Electoral reform debate questions democracy cures all
The piece critiques a 1980s push to dump the Electoral College and fund campaigns, arguing turnout gaps stem from candidate quality and political culture rather than registration rules. It notes Mondale and Carter era proposals to expand democracy, while warning reforms may miss the core issues.
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Alfred E. Smith
New York
Carter
Walter Mondale
Congress
Mondale
Thrift by accident in Smithsonian data deal
GAO exposed a private firm tied to the Smithsonian receiving 2 million dollars yearly from the federal government to gather and resell scientific information. The arrangement hidden from the 1971 budget and unknown to Congress until the probe. The report urges comparing costs with a federal or public alternative before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Accounting Office
Smithsonian Institution
GAO
Congress
Kremlin plans new pressure campaigns for U S interests
The piece analyzes Soviet strategy under Brezhnev and successors, highlighting potential pressure points from the Middle East to Africa. It discusses oil leverage, possible embargo scenarios, and the role of Cuba in supporting proxy movements, raising questions about U S responses to longer-range political warfare.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Cuba
Khrushchev
United States
Communiste
Germany
Middle East
Africa
Pravda
Izvestia
NATO
Japan
Arab League
Atlantic Alliance
Moscow
Jerusalem
Brezhnev
International Socialist Division of Labor
Nepal
Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
Gerontocracy
Politburo
Damascus
Cairo
Castro
Fidel
Middletown Diary recalls 1907 Middletown scenes and river life
Mrs. Douglas Robbins shares excerpts from her Middletown Attic Treasures memoir reading to the Current Events Club. The piece recalls 1907 life from Barnitz home arrival to Main Street bustle, canal and river views, Little Dublin, U.S. Hotel, and local shops amid a small, evolving town.
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Douglas Robbins
Current Events Club
S. Main Street
Middletown
Barnitz
David Philips
Kenton
Ohio
S. Main
Sabin Robbins Paper Co
Town remembers its early days and steady growth
A nostalgic portrait of Middletown Ohio from a 19th and 20th century viewpoint recalls the Journal’s origins, local industry, landmarks, and social rituals. It contrasts simple porch living with progress, noting Hartley candy, Armco growth, schools, churches, and Fourth of July memories.
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Hartley
Middletown
Armco
George M. Verity
Brown
Charlie
Leah Hook
Tara
Poverty statistics are false says reader letter
Beverly Gehm of 533 Kensington St. argues that official poverty figures misstate conditions by counting in kind benefits as income. She cites CBO methods and critiques editorialism by Middletown Journal and Ronald Reagan, warning statistics hide human suffering and dehumanize poverty.
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Middletown Journal
Ronald Reagan
United States
Census Bureau
Congressional Budget Office
College
Reagan
America
U.S
Beverly Gehm
Kensington St
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