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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1972
Page
4
The Apollo 17 launch on Wednesday marks the final lunar voyage of the program and likely the last manned Moon mission for years. Crowds up to half a million may gather, with 42 000 NASA guests. the night launch from Kennedy Space Center will be a historic, illuminated spectacle.
Peter Byrne, an Irish born big game hunter, has spent years searching for Bigfoot in Oregon after reports emerged in The Dalles. He believes evidence favors existence, citing sightings since 1811 and a 95 percent chance block. Scientists remain skeptical though.
The article reviews Edith Efron’s measure of TV news bias on CBS ABC and NBC during 1968 and 1972. It cites figures showing pro Humphrey slant in 1968, improvement toward fairness by 1972 on NBC and ABC, and continued pro McGovern bias on CBS including the Munich incident coverage.
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal Inc announces subscription options and prices. Details include home delivery by newspaper boy at 80c weekly, motor route payments of 3.47 in 12 installments or 3.20 in four weeks, a 15c monthly service charge, and mail rates of 30 per year within the trading area and 38 outside the U.S. All subscriptions are prepaid.
William F Buckley Jr reviews the Consumers Union study on licit and illegal drugs. He argues free heroin would fuel crime and pushers, warns decriminalizing marijuana could boost use, questions tobacco advertising bans, endorses alcohol education and a revival of duty and self restraint to curb drug problems.
George McGovern plans talks with Edward Kennedy Edmund Muskie and Hubert Humphrey to choose a Democratic National Committee chair. Humphrey may lead efforts to keep or replace Jean Westwood while pressing for a debt reducing Kimelman finance chair. The move aims to heal intraparty rifts and reform delegate selection.
A reader asks editors to print a withheld letter urging dads to skip football on Christmas Day to focus on family. The piece notes many letters printed, with 192 men and 228 women contributing in eleven months, plus details on repeat contributors and a one-letter-per-30-days rule.
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