800 ICBMs Seek Space Booster Role for Enduring Cost
The Air Force eyes turning 800 Minuteman I missiles into a space booster after their $1.2 billion investment. Firms are paid $150,000 each to propose ideas, with options including satellite launches. Critics warn taxpayers face high costs and uncertain returns from keeping aging weapons.
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Black third force warned against by leaders
Critics urge caution over Adam Clayton Powell's call for a black political power movement. They argue such a force could divide whites and Negroes and harm progress toward civil rights, urging joint action by all citizens to elect qualified leaders who tackle poverty and housing.
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Ohio Valley Run Deep in Middletown History Narrative
Middletown diary chronicles explorations of La Salle and Celoron de Bienville, their leaden plates and tin “proofs of repossession,” the 1749 burial at the Miami River mouth, and the French vision of a Ohio Valley colony shaping Middletown’s early place in the region.
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You may fire when you are ready Gridley
The famous order was given by Commodore Gridley aboard the Olympia at Manila Bay during the Spanish American War. It marks a pivotal moment in naval history and is tied to the U.S. action in 1898.
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Manilla Bay
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Facts
The Journal Published daily by the News Journey Inc Middletown Ohio details subscription rates for weekday and Sunday copies, city delivery, mail options, and rates for outside areas and abroad. It notes 1857 founding and mailing details.
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Post Office Change Proposal Faces Political Hurdles
Washington weighs a government postal service corporation to run mail and buildings while Congress resists rate hikes and patronage loss. The piece notes deficits, junk mail and class rate disputes, urging a neutral commission to study cost and efficiency before any action.
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President seeks power to appoint all board directors
A statement argues for granting the President authority to appoint every member of a government board of directors, outlining potential impacts on oversight and governance. It notes concerns about independence, political influence, and administrative efficiency.
Dragon Mountain Saga of Fourth Division Frontline Trek
Joseph Alsop chronicles the Fourth Division in Dragon Mountain Cambodia frontier. Soldiers guard the border, fight North Vietnamese from jungle sanctuaries, and execute dangerous helicopter resupply missions. A veteran colonel and a young major describe battles, ambushes, and daring air lifts as Maj. Gen. Peers notes the enemy gains and losses while the jungle dazzles with vivid color and peril.
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