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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1968
Page
4
A Department of Transportation survey shows drunk drivers kill more Americans yearly than the Vietnam War did in four years. It states 800000 auto crashes and half the deaths stem from liquor use by drivers, with alcoholics and problem drinkers driving the blame.
The piece recalls the 1924 Republican convention when Lowden refused the vice presidency, leading to Dawes's nomination. It notes delegates now seek explicit acceptance to avoid missteps, citing Coolidge’s easy 1924 victory amid La Follette split and farmer pressure, with a Biblical closing quote.
Jim Bishop portrays a Democratic Nation unsettled by Edward Kennedy's lingering power and trial balloons for a Ted Kennedy nomination. The piece notes Johnson's looming influence, possible second-echelon choices, and the emotional pull of the Kennedy name as delegates weigh an impending political explosion.
Washington notes Sen. Eugene McCarthy grows petulant as defeat looms at the Democratic national convention. His tactics alienate delegates while Sen. George McGovern and Humphrey advisers weigh a possible McCarthy running mate.
John Chamberlain argues the Democratic Vietnam plank risks destroying the party if a bombing halt is not followed by a cease fire. He cites Mayor Sam Yorty of Los Angeles criticizing the Johnson Humphrey approach and questions the moral and practical logic of drafting youths while pursuing divergent foreign policies.
The Middletown Journal announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. In city and suburban delivery by news paperboy or motor route costs 60 cents per week. seven day mail within trading areas is 15 dollars per year. outside trading areas 24 dollars. outside U S A 38 dollars. mail subscriptions payable in advance. founded in 1857.
A Middletown couple seeking a neighbor’s cottage at a Kentucky lake rely on their three daughters for directions. After misreading maps and roads, false starts, and repeated routes, the family finally finds the cottage on a road the sisters suggested but Dad hadn’t noticed.
A column recalls presidents sharing confidential reports with rivals and allies including Truman Johnson and Maddox while noting one era shows discipline in handling secrets. It recounts a 1944 Dewey Marshall episode over a sealed letter about Pearl Harbor code breaking and Midway impact.
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