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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1966
Page
6
Middletown Ohio publication details for News Journal Inc with 1857 founding. Rates list per copy week day 10 cents Sunday 15 cents. Delivery by newspaper boy or motor route 60 cents per week. Mail subscriptions 15.00 year in trading areas 24.00 elsewhere 38.00 outside USA. All in advance. Post office address and classification shown.
The Austin shooting renews calls for federal gun laws, but the piece argues for rational, measured reform focusing on restricting sales to youths, criminals, and psychopaths with purchase registration, while defending constitutional rights as historically tied to militia needs. It also notes a separate zoo-animals import case showing practical regulatory flexibility and quarantine success.
Freeman's slip, slide, and duck advice on inflation and food prices fuels Republican optimism as Democrats acknowledge his remarks could aid GOP gains. Reports say farm prices and debt trends worsen for farmers while bureaucrats rise, and key figures urge restraint before the elections.
The piece profiles Richard Cornuelle, a Californian author advocating voluntary welfare and the independent sector. It notes his ties to the NAM and politicians across parties, including Romney, Nickerson, Roosevelt Jr., Reagan, and Finch, amid controversy over alleged political influence and possible election meddling.
Letters defend Considine and Stengel against lampoons while a paint industry group objects to a column on painters. A San Francisco Examiner reader condemns Bob Considine's Voice piece and prayer, urging realism. The Houston Chronicle wedding clipping prompts a warm family note on enduring marriage.
The Middletown diary reports Samuel Dick born 1764 in Ireland died Aug 4 1846. He settled Dick's Creek headwaters in Lemon Township and owned 640 acres. his frontier life included distilling, mills, and a store for troops near Cincinnati. The creek and land holdings memorialize his name.
In the wake of mass slayings a call for federal gun legislation grows. The writer argues such laws would not have prevented Chicago or Texas deaths and questions which crimes would be eliminated by stricter controls. They critique registration and cite England 1965 as counterpoint.
Thomas G. Heberling argues against broad gun legislation, urging penalties for crimes using guns and defending Second Amendment rights. He cites the need for individuals to possess firearms and emphasizes that people kill people, not guns. Heberling signs from 417 Hannah Drive.
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