Energy crisis demands fair, practical conservation plan
The nation faces an energy emergency driven by the Arab oil embargo and lagging development of fuel resources. Congress acts on President Nixon’s energy program, urging fairness in fuel allocation, environmental adaptations, and real steps by state and local government. Emphasis on reduced consumption, daylight saving, and prudent transport choices to avoid drastic rationing.
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Middle East
Congress
Nixon
America
New York
Leonid Brezhnev
Richmond SBA scandal prompts congressional probe
A subcommittee uncovers alleged misconduct at the Richmond Virginia SBA office with loans to related firms and questionable debts. Investigators point to lax oversight and possible organized crime ties, urging review of loan guidelines to protect a valuable aid program. Acts 2:11 cited at the end.
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Small Business Administration
Richmond
SBA
California
Congress
Form versus substance in Watergate debate
The columnist argues about form and substance in the Nixon era. It contrasts White House leaks with political motives, notes Jaworski’s independence, and questions the handling of erased tape evidence while urging focus on substantive facts over public preconceptions.
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Washington
Webster
Nixon
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
White House
Leonard Garment
Fred Buzhardt
MR. Nixon
Archibald Cox
Cox
Justice Department
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Middletown Jail inmate feigns heart attack during hospital visit
A jailed man charged with public intoxication and carrying a concealed weapon frightened Patrolman Jerry Chapman and Garry Watson with a dramatic hospital admission. He claimed abuse by police and feigned a heart attack as officers questioned him, while hospital staff found him in good health.
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Middletown
Jerry Chapman
Garry Watson
Middletown Hospital
M.M
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists subscription prices for weekdays and Sunday editions. Home delivery by newspaperboy and motor route options are available with various weekly and yearly rates, including a 15 cent service charge for tube placement.
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The
News Journal, Inc
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First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Newspaperboy
U.S.A
Topsy-Turvy World Rumors and Sports Parables
A collection of sharp asides on Nixon Brezhnev politics Big Ten football and Pete Rose satire plus a punchy ad noting a Mexican health spa and a dog for sale. Notable names include Nixon Brezhnev Kennedy Rose and Ohio State Michigan Stargell Stirnweiss Hayes and Woody.
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Michigan
Ohio State
Woody Hayes
Pontiac
Pete Rose
Cincinnati Red Stockings
Willie Stargell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Willie
George Stirnweiss
New York Baseball Writers Banquet
Breath of Life Campaign aid for cystic fibrosis in Middletown Monroe
A letter to the editor thanks residents of Middletown and Monroe for raising over 400 to aid children with cystic fibrosis. The effort, led by Mrs. Frank Frisch, supported diagnosis treatment research and public education while volunteers donated time and effort.
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Middletown
Monroe
Frank Frisch
Middletown-Monroe
Letters If life means less
A reader laments the sentencing gaps after Norman Dakin drew 120 years for a murder and notes parole risks. They reference two Nov 27 cases where two men pleaded guilty to lesser charges and received 10 to 25 years, urging reform to value life and justice.
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Norman Dakin
Dakin
John Duhamel
Mr. Duhamel
Letter to the Journal about front page ethics and coverage
A reader congratulates the Journal for giving front page space to a current news item about the Eisenhowers and notes the paper’s role in dignifying an elderly woman’s life. The letter also contemplates AP and Journal coverage in sensitive topics. The writer signs as Elaine Neill from Monroe.
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Grandma Moses
Journal
Elaine Neill
Sands Ave
Monroe
Buckley blasts postal service and calls for competition
William F Buckley Jr claims mail delivery is worse than ever and cites slow letters from New York to Stamford as proof. He denounces bureaucratic zip code reminders, urges Congress to allow private delivery using Post Office facilities, and warns he will fill the breach if none acts.
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Stamford
Rand Foundation
Reader
John Lindsey
Bassism
Post Office
Congress
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