut a bitter local debate growing from the old town meeting system to a council manager form reflects broader questions about direct versus representative democracy. Proponents caution managers can be effective while warning that poor hires or entangling politics can hinder reform.
The piece notes the term sword side from German meaning the father's side, cites Oklahoma City's 10.4 population at settlement in 1889, names Kenneth C. Royall as the last U.S. secretary of war, and mentions Carson City as the smallest capital, plus Rome’s apples and Edison's early patent of an electrical vote recorder with little interest.
The piece argues against big savings from bringing 150000 NATO troops home. It cites Brookings Institution estimates that true NATO costs exceed 25 billion yearly, with only a fraction attributable to U.S. troops in Europe and likely no net savings from halving forces. It criticizes McGovern's 7 billion claim as incorrect.
University of Pittsburgh research suggests starting salaries rise with height, with men over six feet earning up to 10 percent more in a 1967 Pitt Business School survey of 1070 graduates. Director Leland Deck notes discrimination may reflect height, not brains, though effects vary by gender and other factors.
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