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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1967
Page
6
A December 15 anniversary marks the 176th year since the Bill of Rights took effect. The piece urges each generation to nurture freedoms including religion speech assembly and petition and safeguards against self incrimination and unreasonable searches and arrests to extend equal opportunity and due process to all Americans.
A city youngster asks about streetcars and tracks. The father recalls old streetcar life with riders on rails, trolley sparks, and motormen under diesel fumes, noting both charm and hardship of bygone transit. The exchange ends with a biblical flourish as a closing aside.
Middletown holds its first municipal Christmas tree on December 24 1914 drawing about 1500 residents through snow and wind. Public School chorus 100 voices led by Eldon Geiger sang as the tree on Broad and Vanderveer was lit with colored lights and a star. The program included band music a Christmas tale from St Luke and carols by the St Cecilia Society and school choir. The idea began with S D Watts and was funded by donations of lighting lumber and talent from local groups.
Joseph Alsop analyzes signs that North Vietnam may send home army units into South Vietnam and push for a coalition government with the National Liberation Front. He notes possible divisions between northern bombing and southern fighting, plus new political signals from Hanoi and Moscow.
The Journal published daily by News-Journal, Inc. lists subscription rates for Middletown Ohio. Per copy costs for weekday issues ten cents and Sundays fifteen cents with weekly and yearly mail options including city, suburban, trading areas, and outside regions.
Governor Nelson Rockefeller privately signals openness to a presidential draft if Romney falters in the March 12 New Hampshire primary. He has discouraged earlier bids but told a moder ate governor he would consider running if drafted, as governors weigh Nixon’s perceived nomination.
A letter to the editor thanks the Fine Art Center for a lovely Frisch's Art Fair display and urges Middletown schools to replace bought reproductions with original works by local artists. The writer cites local heritage, criticizes school purchases, and interweaves reflections on law, religion, and mercy, urging prayer and community pride.
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