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Newspaper
The Gazette
Location
Medina, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1972
Page
2
An editorial questions Medina Joint Vocational School Board pay of 181000 for land appraised at 41400 by Cole-Layer-Trumble. It argues time pressure, favors proceeding with work while a jury settles final price, and suggests hiring a sharp local attorney to argue land value and avoid overpayment.
The piece reviews Gen Maxwell Taylor's Swords and Plowshares arguing presidents should have broad war power with a blank congressional check. It warns Congress must retain war-decision prerogatives, resist preemptive suppression of dissent, and balance military expertise with legislative oversight.
Grace Thorpe told a Senate Appropriations Committee that the Bureau of Indian Affairs underhelps urban Indians. She cited inadequate education, health care, discrimination, and limited job training as obstacles after leaving reservations for cities like Chicago.
Letters praise local efforts and recount a 1972 cleanup project. J D Willetts and commissioners thank supporters while Ed Ioanes commends Hinckley Voters League. SCAR project volunteers including 4 H members cleaned 20 miles of roadside ditches and hauled 30 to 40 tons of rubbish with help from local businesses and the National Guard.
Medina County Gazette published daily except Sundays and holidays by Medina County Publications Inc. at 885 West Liberty Street in Medina Ohio 44256. Rates include single copy ten cents and carrier six dollars a week with mail options of 26 dollars annually or 13 dollars six months. Key staff include Arthur D. Hudnutt publisher Mike Dungjen managing editor and Stuart A. Borden general manager. Telephones for contact listed.
Reported spring bargaining shows unions pursuing wage gains through CISC under Harvard professor Dunlop. Pay Board chief Boldt complains over data secrecy while labor leaders urge a broader coalition against Nixon policy. Analysts warn without CISC, settlements might reach 25 percent. Dunlop aims around seven percent with deferred increases tightened.
A column discusses a new high lysine corn from Purdue crossbred with local varieties, tested in Colombia, and a CPC produced cornstarch product Duryea. It argues for free government staples and criticizes hunger politics while noting wage disputes in the construction sector and calls for transparency in the Pay Board process.
A Medina reader defends the school board against claims of secrecy in renewing or not renewing contracts. The writer argues elections allow replacing underperforming members, rejects calls for public hearings, and urges gratitude for the board’s effort to improve the schools.
A candidate thanks Medina County voters for their May 2 primary support. He credits friends and supporters for dedication to good government and expresses appreciation for the confidence shown.
A quirky meditation on ideas and future potential. The speaker asserts adding an L to each idea makes it enduring and powerful, urging adherence to ideals and collective contribution for a brighter tomorrow.
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