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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1971
Page
4
The Senate narrowly backed a 250 million loan for Lockheed Aircraft Corp amid administration pressure and party loyalty rhetoric. Supporters argue the rescue prevents bankruptcy and saves thousands of jobs, while critics warn it sets a risky precedent for government bailouts and free enterprise.
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith cites GAO findings showing NASA leaders cost taxpayers 4.03 for 45 cent meals, with reg receipts altered to hide personal purchases. NASA officials reportedly claimed the practice ended though it continued, highlighting deceit by high level officials.
The piece details George McGovern's use of a sophisticated donor list and computer tracking dubbed the money tree. Jeff Smith and Maurice Dees oversee mailings that have raised hundreds of thousands with projected totals reaching millions, outpacing rivals like Goldwater and Muskie in scale and method.
A reader laments the theft of a 20 foot flag from a neighbor's yard on Manchester Road. The flag, a gift from veterans, carried personal significance, and the writer criticizes the thief for a petty act and a lack of respect for property.
Paul Harvey argues the South Vietnamese election is more about U S influence than voters choice. He notes Thieu's advantages including police pressure and machine politics while outsiders push for self determination. He cautions Saigon would still be ruled by a dictator regardless of polls and warns against imposing American governance.
The piece argues John Lindsay’s exit signals the final liquidation of Eastern liberal Republicanism as a political force. It links Lindsay’s fate with Rockefeller’s rightward shift, Nixon’s Northeast realignment, and a broader move to a conservative coalition centered outside the Northeast. It draws on 1960 to 1970 party shifts and notes Buckley’s election, Lindsay’s 1969 GOP rejection, and figures like Gardner Goodell and Stassen as context.
A professor critiques modern history publishing and praises Allan Nevins’ six volume study The Ordeal of the Union The Emergence of Lincoln and The War for the Union for its depth. He laments illiterate monographs and notes Nevins’ narrative power and vision as a benchmark alongside Bruce Catton and Henry Adams.
The Journal published by News Journal, Inc. lists prices for daily and Sunday editions, motor route deliveries, and mail subscriptions. Rates include 5c weekday copies, 25c Sunday, 80c weekly, 3.47 or 3.20 payments, and 30 per year mail in or out of trading area. Also notes a 15c service charge and foreign rate 38 per year. Founded in 1657.
The author notes students should consult Adams History of the United States during Jefferson and Madison and Nevins panorama to grasp theory. Citing Holmes, the most important fact in analysis is the right theory, acknowledging later research may adjust these works but their core aim remains.
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