Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 117, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1973 Page: 2 of 16
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By the Dawn’s Early Light
On The Right
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fuel that deserve special tion of offshore terminals to
attention as well. Prime among help unload the foreign petrole-
these are the men who produce um upon which this nation is
our energy. It would be indeed becoming too dependent There
ironic should the very group is nothing to help develop the
which holds the promise of our offshore continental shelf re-
salvation from future energy sources of the Atlantic Coast,
shortages be denied the fuel Neither does it speed petroleum
with which to carry out the from the North Slope of Alaska
expensive and risky exploration to the markets of this country,
for, and development of our nor does it ease or encourage
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:rom the Office of
for unemployment compensa- youth. Unemployment rates the sentence of a confessed
tion purposes, watched its $1 among those under 21, particu- murderer-rapist which would
million account eaten away to larly minorities, are several have compelled him to make
the point where it owed the fund times the national average. restitution to his victim's
moretthanhalf a million dollars Many businesses cannot children.
at the strike s end. afford to pay teen-agers .a The court ruled that the
The company not only had to higher minimum. Colleges and zentence, ordering him to pay
finance the strike itself, but now universities, which provide 40 pereent of his wages
it has had to raise its numerous Jobs for students, indefinitely: “.and when he is
contribution to the unemploy- face a similar problem. Finan- paroled. ‘ isakin to subjecting
ment compensation fund from cially hard-pressed private (him! t a state of peonage."
$4 million in 1971 to 112.3 million institutions may have to lay off But theLShamber of Com-
in 1972, $14.9 million in 1973, and student employees. Public merceof the United states says
913,5 million in 1974. universities would have to wait a minute. Aren’t we
How's your phone bill. New demand a larger share of our citizens compelled by law to
taxes. Pay nearly 40 percent of our
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CHILEAN NOTES production and encouraged country not at war.
Mr. Tad Ssulc, foreign hoarding.” The conference heard that
correspondent for the “New — in 1970, Chile imported 185 “The Allende government has
York Times" for 20 years, million dollars of food - 950 been the most liberal in civil
reported recently at a Temple million of so-called tropical liberties of any government in
University seminar, that cover- foods (coffee,' sugar, cacao, Chile's history."
age of Latin American affairs bananas, none of which grow in __ Early in his career
in the United States press is Chile ),and 9135 million of Allende put economic pressure
“bad.” He is correct. One fears, general foods (wheat, corn, on one major publishing
however, that the conference butter, meat, all of which are complex and killed it Opposi-
Mr Ssulc addressed, at which produced in Chile). tion newspapers are"stili
400 educators from 40 Pennsyl- in 1972 the imports increased technically free, but the
vania colleges participated, to 9420 million. Allende’s excuse economic attrition, skillfully
suggests that if coverage were is that food prices have risen orchestrated by state agencies,
done by American specialists all over the world, and that food makes their survival problem-
on Latin American affairs, the consumption in Chile has atic. Meanwhile, the single
coverage would not greatly increased because the poor are national television channel is
improve. As witness conclu- eating more. But analysis government-owned, and grinds
sions about Chile, paraphrased shows that the disparity out government propaganda of
by Professor Jerry Knudsen of between the importion of the the kind that was served up at
Temple University's Depart- tropical foods which are the conference at Temple
ment of Journalism. necessarily imported (up to 21 University.
Fernando Alegria, described percent) and general foods, (up So it goes. There is no
as “one of Chile’s most over 100 percent) which are apparent and tn the enthusiasm
distinguished writers", in- imported only because they are in academic circles for any
formed the congress that not grown internally, suggests left-wing national adventure,
“reporters who have said there that Allende is covering up for one wonders what the same
is chaos in Chile are referring great agricultural crises that gang would have done to a
only to the chaos they have in almost everywhere result from report detailing the enormous
theMmAnerdis-howtoput nationaltzation and thoughtless enonomiceprogrngssofidreece
it? - not quite one of Chiles land redistribution. Meanwhile under the colonels. nhe sad
most distinguished writers. But there are shortages, there is thing about it is that Allende
he is, as Professor Knudsen did rationing, and in 12 months will probably yield, in due
not trouble to relate, the ending in 1972 there was course, to colonels in the
Chilean Cultural attache to the inflation of 173 percent - the traditional Latin American
U.S. in Oakland, California, highest in the world of any style.
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wish to grant complete amnesty Congress, which is supposed to begin to shoulder their own White House. So impressed was
to those who fled the country be responsible for the taxpay- burdens. ---* Watergater Jeb Magrauder, the
rather than serve in its armed ers’ monies. we a W deputy campaign aide, with its
forces. They broke a law and The lowest estimate is that O M O skulduggery that he awarded
should receive some kind of we will spent $8.4 billion this By PHIL PASTORET Ite members cufflinks lettered
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years they would have served in difficult to determine the kxact abiding citizens OUT. members was Edward Failor, a
the armed forces." amount to be spent is that some 3 *, *
NEW ROCKFORD, N.D., of the programs are adminis- Who needs a grandfa-
TRANSCRIPT: "It’s been said tered by the State Department, ther.clock when, he.ha a
that Grandma was the first to others by the Department of 20 y , ^ria^watch
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Flag Day gpmmemofates
adoption of the Stars and
Stripes as the U.S. flag on
June 14, 1777. The World York?
Almanac n,o t e s, that, a HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE
key Nixon campaign aide hired NatonalnFlagDaypbill, AFFECTS ALL WORKERS
by campaign director John gneqaintoslaw.hyPresi- All industries are affected b;
MiteheiFallorusedtogo ltyarsignateduyunn,4fs an increase an the 1-2
almost daily to the attack group Flag Day Flag Day is 0b- minimum wage, the Chamb*
meetings at the White House to served throughout the of Commerce of the Unite
nation, but is a legal holi- States maintains: Whensm
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Senator John Tower
FUEL ALLOCATION But in spite of this question, is it
The Senate has Just passed an really useful to pass legislation
Emergency Fuel Allocation Act that is redundant and possibly
requiring the President to set restrictive of the Executive's
up priorities for distribution of power?
fuel supplies across the To me, the best method—and
country. Even though I recog- one that adheres to my own
nize the importance of this political philosophical prefer-
legislation, I voted for it with ence—is to have a voluntary
considerable reluctance. system of allocations. Despite
it’s clear that there are some claims of non-compli-
numerous vital consumers in ance, I believe we should give
this country that must be this system a chance to work,
supplied with fuel. Farmers Naturally, it would be
must be able to plant, harvest preferable that we have no need
and process their produce. We for an allocation system at all.
already have seen what big Traditionally, the free enter-
increases in demand for wheat prise system has been the best
has done, in part, to the price of system for allocating goods and
wheat domestically. Evidence services among the various
is growing that the farms of the sectors of the economy. And I
nation will be blessed with would urge that the President
bumper crops this year. But move away from these alloca-
this will be of no avail should tions at the earliest possible
fuels for harvesting and date.
processing these crops and for My reluctance to support the
transporting them to markets Emergency Fuel Allocation bill
become unavailable. Lack of is compounded by the fact that
fuel for planting will aggravate it does nothing to end the
..future farm product prices. In energy crisis or to avert a
order to avoid rapid increases worsening of it. It does nothing
in the prices of agricultural to deregulate the price of
products, I supported an natural gas sold in interstate
amendment to the Emergency commerce. It does not provide
Fuel Allocation bill to give a an investment tax credit for
high priority to farmers in any more exploration and develop-
such plan put into practice. ment of energy resources. It
Cultural attaches are appointed
by the government. Alegria can
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the situation is chaotic on May $ ' years ago, the White House Administration Along with his larger National Crop Insurance dtagnuonnas", ctnnecounu; “
5 Allende declared Santing an « ,, ,, quietly sent a private detective budget of 9100 million, he will Council and an ex-president of affod toreduce police patrols, taisiness as usual bill, and
emeraencv zone By LLOYD BENTSEN , .to rescue the President’s control some 7,000 employes. the hail insurance trade group or t ration fuels for our fire the simple fact is that America
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production truerthatacoppe 2 By the end of this year, programs. P York City detective who was denied he took part in any the federal farm agency needizfor some’s ystem of withadequateruet supplies
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should have brought out a few assistance to foreign countries includes credit sales, disposal ting for the White House. He Failor explained it: "We only agency and turn the cream of hadesome resevations the insludinglegislatortw raX
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sabotage fromthe rightist Federal debt has increased by President Nixon said: "The young Nixon a two-hour lecture, the time they plotted to undo there might not be any agency the C?. V? ? fTr.? demand energy re-
opposition which has withheld 9150 billion, and concern over time has passed when America admonishing him to behave McGovern. to write about. lorce the nresident to “° "s sources
government spending levels will make every other nation’s himself and do nothing to Crop Duster: Once more, the
has led to reductions in many conflict her own, or make every embarrass the President. government has put a rabbit in _ n A , A, • ■
vital domestic programs, elimi- other nation’s future our Donald wound up as an aide charge of the lettuce patch. axDavers DO SiDDort Strikers
nation of others. responsibility, or presume to to the debonair, mustachioed This time it’s almost literally F - P •
But we are continuing to tell the people of other nations fnancialLfinagler Rovert Ves- true: An insurance official who Do taxpayers actually sup- maintain differentials between What necessities are taking
provide foreign aid at a steady how to manage their own o, who hasbeen indicted by a spent his life fighting federal port striking workers? The skill levels. the biggest share of the family
MOVILLE IOWA RE pace, even though the world of affairs So " the President federal grand.iury. along .with cropinsurancehasbeen:slipped Chamber of ommerce of the And when labor costs go up, budget? Food? Housing? Cloth-
MOVILLE, IOWA, KE- today bears little relation to the continued, “let us encourage two former cabinet members, in to head the federal farm Tinited Stt.s answore in the either prices increase or ins’
CORD: “You hear so much world of a quarter -century ago, individuals at home and nations Attorney General John Mitchell insurance agency. yrinettat ad ers-, this workers are laid off — to keen AU three have none ud over
-hen the assistance progrm abroad to do mere for and commerce Secretary Mau- n. Federal/crop Insurance stfirmgtxamand offers this thelastriveyearsaccordingto
gets tiresome, yet the changes was spawned. themselves. rice Stans. Corp., was set up in the dust .5 - 1000i onvornment n<mrM .2N
of laws by our courts should The Senate attempted to And I am in agreement. To it is questionable whether bowl days to insure farmers In 1971, strikingtelephone Veh, . food has gone up 26 percen ■
give us great conoern. How can reduce the program last year, combat inflation and reduce our Donald is now in better against losses from dust, fire, workers in New..York state Hardest hit are workers in un 31 nereent, ah
you fight crime when law approving foreign aid measures growing international trade company than when he was hail and other disasters. Elected to stay off the job after a low wage, small profit-margin clothin un 25 nerent
officers are stripped of their Which authorized one-third less deficit, we must cut back on associating with hippies. Currently operating in the nationwideoneweek strike was industries. They-are the most But KeLi dues m A an
authority and criminals are than the Administration sought, foreign assistance. In the past, Footnote: Ulasewicz referred black, the little agency is a boon called of bytheir union TOe prone to layoff and can afford it hsneentheureirat
released almost as fast as they But the House and Senate were we have been very generous, us to his attorney, John Sutter, to farmers in more than 1,400 New York unions stayed out for the least. Employers in these L50 noKent 8
are apprehended. Until the time unable to iron out differences in always willing to lend a helping who refused to comment on the counties. an additional six months industries, as well, may find Te
comes that law enforcement their two bills, so the program hand when other countries were incident. But the FCIA has been How did they do it? that costs no longer allow them . th United States Lonierie
officers are restored their is being maintained at the same in trouble, and often when they Failor's Success: The White constantly harassed by two New York allows strikers to tobecompetitive. The result: A this is an excellent rea»>n for
former powers, crime will level as the previous year under weren’t in trouble. House has named a member of powerful insurance industry draw unemployment compen- shutdown and loss of Jobs for ErinindunooFNK-
continue to plague our nation, a continuing resolution. But we can no longer afford to its mysterious “attack group” lobbies which go by thes names sation aswel as the usual the community, under control Pe 8
Out here in the rare 1 areas the BILLIONS IN ASSISTANCE do this. We have discovered of political hatchetmen to a top National Crop Insurance Coun- welfare benefits like food In its zeal to provide everyone WHERE DO NONCRIMINALS«
crime statistics don t bother us During the current fiscal that our resources are finite, federal job where critics fear he cil and Hail Insurance Adjust- stamps. Up to 975 a week. The with a higher wage Congress MAKE WAmp fppip3
much, butit seems amost year, the US- will spend and we have reached their will juggle statistics to suit WRI.T AT MANAC New York Telephone Co., which closes the door of opportunity to Maryland’s court aecini
unbelievablenwhenyourreadin between saand Wta. limits. -- , President Nixon’s whims. WmuLAeMAMAU bylawhastomaintain’afund those whoneeditemostl Our appenisimsssertrmneasrto
.. the big city papers about some various foreign assistance We cannot continue to spend The attack group was set up TAT5 En- nemnlnummane ---- unuth Inamninum- --- “PmI Pa .
of the cases being brought into programs. from 98 billion to 910 billion a during the 1972 campaign under
the courts and the criminals are it is difficult to give a precise year in an effort to solve all the White House aide Charles
being granted more respect at estimate because of the problems of the world when we Colson to fog over the
every court session.” multiplicity of programs, and have so many of our own yet to Watergate scandal and to carry
GARNETT, KANS., RE- because - incredible as it may be resolved, on a no-holds-barred attack on
VIEW: “We can't understand seem - many of the programs Other countries are going to Sen. George McGovern.
the reasoning of politicians who are not under control of the have to understand this, and It met daily at 9:15 a.m. in the
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