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Newspaper
The Gazette
Location
Medina, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1971
Page
2
The piece argues for tighter federal gun control laws citing rising police deaths and easy access to cheap small caliber handguns. It notes the 1968 Gun Control Act gaps allow cheap parts and self assembled guns, urging regulation of possession and sale to curb crimes and accidents.
The piece discusses early jockeying for vice presidential slots in both parties. It notes Spiro Agnew’s possible replacement on the Republican ticket by John Connally and hints at New York Mayor John Lindsay as a potential Democratic running mate. It mentions party leaders’ mixed views and ongoing speculation.
The piece notes President Nixon’s Peking visit sparks talk on U S China relations. It recalls the United States pledge to defend Quemoy and Matsu, two Taiwan islands shelled by the mainland while farmers endure alternating violence. It questions what island inhabitants want.
An interdenominational group printed Russian tracts and packed them with gum and straws to drop from a cargo plane into the Bering Sea. Currents carried the packets ashore on St. Lawrence Island instead of Siberia, delivering the messages to an American shoreline.
The Department of Agriculture faces heated criticism over revised funding rules for the school lunch program. Critics contend the changes will reduce federal support, risking fewer daily meals for needy children, while supporters say the reforms are misunderstood and not aimed at saving funds.
Medina County Gazette is a daily paper published by Medina County Publications Inc. at 885 Liberty Street Medina Ohio 44256. It lists pricing for single copies and mail subscriptions and provides staff names including Arthur D Hudnutt publisher and Mike Dungjen managing editor.
Letter writers defend Pee Wee Football funding and detail ongoing door to door solicitations to raise nearly 10 000 dollars this year stating future grants from the United Fund will replace those efforts. They urge local officials to ensure recreation land is shared with township residents and kept as a park.
A reader denounces Ralph DeToledano's Labor in a Free Society, labeling the piece misleading and false. The letter argues labor preserves living standards, questions big labor's power, and challenges claims about campaign finance, inflation, and trade impacts, urging scrutiny of the article.
In 1971 Brunswick Hills Association representatives held multiple meetings with the Medina County Commissioners the County Sanitary Engineer and the County Prosecutor to negotiate a settlement allowing sewer line and disposal plant construction to proceed without court action. The discussions produced a series of informal understandings.
A reader laments the planned conversion of an old sewer plant on Substation Road into a playground, opposing land developers and urging county commissioners to keep promised park space for local children amid growth from Strongsville, North Royalton, and Brunswick City.
Reader thanks the editorial for A Good Neighbor and praises its factual tone. The family and friends of Bob Detwiler express heartfelt appreciation for Medina Police Groundworkers and doctors Avery Karson Medina Community Hospital for their emergency response after the football game.
UPI reports President Nixon seeks extensive labor and business input for Phase 2 of the economic program. Labor backs wage and price freezes with tax changes while business favors price freezes and delayed tax cuts. consumer view pushes broad price cuts and tariff repeal. A presidential commission could be used to decide, or Phase 3 could follow.
Howard E. Claggett argues legislators have produced little from January to September. He says overcoming inflation requires everyone accepting lower pay and profits, hinting taxes won’t fix deficits without public sacrifice.
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