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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
4
Brookings Institution lays out an unofficial briefing for the incoming president urging Vietnam settlement before tackling domestic crises. The study argues that ending the war is essential to address crime, urban slums, budgets, and national unity, with Kermit Gordon stressing war’s brutal impact and TV-driven clarity.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service limits undated border cards to travel within 25 miles of the U S border. Labor unions support the move as addressing job competition by Mexican nationals previously allowed up to 150 miles. Stronger restric tions may follow if the 25 mile limit proves effective.
In a front to back column, the writer notes rising American travel to Havana amid lax security, describes hijack risks on jets and ships, compares future jumbo jets to past fears, and questions passenger screening and anti hijacking measures while hinting Castro may welcome such arrivals.
The text discusses proposals by Bob Six of Continental Air Lines and David Lawrence on halting hijackings. Suggestions include armed guards or deterring actions at 37,000 feet, plus pre boarding searches. Airlines resist, fearing innocent passengers’ risk and travel delays amid ad slowdown protests.
State and local government spending more than doubled from 1960 to 1968, led by education and highway construction. Police and fire protection remain a small share, while federal aid boosts education funding. Debt growth, fueled by new borrowing options, threatens long term finances and may require new taxes or revenue sources.
The debt of state and local governments has grown at a pace well above that of the federal government, signaling a widening fiscal gap and mounting obligation burdens for local authorities.
Washington debates Vietnam policy after Gen. Abrams says enemy relies on Cambodian supply routes. Pentagon and Hanoi analysts weigh risks of naval blockades and strikes against sanctuary bases across the Cambodian border, with U S officials considering actions to shut the 5,000 ton monthly flow into the Delta from Cambodia and larger prior shipments.
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include 70 cents weekly by carrier, 21 dollars yearly in-area, 30 dollars outside area, and 38 dollars outside the U S, with advance payment required.
Paul Harvey reports on the AMA study noting six million Americans may be addicted to gambling and that compulsive gamblers often seek loss rather than win. Psychologists cite group therapy as a potential solution while anecdotes from Wall Street and Caribbean investors illustrate the paradox of aiming to lose and the broad social costs.
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