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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1968
Page
4
The growth of the American economy is shown by more parents sending children to college amid rising costs. About 15,000 to earn a bachelor’s degree, four major college assistance programs plus federal and state loans aid students with need. The Veterans Readjustment Benefit Act of 1966 helps over 400,000 veterans pursue higher education.
A Soviet scientist speculates future surgeons could keep a brain alive with full consciousness after the body dies. The piece notes rapid advances in transplantation, recalling Christiaan Barnard’s heart transplant and Everett Thomas Jr.’s recovery after moving from Houston to Phoenix, while urging calm faith amid the grim scenario.
Joseph Alsop denounces the fall of Czechoslovakia to Soviet power, arguing the invasion was planned from the moment the Czernia meeting revealed Soviet resolve. He warns left wing academics, recalls the Cuban missile crisis, and laments rising Soviet willingness to use force to serve national interests.
Mrs Maybelle Marsh of Brentwood St recalls a kindness incident when a couple helped her during illness and suggests a national Be kind to your neighbor week. Harriet Conners of Aberdeen Dr shares a card misaddressed to Middletown that was saved when a Middletown Post Office employee recognized the error and routed it to Covington.
Washington reports Prague’s events spark criticism of Soviet imperialism across Europe and provoke unease inside the Soviet Union. Communists in France Italy and eastern bloc may study reforms as Moscow’s authority faces internal and regional dissent.
The Journal published daily by News Journal inc in Middletown Ohio lists subscription rates for city and suburban delivery, trading area seven days, and outside trading area, with annual and weekly prices and advance payment terms. Founded in 1857.
New York reminiscences depict Ike as a son and soldier. The piece recalls Abilene memories, a White House stag dinner, MacArthur firing and Ike’s fierce stance on using force without permission. It notes his love of golf and a Kennedy office anecdote about his putting green.
The text notes Washington D.C. hosting 32 sidewalk cafes while New York City lists 82. It frames street life and urban commerce, comparing cafe culture and public spaces across two major cities.
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