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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1973
Page
4
Middletown groundswell for the United Way drive aims to fund 18 Civic Association agencies. Campaign committees are forming and require volunteers across industries stores neighborhoods and professional sectors. Call 422-6308 to volunteer or mail the reply form to the Civic Association headquarters.
A reader offers to help boost the Middletown United Way drive and provides a volunteer contact request while mailing address data to United Way Campaign Headquarters at 101 N Broad St, Middletown, Ohio 45042.
A historical column condemns the Houston murder wave with numerous missing youths blamed on admitted homosexuals. It critiques police handling of distraught parents and accuses media for failing to uncover the neighborhood’s disappearances, citing moral commentary and a biblical verse.
North Carolina delegates and Behn of Durham discuss Nixon’s Watergate fallout. They call for release of tapes to end partisan drift and urge a broader look at political dirty tricks past and present.
The piece mentions BOB CONSIDINE and domestic policy themes linking the Kennedys to road safety and a potential recall approach. It references the Food and Drug Administration signaling it may recall 317 units, tying health policy to consumer goods.
Commentary by Jim Fiebig questions the times as Akron All American Soapbox Derby winner is disqualified for an illegal electromagnetic nose device. The piece praises rule adherence, notes the bag of related safety and tech curiosities, and ends with a satirical salute to Rutherford B. Hayes promotion at Glosser Bros.
The Journal published daily in Middletown Ohio lists prices for newsstand copies at 15 cents on weekdays and 25 cents Sundays, home delivery 80 cents weekly, motor route payments of 3.47 in 12 installments or 3.20 in four weeks, plus 15 cents monthly service, and yearly mail and motor route options with dispatch in advance. Outside USA is 38 dollars per year.
A reader argues the dollar is falling due to fiat currency and deficit spending, blaming politicians and bankers. The letter then condemns abortion and cites a near-mitigation bicycle accident involving a teenage rider and a speeding driver, urging accountability and traffic respect.
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