03 Nov 1972
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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1972
Page
1
November 3 1972 editorial by Bill Colson discusses The Script moving from a traditional school paper. It argues for broad participation, outlines training limitations, and explains censorship influenced by community taste and administrative control. Change is coming. further evaluation is promised.
Jack Rip resigns from contributing to the Script calling it a worthless publication. He blames an unknown third party and labels the paper an appeals to greasers, rednecks, and pseudo intellectuals, concluding with a harsh insult.
A fragment mentions Bill Colson in Oregon with snow blurries and many fur trees, noting temperatures around 508 and a humorous aside about the landscape. No clear event or names beyond Bill Colson are established.
A fragmented quiz style item references a question about saddles and a humorous line about a hippie experiencing cardiac arrest. The piece includes stray phrases about school dress, a cartoonish joke, and a mention of Hurricane Hershiser, indicating a chaotic, column-like snippet from a newspaper page.
A tasteless political spoof endorses Alfred E Neuman for U S president under the Mad party banner The piece parodies a campaign memo offering money for votes and describes Neuman as a custodial engineer with a fence straddling stance on issues It mocks youth voting and warns to shred the memo
A letter to the editor laments the lack of progress in hall cleanliness and discipline. The writer recalls junior high hall monitors guiding orderly movement and urges students to police themselves to stop dangerous pushing and shoving in hallways.
A typist defends the Script against claims of being free. It argues the paper depends on advertisers and donors, questions Jack Rip’s departure, urges him to improve writing to please readers and sponsors, and stresses merit over fame. The writer doubts Rip’s worth and calls for continued student learning and effort.
The text outlines Neuman’s stances on issues including marijuana legalization and Vietnam, noting plans to distribute pot in a hypothetical U S policy. It also mentions abortion tolerance with safety caveats and features his talking VP and wife automata, ending with a voter appeal and a voting reminder.
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