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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1966
Page
4
The article notes most Americans will observe daylight saving time next year, with a national policy in place from late April to late October. It discusses state adoption, exemptions, and the political dynamics affecting public officials as campaigns begin.
The article recalls the 1862 battle near Glorieta Pass where a Confederate Texan detachment failed to seize Ft. Union after Apache Canyon. A Federal detachment attacked their rear, destroying supply trains, forcing a retreat and preserving the Pacific Coast for the Union. Ft. Union is now being refurbished for tourists as a monument to this little known campaign.
Randy Newell, son of Navy hero RANDY NEWELL SR., steps into the crowd’s gaze on the library steps. He reveals his draft card and lights a match, declaring his day of triumph after a life shaped by his father’s Silver Star and early adoration. The scene captures a young man choosing his own legacy and facing public scrutiny.
Washington reports quote Senator J William Fulbright accusing the United States of arrogance as he critiqued US foreign policy in a Johns Hopkins lecture The piece notes dissent within party lines and recalls his 1964 Senate resolution backing action in Southeast Asia as defense against aggression.
A Chicago insurer Austin Flett has avoided filing income tax returns for eight years challenging the system and signaling a potential Supreme Court battle. He argues the tax law discriminates against wage earners while favoring unions and cooperatives. He plans to subpoena Eisenhower Hoover and the treasury secretary to test if a single man can spark major tax reform.
Factographs report that U S oilmen set a new average depth record of 4 380 feet while drilling over 41 400 holes in 1965 The depths ranged from a few hundred feet to beyond 20 000 feet Dry holes accounted for about 87 percent The text also notes that many animals gray with age.
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee member asserts dissent rights amid disputed evidence, while the chairman’s rhetoric risks fueling perceptions that the U S has imperialist acts abroad. Fulbright is described as fond of highbrow dialectics, yet his comments on U S arrogance concern foreign audiences.
The writer and friends recount a Phoenix trip skeptical of quick climate judgments. They note dramatic hair changes and praise Arizona’s dry air for some heart and arthritis cases, while warning climate effects vary and urging long trials before moving. They contrast Arizona’s air standards with Ohio’s, noting pollution limits near towns.
A reader criticizes Phyllis Hayes for an editorial on Lukens Dinner, accusing the Sunday Journal of mixing opinion with news on page six. The letter argues the paper hid bias, favored Lukens, and failed to report crowd size tickets sold and planning effort, urging responsible reporting and endorsement of a candidate.
The piece notes talk of the New York Stock Exchange moving due to a threatened tax increase and questions the idea of Wall Street becoming a different street elsewhere. Aitch Kay downplays the likelihood, referencing a century of ties between the exchange and New York City. The piece adds that trading and the Bulls and Bears would hardly fit elsewhere. The Defense Department plans to draft 100 optometrists into the Army in July, citing insufficient volunteers.
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