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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1968
Page
4
The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act is reducing supermarket packaging variety. After a year, 14 industries cut variety and 65 more plan changes. Standardized labeling eases brand choice, and uniform contents reduce confusing calculations for housewives. Retailers also benefit from easier inventory management and potential cost offsets from standardization.
The House rejected the Scenic Rivers measure including the Susquehanna last month. Conservationists lament the loss of protections for free flowing streams. Supporters expect Interior and Rules Committees to move ahead after conventions and reopen debate. The article cites political concessions to New York and Pennsylvania as a potential path to passage.
Public figure William F Buckley Jr criticizes Jackie Robinson for leaving the Republican Party over Nixon Rockefeller tensions. Robinson denounces Nixon while praising Rockefeller, warns of riots if Nixon wins, and targets Buckley and supporters for political fallout.
An item from a Washington Examiner column notes that Robert McCulloch bid 2,400,060 dollars to buy London Bridge for Lake Havasu City, outbidding the Rockefeller offer of 2,400,010 dollars. The bid aims to attract tourism, with a note on age and plans to dismantle the bridge in three years plus its humor. The piece ends with a GOP convention quip about attendee inattention.
The piece argues Nixon’s choice of Spiro Agnew fits a unity strategy appealing to moderates and border-state appeal. It projects Hubert Humphrey in a similar bind, facing party tensions, rivalries, and Vietnam policy as he seeks a running mate who won't alienate key factions.
A staff wife editor and proof reader experience a chaotic Saturday with a sleeping husband a phone call from their daughter and a photographer's ride home. A second scene shows a crowded bank where a man is slowed by a Social Security check a Christmas savings book and multiple deposits before the teller processes the stop.
Marianne Means notes Nixon faces a dilemma in balancing law and order with broader unity. He must win black trust to unite the country while countering charges of racism. He promotes black capitalism and civil rights but risks alienating minority voters if he resembles George Wallace.
The Middletown Journal lists daily and Sunday subscription costs. In city and suburban areas, 60 cents weekly. seven day mail in trading areas $15 annually. outside trading area $24. outside U.S.A. $38. all payable in advance.
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