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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1977
Page
4
Washington columnist Tom Braden critiques a California statewide referendum that would allow school boards to deny employment to teachers who are open about being homosexual. He warns it would drive homosexuality back into the closet and urges defeat, calling for plain ballot wording and condemning bans on honesty.
President Carter outlines a plan with employer penalties for hiring illegal aliens, amnesty for undocumented entrants before 1970, and 2,000 more Border Patrol agents. It also creates a temporary resident alien category for those who entered 1970–76 with five years of work and travel rights, while aid to Mexico aims to curb cross-border migration.
A Mayfield School letter argues parents and teachers fund activities while the principal is blamed. The writer claims late doors, cold mornings, and unacknowledged parent involvement persist for years. The reader urges continued parental pressure for change.
A reader writes to blame a driver who hit and killed a brown dog at First Avenue and Verity Parkway. The writer recalls stopping to seek veterinary help, aided by a nurse, and laments lack of courtesy from the other motorist.
Aspen essay lauds walking for thought and perception. Cites Adams, Johnson, Kant, Wordsworth, Macaulay, Swift, Russell, Dickens, Blake, Lewis, and Gibbon. Argues walking sharpens thinking, preserves sensory detail, contrasts with car speed, and links body and imagination.
New York reports prenuptial agreements expanding beyond finances to chores and child rearing vows. Experts note wealthy origins, yet younger couples seek equity before marriage, with clauses on bookkeeping, vacuuming, and monogamy.
The piece discusses how prenuptial agreements change views on love and commitment. It cites a lawyer’s view that such contracts can strengthen devotion or terrify couples. It notes historic arranged marriages and suggests prenups could affect divorce rates, raising questions about love’s essence. It ends with a tangential quote about marriage as an instrument and a joke about applying it to tennis.
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