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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1974
Page
4
A reader warns about the Peoples Bicentennial Commission and its material. The PBC advocates a societal revolution and student independence, urging school takeovers and politicized textbooks. It notes NEH funding and questions source origins, urging vigilance against partisan propaganda in public schools.
A presidential and congressional review is urged as the Export-Import Bank suspends loans to the Soviet Union and three other Communist nations. The piece argues loans to the USSR—including a $6.1 billion western Siberia gas deal—undermine energy self sufficiency and detente goals.
Six year old Angie Davidson told her grandmother and great grandmother that angels were throwing snowballs as a wintry mix reduced visibility on Breiel Boulevard. Angie’s playful interpretation surprised her relatives during the travel pause.
The Journal, published daily by News Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio, lists pricing for newsstand copies 1 6c, Sunday 25c, home delivery 80c weekly, motor route 3 47 yearly in installments or 3 20 per four weeks, and mail subscriptions 30 annually inside region and 38 outside. Subscriptions payable in advance. Founded in 1657.
William F Buckley Jr argues conservatives allow enemies to shape their thinking. He criticizes the New York Times staff and liberal allies for pressuring GOP leaders, notes past conservative stance on Nixon, and warns that capitulation erodes independence of thought and political authority.
In a defamation case, Bob Maheu says Howard Hughes hotels and casinos in Las Vegas lost $12,723,016 over four years. The article notes house odds favor the casino, with typical takeouts of 2 percent per roll and up to 30 percent in roulette and slots, questioning how a Las Vegas gambling operation could lose money.
Anne Swisher argues for a citywide warning system in Middletown Dayton and Cincinnati to alert residents to take cover during tornado threats. She recalls Kansas and Missouri practices using sirens and public reminders to save lives and cites a recent 45 minute basement wait during an 1-75 tornado sighting in Butler County.
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