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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1976
Page
4
Nelson Rockefeller, long a GOP contender, loses the 1976 bid when Gerald Ford dumps him from the ticket. Rockefeller endures harsh Senate hearings and public scrutiny over philanthropy and business ties, yet remains active, hopeful, and determined to influence the nation’s future.
A Senate backed bill on competitive bidding for overseas freight contracts faced defeat in the House committee by four votes. Critics warned it would cost taxpayers up to 25 million annually in moving charges and threaten small firms. The Defense Department favors a nationwide bidding system amid 96 firms and 205 million in last year’s billings. Public pressure and lobbying by shipping interests shaped the outcome.
A report notes another million tons of U S grain sold to Russia under a fall signed agreement for six to eight million tons yearly over five years. It contrasts Soviet growth in naval power and five year plan failures with U S productivity supporting living standards and free market advantages. The piece closes with a biblical verse from Deuteronomy 31 6.
John Roche critiques the Republican convention from Chilmark Massachusetts noting no television, radio limits, and noisy demonstrations. He parodies political pomp, cites Dick Tuck as a trickster, and suggests the GOP appeared to lose the eardrum vote amid a backdrop of protests and bad bagpipe music.
Middletown officials led by William H Todhunter and N D O Wilson outlined a push to broaden public schooling with industrial and pre vocational tracks. A new Sherman School building will host manual training and a larger study hall while upper grades adopt departmental teaching and broader student assessment. The board reported 2300 pupils and a per pupil annual cost of 33.45 dollars.
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists prices for home delivery and motor route service, 1 5c daily and 25c Sunday at newsstands, 22c Mon-Sat and 23c Sunday by home delivery, monthly and yearly mail options, and advance payment terms. Founded in 1857.
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