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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1972
Page
2
Readers across the country submit opinions on issues from labor strikes and floods of inflation to presidential leadership. The letters reflect concerns about economy, government spending, and social priorities while urging civic engagement and responsible journalism.
President Luis Echeverria Alvarez urges a shift in Mexican education toward science and technology to support industry and factory work. He supports linking schools with factories and creating national science bodies while releasing 20 prisoners from the 1968 student protests and pushing exchanges with Japan and other advanced nations.
HAL BOYLE profiles famed Western women as vivid figures who challenged sheriffs and society. The piece highlights Flora Quick Ann Bassett Willis Belle Starr Dana Tul es Calamity Jane Poker Alice Tubbs Molly Brown and Maggie Tobin Brown with notes on their legends and deeds including Belle Starr’s alleged crimes and Molly Brown’s Titanic heroism.
On this date June 24 the AP recalls key events from history. Berlin Blockade began in 1948 stopping Allied land travel to West Berlin. Cabot sighted land in 1497. Cortez entered Mexico City in 1520. France adopted a republican constitution in 1793. Petain signed Italian armistice in 1940. Taft Hartley Act passed in 1947. Canada faced over $1 billion in loans in 1962. Kosygin visited the U S in 1967. A gas explosion near Los Angeles killed 17 in a rate tunnel in 1971. Jack Dempsey is 77 and Hope Namgyal is 32. Thought for today cites The Bible.
Washington reports White House pressure on Congress to pass two measures expanding penalties for marijuana users. BNDD director John Ingersoll defends strict drug laws while HEW cautions against overriding scientific judgment. Also notes the death of Saul Alinsky and FBI surveillance of his activities.
Nashville Banner suggests Democrats may dodge closed rooms at the convention and rely on alternative communication like smoke signals if telephone service is cut off.
Kilpatrick recalls Virginia political realignment as Republicans meet in Roanoke and Democrats follow, signaling a deep ideological change in the South. He notes how Byrd-era dominance and historical party lines shaped state politics and hints at a major political transition to come. He reflects on his early 1940s Washington exposure to Virginians on the Hill and the enduring power of Byrd.
The piece traces the shift from a Democratic white rural South to a growing urban liberal coalition in Virginia and the broader South. It notes the decline of rural conservatism, the GOP moving right, and a surge in registered Black voters, foreshadowing a two party system and realignment across states.
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