Arab oil boycott reshapes US view of Middle East culture
Jeffrey Hart argues the oil embargo transformed American perceptions of Arabs from nonpersons to a global political force. He notes Newsweek and The New York Times recognizing Arab power, oil wealth, and strategic unity, while US bias shifts toward Riyadh Abu Dhabi and a new era of Arab influence.
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Israel
Pyramids
Ireland
Italy
Riyadh
Abu Dhabi
Ahmed Zaki al-Yamani
U.S
New York Times
France
Henry Kissinger
Middle East
Peking
Windmills Seen As Key To Energy Crisis Solution
The piece notes strong interest in windmill power as a fuel relief, citing a Wall Street Journal report that the federal government will invest over 1 million dollars in windmill research in 1974 and universities are joining in. It weighs the idea of wind farms as national power stations against political and royal security concerns and satirically references Capitol Hill windmills and tax quirks.
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Wall Street Journal
U.S
Princess Ann
Capitol Hill
Lincoln School Dedication Highlights East End Growth
Middletown records the April 6 1923 dedication of the new Lincoln School in the East End with 12 classrooms and an expandable plan to 26 rooms. Principal Clarice Thrasher leads a program featuring glee club performances as residents celebrate the expanding district. The same bond funds add Jefferson School and push ahead on the new Middletown High School set to open September 6 with 1,300 auditorium seats for community use.
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East End
Lincoln
South
Middletown
Young Street
Garfield
Clarice Thrasher
Charles Kleczinski
Charles Buell
PTA
M.E. Danford
Board of Education
Danford
Buell
Daughters of America
Order of the United American Mechanics
Supt. of
R.W. Solomon
Solomon
Mary Butterfield
Jefferson School
Middletown High School
Baltimore
Curtis
Supt. Solomon
Debating voting power and intelligence tests in politics
The piece critiques Joseph Farkas's NYT op ed proposing weighted voting by intelligence. It argues voting should reflect character and judgment, not exam scores, citing Nixon Kennedy debates and 1972 polling to counter the idea and defend voter discretion.
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New York Times
Joseph Farkas
Farkas
Nixon
McGovern
Quemoy and
Matsu
Harry Truman
Kennedy
Letters to the Editor on welfare and community upkeep
Readers discuss welfare, self reliance, and gratitude toward veterans. A letter-writer contrasts working poor with dependents, defends self-sufficiency, and urges empathy for those unable to help themselves. Other correspondents address Avalon street conditions and thanks to veterans groups.
Middletown Ohio Journal subscription rates listed
The Journal published by News Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio lists subscription options: daily 15 cents, Sunday editions, home delivery 80 cents weekly, motor route $3.47 annually in installments, or $3.20 quarterly. Mail rates are $30 per year within and outside the trading area, with prepay required. Founded in 1857.
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News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
Firs
Middletown
Ohio
Middletown Ohio
USA
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