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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1971
Page
4
The drought in the Southwest and Great Plains echoes the 1930s dust bowl era with risk of severe dust storms. Shelterbelt plantings and conservation practices reduce topsoil loss, though ranchers fear prolonged dry spells if rain delays continue.
Pan American World Airways will stop booking tours for hunting endangered animals by end of August while continuing to offer safaris for non endangered species. The move aims to protect species near extinction, citing hundreds of at risk animals per the World Wildlife Fund.
Paul Harvey surveys President Nixon's choices amid rising wage and price pressures. He notes potential wage and price restraints supported by economists and officials, the risk of worker strikes, and the shift from a budget surplus to a deficit as military and civil costs rise.
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for daily weekday copies at 15 cents, Sunday unknown, motor route 80 cents weekly, 3.47 monthly installments or 3.20 for four weeks, plus a 15 cent service charge. Mail subscriptions are 30 dollars per year within and outside trading area, 338 outside the U.S. The paper is established in 1857 and published by News Journal Inc.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers signals that the United States will back admission of the Peking government to the United Nations while opposing the expulsion of Nationalist China on Taiwan. The stance prompts questions about Security Council dynamics and future Sino‑American relations amid a potential two China arrangement.
Letter from Damon Park Amanda Oneida Rolling Mill Park residents denounces Middletown water rates now double, urges equal treatment, seeks substation on Oxford State Road, recalls sewer head charge in past, and questions burden sharing with Trenton or Monroe. Mrs Douglas Johnson and Mrs Warren Ellie signatories outlining concerns and call for fair charges.
New York callers blamed Apollo 15 for weekend rain as Scott and Irwin prepared to descend. meteorologists and John Glenn warned against overreliance on manned spaceflight and urged hands on Earth studies and closer public engagement. Glenn pushed for astronaut visits to campuses and practical space research.
In the PGA team championships at Ligonier Pennsylvania Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus played from the tenth hole. Nicklaus hit a 7 iron into a sand trap about 180 yards from the tee while Gibbs and Sawyer watched from the gallery. Gibbs boasted the shot would have used a different club.
A reader defends bingo as a clean social activity that benefits the handicap and DAV. He cites the Dayton picnic, mentions Alden Williams, and praises bingo venues including St. John’s Church K of C VFW and the Eagles, urging opponents to reconsider closing social events that aid children and veterans.
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