When a Kansas High School Reused an Old Missile Site
Holton Kansas public high school sits on an abandoned Atlas missile launching pad bought from the U S government for one dollar. The district spent 635000 dollars to modify the underground complex and build above ground facilities creating a practical new school to replace four aging campuses. The piece reflects on symbolism and a broader dream of repurposing military sites for peaceful uses as Helskinki talks progress.
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Holton
Kan
Atlas
Uncle Sam
Million Dollar Challenge Grant Boosts Cornell Fund Drive
An anonymous donor pledges one million dollars to Cornell University as a challenge grant. Any gift exceeding a donor’s largest past five years is matched from the million, plus gifts from new donors. the plan aims to spur Record giving and broaden participation in higher education fundraising.
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Cornell University
Cornell
War Labor Strain Boosts Racycle Hiring and Armco Housing
Middletown reports a critical labor shortage as wartime demand rises. Racycle to hire 100 women for plant jobs formerly held by men after a Washington contract for hand grenades. Armco expands immigrant housing in Garden City Colony with camps, dormitories, and a Bachelors' Clubhouse to attract new workers while mills face draft-related vacancies.
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Middletown
Europe
Miami Cycle and Manufacturing Company
Washington
Charles Miller
Racycle
Tom Harvey
Gardner-Harvey Mill
Armco
Balkan States
Garden City Colony
East Side Works Yard
Central Works
East Side
Subscriptions Rates for The Journal Middletown Ohio
The Journal published by News Journal Inc announces subscription prices. Rates vary by delivery method and area with weekly and yearly options including in city and suburban motor route and mail outside trading area.
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The
News Journal, Inc. Sr. Broac
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
USA
1970 Economic Outlook Faces Uncertainty and Policy Dilemmas
Washington economist Peter McCracken foresees a difficult year with readjustment pressures. High interest rates slow housing and construction, while deficits and potential tax changes loom. The Nixon administration weighs rate cuts, gradualism, and defense spending, aiming for stability before the 1970 elections.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Reston Critiques Agnew Coverage Sparks Jewish Stereotype Debate
William F Buckley Jr argues James Reston’s NYT criticism of Agnew invites suspicions of anti-Semitism. He contends some critics use shock value and faulty logic to claim network bias is tied to Jewish influence, warning against labeling opponents as crypto anti Semites.
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James Reston
The
New York Times
Agnew
Network Deevee
Time Magazine
New York
Mr. Reston
Frank Stanton
Walter Cronkite
Chet Huntley
Nuclear posture debate frames Saigon as Hiroshima choice
The piece argues that shifting from limited war to massive retaliation risks triggering a nuclear era. It critiques critics embracing nuclear strategy, credits Humphrey's stance for persistent limited war, and warns that abandoning Saigon could provoke widespread nuclear arms, with Japan and others responding.
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Vietnam
Kennedy
Johnson
Dulles
Beret
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Dulles, LeMay
Germany
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Kane
George Crout
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de Ange
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Ladie
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
David Lawrence
Paul W. McCracken
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
William F. Buckley JR
Buddy
John P. Roche
Hiroshima
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ce Center
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