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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1970
Page
4
The article criticizes state meat inspection programs lagging behind federal standards 60 years after the sanitary meat law began. Only 14 states meet requirements. 36 lag, with 21 not even submitting for certification. The piece notes the 1906 Jungle era reforms and calls the delay scandalous.
A woman and companion deplaned after a cross country flight and debated the airlines habit of offering even a small snack on the house. She argued air travel should focus on fast, comfortable transport at the lowest cost with no frills. The piece reflects a view on hospitality versus service in aviation.
Middletown residents face Christmas gift giving with lessons from a class project. A teacher and students collected groceries and a ham for a needy family, but the gesture caused embarrassment and hurt. Social workers now coordinate aid to preserve dignity, urging gifts via Home Service Bureau and Salvation Army for those needing help this season.
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc in Middletown Ohio provides subscription options including daily and Sunday issues, motor route delivery, city and suburban areas, mail inside and outside the tracing area, and foreign rates. It notes pricing in cents per copy and yearly mail rates, with an 1847 founding date.
President Nixon faces revenue sharing as his main issue with the states and names Texas former governor John B Connally as Treasury secretary to steer the delicate plan. Governors meet at Sun Valley while Ehrlichman says cities need more muscle and block grants. Connally would liaise with Congress and local officials to address fiscal crises.
President Nixon urges Congress to pass revenue sharing of 500 million dollars yearly and up to five billion annually, with former Governor Connally tasked to sell the plan to Congress and governors. Critics fear Congress will stall, while Governor Reagan cautions against rushed, technical measures needing careful study for a broader, comprehensive plan next session.
The article notes that federal state cooperation is needed to solve complex urban funding issues. It argues that state and local governments struggle to raise money and cites Republican governors on deteriorating local services. It suggests revenue sharing will be a major Treasury challenge for Nixon's 1971 72 plans and will affect voters.
A Christmas message urges forgiving one another and living Love as Truth. The author links Love to God, warns of world hostility to Love, and recalls a memory of a Black friend in Kentucky. He argues true love transcends race and media culture, challenging civil rights activism without denying equality.
A devotional passage recalls the Bethlehem birth and Christ’s gift of eternal life. It urges readers to reflect on human nature as both physical and spiritual beings created in God’s image, highlighting freedom to accept the Love and Way of Life offered.
Mrs. David Dobrozsi of Fort Campbell Ky expresses gratitude for calls about sightings and concern for her son and herself. She thanks the Middletown Journal for coverage of her dog G. T. and notes Keith Kirk of Franklin offered a replacement puppy.
Brasilia rises beside a 19 mile lake with government buildings along a curved mall resembling an airplane fuselage and tall apartments on the wings. Elsewhere elephants operate as switch engines at an Indian cement plant, seaweeds synthesize nutrients, giant kelp grows rapidly, and Britain’s last witchcraft law was read in 1951 after trials under the 1735 act.
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