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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1966
Page
4
The decision to extend U Thant as secretary general offers continuity for UN operations and great power relations. The key question remains whether he can push a more vigorous peace effort in Vietnam with a freer mandate and renewed Security Council backing.
Fight for Market notes producers and handlers expect a drop in fish sales and urge Americans to eat more seafood. Market Research Corp warns a 5 to 10 percent US decline could hit the industry and advocates merchandising programs to promote fish as a week around dish. It highlights seafood as a main dish market battle and awaits industry response.
In Colorado Springs, officials report Governor Romney remains popular for a presidential run but must prove professionalism at the GOP Governors Associa tion conference. Moderates dominate the gathering, arguing party survival hinges on a mainstream 1968 nominee.
Governors doubt Romney can translate Michigan momentum nationally. A GOP professional says he must show he is in the action. Scranton Rockefeller and Javits advisers urge Romney to seize the moment, possibly declare Viet Nam stance.
Memo suggestions urge Romney to avoid extremes of tough war posture or withdrawal and push pacification and public briefing instead. Some advisers fear a dove image hurts foreign policy credibility, while another camp favors a soft sell to avoid provoking governors and over shadowing peers.
Former National Chairman Leonad Hall urged Romney to delay a firm Viet Nam stance to stay flexible for a potential major issue two years ahead. Romney heeded the advice on Meet The Press by giving vague statements. His early post election steps include squabbles with Goldwater over a letter and Rockefeller over a word definition, with the convention added as another milestone.
Washington debates a Comsat like approach to public problems from slum clearance to pollution control. Private enterprise and profit incentives are seen as ways to mobilize resources, improve efficiency, and shrink bureaucratic waste while lawmakers weigh the shift toward market driven solutions.
Senator Cooper, a War ren Commission member, declares absolute belief that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. He cites exhaustive hearings and Marina Oswald's testimony, notes lack of evidence of a conspiracy, and emphasizes single bullet theory with no link to Ruby or others.
Middletown to start free night classes for citizens with English Americanization and various trades. Superintendent N D Wilson leads a board approved plan to offer Commercial Domestic Art and Manual Training courses after hours in city buildings, with 7 30 p m start and books supplied by students. Enrollment could reach 500 with classes beginning after the new year.
Paul Harvey notes rising youth disillusion with war and draft in the United States and abroad. He cites teen attitudes from London to Nagoya, Japan, highlighting protests, suicides, and the call to jail as a protest against Viet Nam. He argues leadership hypocrisy and youth demands reform.
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