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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1978
Page
4
President Carter declares war on inflation on national television while facing a 7 percent rate and rising costs. Critics call his anti inflation program a patched Ford era approach and warn his weak political stance risks alienating labor and urban groups without stopping inflation.
The April 7 election, Marcos fragilely claimed as normalcy, proceeded amid opposition suppression and widespread fraud. Protests spread after voting ended, a mock funeral symbolized the death of democracy, and arrests followed as Manila voiced outrage over the regime’s actions and human rights abuses.
The Soviet Union’s experiments with flexible working hours for employees, amid a gasoline price rise, are noted as energy economy insight. The House rejected a bill to allow federal agencies full scale trials, with plans to reintroduce it soon. Wall Street Journal commentary cites Soviet incentive use and productivity. The verse from Samuel is quoted.
A commentator notes surveys naming Walter Cronkite as a powerful American leader, arguing viewers confuse reporting with influence. Cronkite reads the news, but does not shape it. many citizens rely on him for national and world events, revealing a disconnect in media influence.
The notice outlines per copy prices for weekdays and Sundays at newsstands, home carrier rates, motor route charges, and calendar month and yearly totals. It lists delivery options, payment terms, and mentions advance payment requirements for subscriptions within Middletown and outside the USA.
A Washington critique argues that BYU off campus housing and its male female rooming rules clash with the Fair Housing Act and civil rights. Dallin Oaks defends campus housing while the Justice Department investigates possible violations and questions the reach of federal enforcement.
A reader defends Anita Bryant and denounces homosexuality as sin, arguing Bible references justify opposing gay teachers in schools. The letter presses Mrs Hileman to defend her Christian stance and warns against allowing gays to influence youth, framing Jesus as loving sinners but condemning sin.
Letter to the editor cites ongoing genocides in Vietnam, Cambodia, Uganda, and China’s past leaders, urging prayer and aid through the American Bible Society Open Doors and Billy Graham ministries. The writer warns against domestic greed and urges personal spiritual reform to prevent “another holocaust.” Signed Walter G. Reeve, with postscript from David KR Jacobs criticizing a Carter resignation piece.
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