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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1972
Page
4
A satirical AP News excerpt riffs on political nominators praising a “person of destiny.” The speaker, styled as Honorable chairperson, lauds a self made, everyperson leader while lampooning “person” language and invoking historic figures to defend a universal human focus over personality.
The Journal notes Frank R. Myers as Editor General Manager Elwood Richardson as Business Manager and Paul J. Day as Executive Editor in the masthead. The unnamed staff roles accompany the publication’s leadership lineup.
The Census Bureau estimates the U S population reached 209 291 174 on July 3 up 1 713 828 from 1971. The rise equals West Virginia’s population and exceeds New Hampshire and Vermont, signaling growing presses on resources and institutions. Congress should plan a course of action.
A Louisiana governor names his wife to the Senate promising she will resign when asked. The piece contrasts political maneuvering with a biblical quote and ponders backlash from women’s rights advocates.
A local correspondent appeals to readers to volunteer donate and contribute to the Middletown Treatment Center for Brain Injured Children. She praises volunteers of all ages for their dedication and asks the community to consider free time money or items to aid the center and its young patients.
The piece argues Ramsey Clark’s public stance shows a pattern of blaming society for crime and supporting North Vietnamese propaganda. It notes his condemnation of U S bombing but little critique of North Vietnamese actions, calling his reasoning poor and highlighting a double standard.
The piece argues that despite arms control talks, five major powers possess nuclear arsenals and the race continues. It urges international conferences and global leadership, especially by the United States, to abolish nuclear weapons with inspections and bans on new production.
A columnist notes Angela Davis has not responded to calls from Czech liberals seeking her support amid the Prague Spring aftermath. The piece recounts Soviet repression, Husak’s regime, and past dissidents like Milan Hueble, urging Davis to join the appeal and travel to Prague.
Publication details for The News Journal Middletown Ohio include pricing for home delivery by paperboy and motor route, mail options, and yearly rates. Rates show 60 cents weekly for seven days, 3.47 dollars monthly in installments, 3.20 dollars in four weeks, 25 cents Sunday, and outside USA 38 dollars per year. The paper is published daily and founded in 1657.
In recent months Husak intensifies a broad campaign against liberals. The secret police operate, magistrates act, and political prisons are renovated. Twenty eight liberals were sentenced in a ten day period.
The text argues the United States bears a special obligation to support abolishing nuclear weapons due to its wartime use of an atomic bomb. Critics say WWII might have ended without it and warn that nuclear war risks massive civilian slaughter and violations of civilized warfare. It notes the Soviet Union proposed a universal conference at the U.N. to ban and eliminate nuclear weapons, but no progress followed.
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