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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1969
Page
6
An editorial urges stronger traffic safety programs as 1969 early deaths rise four percent, costing society about 1.5 billion in two months. Howard Pyle of the National Safety Council criticizes state delays and calls for courageous new laws to reduce highway fatalities and losses. The piece ends with a biblical exhortation.
John P Roche argues that education builds character through intellectual and moral growth. He compares college life to a game with a backboard, urging adults to provide standards and foster serious discourse between past and present ideas. He warns the establishment must enforce ground rules and invite student participation.
A reader questions the April 7 Journal photo of an oil battered elephant seal on the beach. The letter criticizes onlookers for tormenting the animal and urges compassion for humans and animals, linking the scene to national decline and values.
William F Buckley Jr argues the Supreme Court ruling on reading and film material tied to social interest undermines anti obscenity laws. He cites New York as a hub of pronogramphy and questions the meaning of social interest while urging public debate and pressure to distinguish art from obscenity.
The notice lists the Middletown Ohio Journal address and pricing. It details daily and Sunday per-copy prices, weekly motor route options, and mail subscription rates within and outside the trading area, with a separate rate for outside the USA and a note that all subscriptions are payable in advance.
A humorous reminiscence in which a mother buys sale striped knit night shirts for herself and her two daughters and husband, then discovers sizes fail for the youngest. The tale ends with a plea for a 10-year-old nightgown and a note on tax exemption debates sparked by a columnist.
Joseph Alsop argues UC Berkeley's decision to establish an ethnic studies department, while expelling black militant leader Jim Nabors, is a cautious compromise. He questions artificial timing, potential leadership from within the community, and whether academics will view the move as genuine scholarly progress or political appeasement. The piece weighs feasibility, loyalty, and the militants' reactions to the plan.
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