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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1970
Page
4
A survey across about 200 colleges found 47 percent of interviewed students had smoked marijuana with 13 percent as frequent users. Hard drugs are rare. two percent frequent speed and one percent other hard drugs. While drug use is higher than ideal, the overall picture is not as dire as often portrayed.
Dr John O Wilson assistant CEO for planning research and evaluation asserts that the poor exhibit a strong desire to work. He cites the New Jersey guaranteed income experiment results as proof that given support the poor will strive to improve their lot and rise out of poverty.
William F Buckley Jr notes Cesar Chavez won a unionization fight for Southern California grape pickers boosting wages by about 20 percent. He examines economic and moral implications, boycotts, and the potential next steps for farm worker organizing and industry responses.
Close Kennedy associates allege he intended to pull all American troops from Vietnam after the 1964 election but publicly opposed de escalation. The piece contrasts private withdrawal aims with public stance and questions if present leaders delay Vietnam exit for electoral reasons. It notes Spiro Agnew’s skepticism and urges inquiry into political timing.
The piece argues President Nixon’s revised Family Assistance Plan will swell welfare rolls to twenty four million, hit the budget with multi billion deficits, and draw sharp criticism from Senators Long Williams and Talmadge over inflationary impact and budget trade offs. It notes Long’s cautious stance and the push to pass a bill this year despite concerns.
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A 50th anniversary party unfolds amid a comic home mishap. Arthur, inspired by a neighbor, mixes asphalt with an electric mixer, causing a garage mess and a tale of burned pride and cleanup. Jane tends the chaos and the couple reflects on half a century together.
National Governors Conference discusses festival unrest as a rising issue. Governors recount campus disturbances from Kent State to Powder Ridge, weighing police powers and public order. Several leaders unveil tactics to curb festivals, from road closures to targeted outreach, aiming to avoid National Guard clashes.
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