Dow's Ohio expansion derailed by labor violence and law limits
John Chamberlain argues that state rights under the New Federalism face test as Dow Chemical halts its Hanging Rock plan in Ironton Ohio after 1971 strike violence. Ohio bans state police in labor disputes, prompting relocation to Connecticut, highlighting Brandeis Frankfurter liberalism and calls for police protection to attract industry.
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Nixon
Earl Warren Supreme Court
Louis Brandeis
Felix Frankfurter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Sa Y
Hanging Rock
Ironton
Ohio
Dow
Dow Company
Charles E
Fry
Rep
Dow Chemical
Allyn's
Wisconsin
Appalachia
We Rock
Connecticut
Washington, D.C
Brandeis
Frankfurter
Jim Mills Managing Editor on Monday April 1 1974
The item notes Jim Mills serves as managing editor and marks publication on Monday dated April 1 1974. It records a newsroom leadership reference with no additional events or context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Mills
Goldwater favors incentives over oil tax and warns on regulation
The article quotes Senator Barry Goldwater arguing there are no undue oil profits and endorsing increased incentives for drilling to boost supply. He criticizes Capitol Hill regulation, warns price controls worsen shortages and unemployment, and stresses private enterprise needs profits to fuel oil production. The piece ends with a biblical verse from Matthew 28:8.
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Barry Goldwater
Capitol Hill
Senate
Washington
Fiery adventure at the firehouse written in Dragnet style
Jim Fiebig narrates a lean diary style column about a shift at the central fire station. He details helmet fitting, pole training, watching a film during downtime, and the rhythm of alarms with mentor Jenkins. The piece closes with a dawn departure after a strange weekend of safety drills and snoring.
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Jim Fiebig
Jack Webb
Jenkins
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Facts
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions, home delivery by paper boy and motor route, yearly mail subscriptions, and overseas rates. It notes payment terms, installation service charges, and that the newspaper was founded in 1657.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Behold the Brezhnev Detente Debate in Moscow
John Roche argues that Washington presses for human rights while the Vienna talks struggle with missiles and defense. He critiques Kissinger and Nixon, warns of Brezhnev’s fragility, and suggests a hardline view of Soviet unity, predicting Brezhnev’s survival hinges on internal Politburo factions and China.
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Moscow
Israel
Congress
Leonid Brezhnev
Nixon
Kissinger
Geneva
Vienna
Brezhnev
United States
Politburo
Suslov
Defense
Marshal Grechko
Andropov
KGB
Washington
Nasser
Franco
de Gaulle
Sukarno
Soviet Union
Henry
China
Hawks
Middle East
Peking
Letters to the Editor: Repeating praise for Middletown
Mrs. Joe Ditmyer of 6339 Todhunter Road defends Middletown, lists its strong points such as schools churches shopping and police, criticizes repetitive letters about abortion and complains of sarcastic editor notes while suggesting cash prizes could inspire better journalism.
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Jim Current
Middletown
Journal
Cynic
Joe Ditmyer
Todhunter Road
Letter to DAV members questions fund allocation
Martha B. Hall of 4820 Ronald Drive criticizes the Disabled American Veterans for using donor funds as a front to gather money. She cites Reader's Digest figures that DAV kept growth of assets at over 3 million dollars yearly and held nearly 18 million in excess funds in 1972, with only 16 cents of 22 dollars spent on counseling veterans.
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Vietnam
Reader’s Digest
Martha B. Hall
Ronald Drive
Brazil’s censorship echoes threatened press freedoms
The column warns that Brazil under Gen Geisel could mirror Brazil’s past censorship with editors barred from printing criticism, bans on topics from devils to streakers, and journalists jailed for sources. It cites arrests of Catholic workers and a radio station closure, arguing America’s First Amendment safeguards are crucial to prevent such control.
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Satan
Paulo Evaristo Cardinal Arns
Sao Paulo
Attila the Hun
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John Roche
State Department
White House
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
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Nico Nikita
Greece
Athens
NATO
Bob Considine
New York
Agnew
Clay Whitehead
John Mitchell
Maurice Stans
Bob Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
John Dean
Bebe Rebozo
Carlos Garcia
Ernesto Geisel
Recife
Netherlands
Gen. Geisel
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