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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1968
Page
6
An ombudsman acts as an independent arbiter between state and citizen to cut red tape. At a Western American Assembly conference at UC, officials urged ombudsmen at all government levels to amplify citizen voices amid complex growth.
Readers see rising pressure for autonomy in the British Isles as Wales joins calls for home rule amid language and cultural preservation. The heir to the throne and future Prince of Wales faces potential opposition as concessions to Welsh concerns unfold.
Middletown diary notes General James Dickey, Confederate veteran and Amanda native, visiting Amanda with Jennie Dickey. He walked old landmarks, found few recognitions, and plans to return south seeking closure from a divided hometown. The piece frames his long absence and final farewell.
Jim Dickey recalls boyhood around his uncle Samuel Dickey’s mill in Amanda. The site now hosts a modern paper mill after a chain of transformations including a 75 barrel daily flour mill and a later distillery built by Adam Bickey to use local corn.
The Journal Published and by the News Journal Inc Broad at First Ave Middletown Ohio 45042 lists subscription prices. Per Copy weekday 10c Sunday 5c, news paper boy 60c per week, mail rates 15.00 year in trading area 24.00 year outside trading area 38.00 year for outside USA. All mail subscriptions payable in advance. Founded in 1857.
President Johnson warns the Democratic platform must clearly support de escalation of Vietnam and insist North Vietnam reciprocate steps for peace. He says future moves depend on credible action, not domestic politics, and places responsibility on the party to uphold a bipartisan policy.
Joseph Alsop analyzes preconvention dynamics in 1960s U S politics. He argues Hubert Humphrey faces a tough path to the nomination and general election as Richard Nixon gains strength aided by McCarthy supporters and anti–Vietnam Republicans.
Paul Harvey argues that seasoned leaders gain clarity after years out of the public eye. He cites Truman Eisenhower Dewey Nixon and historical rebounds to suggest resilience matters, while warning against premature endorsements and urging national renewal after defeats.
In view of Nixon's strategy Humphrey could force a national debate on racial prejudice if he has the guts and skill to do so. He must ask Americans if they are prejudiced without sentimentality or compromising domestic order.
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