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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1967
Page
4
Senator McCarthy tours to rally disaffected party members as 42 state delegates in Chicago endorse him for the nomination. Pravda hails him as intelligent and liberal, hinting his bid may be a feint for a later Kennedy challenge, complicating his path.
Boeing reports design improvements for the supersonic transport promising stability and a reduced sonic boom. A team of about 2,000 rises to 3,000 by 1968 end. Prototype flights are planned for late 1970 amid war costs and domestic funding strains. The project, aimed at a few, faces national-interest questions.
Joseph Alsop reports that the Johnson administration and House Ways and Means chair Wilbur Mills clash over the emergency tax bill. Central bankers warn that failing to restore fiscal order could trigger a dangerous run on gold, threatening the dollar as a global currency.
A Christmas plea urges residents to mail early to ease the heavy load on Middletown postal workers. Set out a large container or basket on porches, affix a red bow, and be patient as mail and packages flow in. The note asks people to learn mailing rules and be courteous if deliveries aren’t perfect.
Washington discusses inflation driven by wartime tensions and rising wages. Congress delays wage and price controls while steel firms raise prices to cover costs and import competition. Labor unions threaten strikes and politics may influence policy ahead of 1968 elections.
A fragment notes a rare public critique of party leadership amid the Korean War, complaining of conspicuous shirking of responsibility by those in power and hinting at political fault lines during the conflict.
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc is distributed from Broad Street Middletown Ohio. It lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including per week and annual mail options for various areas and overseas. Founded in 1857.
The Ripon Society reports a bleak view of the Republican Party as conservatives push Ronald Reagan toward a presidential bid. Nixon and Reagan control a majority of delegates while liberal Republicans debate backing Nixon or Rockefeller. The piece notes Rockefeller’s reluctance and the glass ceiling of open primaries versus state delegate selection amid conservative dominance.
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