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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1972
Page
4
City delays and weather left large leaf piles in gutters across Mid dletown. Residents stacked leaves for a curb pickup that never arrived while crews faced other municipal questions. The piece notes ongoing city concerns and hints at European talks on force reductions.
The piece notes scientists traced record mildness to cooler sea temperatures and the tropical convergence zone near the equator but admits no definitive cause. National Hurricane Center Director Robert Simpson says these factors are excuses, not explanations, for the quiet season.
Letter to the editor applauds city taking over bus service and using mini buses but flags a serious flaw. The five routes exclude a large population segment east of Breiel, leaving residents underserved by the planned service.
Citizens in the Middletown area felt a warm Thanksgiving spirit as the Crusade for Christ drew hundreds to follow Jesus and rededicate their lives. The piece quotes Dr. White on birth and truth, urges spiritual rebirth, and urges thoughtful use of tax funds for a proposed city bus service with expanded routes to serve families.
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc Middletown Ohio provides home delivery options including motor route and mail with monthly service charges. Subscription prices listed include daily and Sunday editions with various payment plans and rates, plus a 15 cent service charge for tube delivery. Founded in 1857.
Dr. Robert Shaw of New Hampshire warns FDA and others about stamp licking as potentially unsanitary and unregulated. The column mocks the claim with a tongue in cheek test proposing rats lick stamps to prove risks, ending with the author vowing to lick stamps anyway.
The piece argues that fairness doctrine debates shaped coverage with biased ideologues on both sides. It notes liberal and conservative spokesmen oversimplified politics, leaving mass sentiment underrepresented. It cites AFL CIO leadership and liberal anti McGovernism as misread by reporters, concluding media still lingers in caricature.
Jeffrey Hart analyzes the 1972 election as a potential turning point for the Democratic Party. He argues the GOP’s 1964 1972 surge reshaped power and money sources, while Democrats must recruit younger, minority, and activist women to rebuild.
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