Question Raised on Starvation as a Weapon in War
A Minnesota congressman asks if the United States should use starvation as a weapon. Rep. Donald M. Fraser questions whether depriving enemies of food also harms innocent civilians, in context of Vietnam herbicide use and Nigeria Biafra blockades. He seeks clarifying answers from Secretary of Defense Clifford as public concern grows.
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South Vietnam
Minnesota
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Clifford
Donald M. Fraser
Biafra
Nigeria
Fraser
Defense Department
Eating Clubs For Elderly Help Run Small Restaurants
George Cerny of the Cooperative League notes elderly low income groups can form eating clubs to operate small restaurants for 40 to 50 members. The idea is presented in a letter to Genevieve Blatt from the Office of Economic Opportunity highlighting a new twist on cooperative economics.
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United States
Office of Economic Opportunity
George Cerny
Cooperative League
Economic Opportunity Department
Genevieve Blatt
Circus Day Parade Delights Middletown in 1897
George Crout describes Middletown on August 18 1897 as streets fill with circus crowds for the Robinson Franklin Circus parade and show. The procession features knights riders elephants and unusual acts while Madame Zeno suffers a fractured hip in a horse mishap.
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Robinson - Franklin Circus
America
Robinson
Franklin Brothers
Knights
Gladiators
Borneo
Polynesia
Franklin Circus
Madame Zeno
Rome
Nixon Humphrey clash amid Soviet imperialism critique
The Moscow regime denounces Nixon as an imperialist while defending its own Vietnam policy, urging UN led peace and collective action. The piece argues for a broader international security system outside the UN if needed to curb imperialist powers and let peoples govern themselves.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
United States
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Moscow
Vietnam
United Nations
South Korea
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
North
South Vietnam
Europe
General Assembly
Hanoi
America
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Masthead
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal Inc in Middletown Ohio lists subscription rates including 10c per weekday 15c Sundays 60c weekly by carrier 15.00 yearly by mail in trading areas 24.00 outside trading area and 38.00 outside U S all subscriptions payable in advance Founded in 1857.
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The
News- Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Nixon Reform Plan Aims to Improve Press Relations
Nixon plans a Kennedy style press operation for the 1964 campaign spreading reporting duties among staffers beyond Herb Klein. Ron Ziegler will lead on the spot briefings while experts explain speeches and background to reporters to avoid past misinfo and cold reception.
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Nixon
John Kennedy
Herb Klein
Klein
Ron Zeigler
Kennedy
Take Stock at Home In Blame The Parents Letter
A reader responds to Mrs. Wade urging parents to take responsibility for youth behavior and crime. The letter argues schools and government share blame less, praises local schools, and calls for stricter parental curfews to curb juvenile delinquency and interest in pornographic material. The writer signs as Jack Morro Jr of Hamilton.
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Millie Wade
Brentwood Street
America
Jack Morro, Jr
Hamilton
Teach Children Books To Read Letter to Editor
A reader argues for improved access to child friendly reading and questions the handling of pornography in the area. The letter stresses free speech and community values while urging careful selection of materials for youth.
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Mission Bay
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Pat Brown
Biscayne Bay
Spiro T. Anew
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