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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1968
Page
4
The piece weighs term limits and age-based retirement for Congress. It argues limits could deny constituents able representatives and cites that seniority has favored certain chairmen, especially in the South, but notes changes are needed to avoid outdated thinking. A 10-term cap is proposed for consideration.
Atlanta Braves president Bartholomay touts Satchel Paige as one of baseball's greats and signs him to help him reach the 158 days needed for a major league pension. Paige, legendary and aged, may pitch or offer guidance as his long service earns the benefit. The note echoes a parable about aid to the traveler.
Nixon aims for unity with a broad but vague platform while facing George Wallace's challenge. His acceptance speech touts leadership, peace in Vietnam, and law and order, promising welfare reforms tied to jobs and a strong fallback on civil rights. The piece notes past cautious moves and contrasts with critics and Eisenhower.
August note from Middletown children addressed to Santa Claus at the North Pole asks for an easy bake oven tippy toes doll bike and doll clothes. Franklin asks for a thing that makes features a Lost World a portable TV and dinosaurs plus a monster man. Franklin Dobrozsi assures letters are forwarded promptly.
Analysis cites rising consumer prices and tax hikes eroding real incomes while unemployment remains low. It notes urban crime, urban governance, and Vietnam as key factors boosting Republican sentiment, with voters blaming the party in power for disorder and high costs.
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists subscription rates for the Middletown area and beyond. It notes second class mail status, monthly and yearly mail terms, and pricing for in city, suburban, and outside areas, with various rate distinctions.
William F Buckley Jr argues that demonstrations at party conventions are harmless and in keeping with politics, proposing reforms like morning favorite-son nominations, private polling, and even televised lie detection to adjudicate delegate votes while defending balloon and confetti displays as appropriate political theater.
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