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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1972
Page
4
William F Buckley Jr argues for continued bombing to break North Vietnam's war potential, noting Thieu's request for commitment mirrors ten years of US backing. He disputes claims of Vietnamization and questions public doubt about bombing dikes, citing ambiguous reports and counterclaims from officials and critics.
The piece contrasts past harbor actions and current events, arguing the North Vietnamese government pursues a totalitarian campaign with tanks, artillery, and sabotage as South Vietnam faces invasion. It notes conscription and the harsh impact on peasants under occupation.
The 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry departs Da Nang ending U.S. ground combat units in Vietnam, while air, naval, and Marine support continues. Debate rises on making Election Day a national holiday to boost voter turnout. The war shifts to air and logistics, with Thieu and Nixon urged to maintain bombing as needed.
Skyjacking threat analyzed with call for a single federal authority to police aviation. Proposes airport security force, federal crime status for hijacking, and federal funding separate from taxes. Critiques private sector policing limits and warns against non governmental boycotts.
SECOR D Browne chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board spoke before the Aero Club of New England stressing that hijackers are not Rob O Hood figures. He warned papers and telecasts have exaggerated the menace, calling for careful portrayal and evidence based reporting.
Letter to the editor questions Ramsey Clark and McGovern amid debate over wartime actions. The writer contrasts World War II publicity with Vietnam and asks how Americans would react if a prominent figure denounced bombing on foreign radio.
The piece critiques Senator George McGovern’s shift from micro to macro politics after the Miami Beach crisis. It faults his VP selection process, cites staff failures over four choices, and questions the Eagleton handling. It argues his staff’s flaws reveal deeper character concerns for foreign and civil rights leaders relying on his backing.
Published daily by News Journal, Inc. Middletown Ohio. Second Class mail. Rates: newspapers at newsstands five cents daily, twenty five cents Sunday. Home delivery by newspaperboy eighty cents weekly with sixteen cents per copy daily and twenty cents Sunday. Motor route three dollars forty seven cents monthly or three twenty by four week periods. Monthly tube service charge fifteen cents. Mail subscriptions: in area and outside the trading area twenty five dollars per year. Outside U.S. thirty eight dollars per year. All motor route and mail subscriptions payable in advance. Founded in 1857.
A former Marine argues that WAVEs will soon serve on Navy warships, calling the policy overdue and beneficial for national defense. He notes women excel in clerical tasks and speed typing, pondering future service for his daughter.
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