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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1969
Page
4
The South African government forbids television to keep citizens from seeing global debate on apartheid and UN criticism. Officials defend cost as a pretense while fearing unrest and exposure to the outside world.
A Romanian farmer gifts President Nixon a cabbage, prompting talk of the common touch in diplomacy. The scene echoes classic literature references to cabbages and kings as observers speculate on discussions of shoes ships sealing wax and winged pigs.
Frances Ross of Trenton objects to city tax and asks for a public vote while criticizing progress and elite thinkers. A second note mocks Tyer Hardlip Jones for using big words in his newspaper writing.
A reader thanks Mr Howard Reedy and another passerby for rescuing her after a July 27 accident. Police officers Wayne Hall and Earl Smith are praised for prompt response. She credits unknown Middletown residents for aiding her in a shocked state and saving her from collapse.
Doris Lakes of Trenton urges a campaign for truth in advertising. She argues merchants should be bound to promises and criticizes the practice of selling “clip and save” coupons for items not stocked.
Public notice of subscription prices for the Middletown Journal. Rates list per copy and weekly costs for city, suburban, trading area, outside trading area, and international subscriptions. Payment in advance. publication founded in 1857.
John P Roche argues Theodore H White’s The Making of the President 1968 is a fair, thoughtful chronicle of democracy. He defends White against charges of establishment bias and praises his close look at Nixon and Kennedy, calling the book superb and moving.
The Army misses its recruitment goal by 9 000 as officers blame Nixon’s all volunteer pledge. Col. Donald Roberts notes enlistments fell last fall and Paris peace talks may deter youths. A task force will study ways to make volunteers work, with recommendations due by November.
A Bryan Ohio Times feature humorizes human anatomy with a playful, educational tone. It jokingly explains organs and functions, adds quips on teeth and bile, notes differences between men and women, and invites reader questions with a tongue in cheek closing.
A Boston youth claims to have materials for an intercontinental missile, underscoring the idea that there are no secrets in science. The piece criticizes the Army for testing and storing chemical and germ agents, citing Dugway Utah sheep deaths and mustard gas leaks, and questions the Defense Department's reliance on incapacitation amid nuclear deterrence.
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