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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
9
A Lenten meditation urges denial and devotion to Christ. It emphasizes Lent as Easter preparation, victory over sin, and turning from self to service through teaching, singing, and helping others. It prays for God to deepen love and awareness of others.
Rep William H Harsha notes extensive studies show marijuana’s dangers and limited benefits. He warns legalization could spark youth experimentation, erode judgment, and risk harder drug use, urging stronger laws, rehab, and education instead.
The Daily Californian editorial highlights a radical coalition including the Black Panther Party and NCCF seeking to seize Berkeley City Hall via the April 6 vote. It cites 75,000 city registration, 51,269 Democrats, 15,550 Republicans, and alleged lax checks on transient registrants, with potential for Marxist-Maoist control if radicals mobilize students, faculty, and street people.
The Clermont Courier is sold to Jerald B. Fortney formerly of Washington Court House Ohio by editor H M Tucker. Fortney, a WVU School of Journalism graduate, past editor and manager of the Fayette Times, served in the 89th Infantry Division earning a Bronze Star and reached captain in the Infantry Reserve.
Observers report thousands of regis trants signed up in a large Negro district with many paid ten cents per name. A 14-year-old boy was detained with a voter slip in his name as youths use registration cards to buy liquor. Campus radicals and open bookstores amid marijuana clouds and Black Panther fervor raise fears for Berkeley and the nation.
A Capitol Report notes proposed changes to welfare law to fund day care for low income families with employed parents or those in training. Critics call for fiscal restraint while supporting job training, but oppose broad expansion now.
Parson Jones argues against chasing every new trend in church life. He notes past upgrades to please youth backfired as youth left for the “good ole days.” He urges a forward path with faith and common sense, likening the church to a compass not a weather vein.
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