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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1972
Page
2
Readers across the country critique government overreach and policy in letters. Points range from endless laws and high spending to wage policy and congressional accountability, with humor about stamps and tax collection. Notable voices from Sierra Madre, Alexandria, Hebron, Adams, Fredonia, West Point, South Boston, and Niles.
Hal Boyle recalls memory as life’s compass and contrasts then and now with nostalgic vignettes. He highlights changes in society from flags to language, smoking, footwear, and daily life, ending with a quip on elected officials’ early restraint as a measure of effectiveness.
A Miami Beach writer rails against nondelegates at political conventions describing them as disruptive and undisciplined. He recalls past conventions in Atlantic City and Miami Beach, predicts chaotic influxes this summer, and invokes moral tones and racial rhetoric.
A writer vents about nondelegates at conventions and accuses pressure groups, public relations men, and big city merchants of manipulating the process. He rails at organized agitators, jokes about Operation Snowjob, and announces a retreat from South Florida to San Diego for a quieter scene.
John Chamberlain writes Humphrey appeals with a sensible platform as he rivals McGovern in the California Democratic primary. He argues McGovern would hurt defense by halting the B 1 bomber and warns against weakening U S maritime power amid a SALT era stalemate.
The writer praises Humphrey for proposed Navy build up and economic sense while criticizing McGovern's sweeping plans. It notes Humphrey’s Ленinist strategic concerns about Russia and a neutralized Vietnam and cites Henry George style tax credits. Californias choice, Sam Yorty, sits as a possible second option.
On June 2, 1972, the 154th day of the year, events include Surveyor moon landing pictures, Maine's prohibition law enactment in 1851, Grover Cleveland's marriage in 1886, US Indian citizenship in 1924, a 1941 war meeting at Brenner Pass, Italy's monarchy abolition in 1946, Elizabeth II coronation in 1953, and a 1962 pageantry noting her 36th birthday.
Washington report alleges Rep. Emanuel Celler 84 kept financial ties to Fischbach and Moore while backing their electrical work for FBI HQ and ABM sites. The piece cites past vetoes and loans aiding the firm, plus questions about ethics and conflicts of interest. It notes Celler’s law practice and firm structure share staff and telephone numbers with a related outfit.
Marianne Means weighs whether middle class workers will keep present jobs or accept new but similar ones for societal good. The piece frames Humphrey vs McGovern in California’s June 6 primary, noting unemployment rates, aerospace layoffs, and welfare growth while comparing each candidate’s labor and defense stances and proposed unemployment protections during a defense to domestic spending shift.
McGovern argues a 32 billion dollar defense cut would fuel peacetime industries like housing and transit and create more California jobs than Pentagon contracts. He cites defense slippage and research as limits to job gains and says Congress must redirect funds quickly. Humphrey calls the issue an educational one for workers.
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