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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1967
Page
4
Congress moves to raise bulk mail postage with the House Post Office Committee backing a larger increase than a subcommittee proposed. The full committee endorses raising minimum third class rates to 3.8 cents next January, improving revenue though final House action remains.
Alcatraz Island with a penal legacy is debated as a site for a peace monument or UN founding memorial. Proposals to raze buildings and re name the Rock move discussion toward a state or city park option. Some urge erasing the island from maps to heal its haunting history.
Paul Harvey warns of a five day National Conference for New Politics at the Palmer House Chicago with 1000 delegates and 1000 alternates. He alleges Communist Party USA operatives intend to influence the movement to promote a third party around King and Spock and possibly field local candidates. He cites Eugene Tournour Donald Lee Hamerquist Arnold Johnson as active figures and warns of behind the scenes manipulation by Communist agents.
The Journal published daily by News Journal, Inc. at Middletown Ohio lists subscription rates: per copy 10 cents on weekdays and 15 cents on Sundays. weekly delivery 60 cents. mail in trading areas 15 dollars per year. mail outside trading area and international rates not fully shown. Founded 1857.
Mamie Down ey heads a Triangle Club effort to send care packages to American troops in Vietnam. Last year 286 boxes were sent. this year aims for 500 to 700 with help from Theda Brummett and Jake Kreitzer. Donations include chewing gum lifesavers candy and toiletries. mailing starts first week in October with $600 already raised for costs.
Secretary of Defense McNamara testified to the Senate that Joint Chiefs of Staff targets were not fully followed and that he and civilian advisers set bombing and war strategy. He says the Chiefs were barred from daily direct talks with the president and that many lives may have been lost due to restricted military judgment.
The author questions how chiefs of the American armed services can direct troops to make supreme sacrifices when civilians with limited war knowledge select bombing targets. The piece warns that recent strategy declarations might embolden the Red Chinese and Soviets to issue threats and paralyze the military through propaganda. It suggests some Congress members seek honorable withdrawal while implying the President has other aims.
FBI monitors National Conference for a New Politics opening in Chicago as Communist Party and SNCC push delegates for a radical tilt. The piece contrasts Leninist discipline with Castro era guerilla tactics and warns the new global mood blends global revolutions with local unrest.
A summary of North abolitionist views urging immediate emancipation. Illinois leads in soybeans with strong corn oats wheat and vegetables. Hong Kong harbor ranks among top East trans shipment ports. Canada’s coast spans 17 860 miles mainland and 41 810 miles of islands. Northern Rhodesia becomes Zambia.
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