Ford outlines Pacific doctrine after Pearl Harbor visit
President Ford presents a Pacific strategy stressing balance of power, alliance with Japan, and North Korea tensions easing. He calls for peaceful engagement with Indochina leaders only if they act toward the United States, and warns that economic cooperation and strength underlie regional security.
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Federal energy task force weighs a 10 cent gas tax plan
A U S federal energy task force considers a 10 cent per gallon gasoline tax to promote conservation. Tax proceeds would be rebated as a $50 year end check to motorists. The proposal contrasts with removing oil price controls to raise prices and boost production. The commentary closes with a biblical verse.
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Doublecross for Israel in a global liberation context
The author recalls a 1965 New York Times letter arguing that a Palestine Liberation Front could mirror Vietcong tactics and serve a foreign coalition against freedom. He notes a shift from defending South Vietnam to backing away from Israel as the UN Security Council considers including the PLO in Middle East talks.
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Christmas in Middletown amid war service and shortages
Middletown observes a wartime Christmas with many youths overseas and fewer leaves due to rail congestion. Rotary honors service members, Salvation Army drives donations, toy shop opens, and paper and cans drive postwar packaging efforts. Local post office notes staffing shortages. risks of nonessential calls and rising Christmas taxi demand amid gas limits. The column blends home front morale with foreign policy commentary on the Middle East and U SIsrael talks.
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Kids Steal Lights Spark Frustration in Christmas Display
A letter to the editor complains about 11 blue and red bulbs stolen from a Christmas display. The writer vows to replace them and warns thieves of consequences while urging reflection on sharing the holiday spirit.
No More Samaritans To The Editor
A reader complains about hit and run incidents hitting her daughter's car, noting insurance deductibles and the lack of customer accountability. She calls for more good Samaritans and conscience amid parking and shopping safety concerns at local stores.
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MARK MY WORDS Prize is right
Jim Fiebig recalls his gas price journey from 44 cents in a Navajo Nation station to 50.9 cents in Phoenix, noting the shifting costs and reflections on American gas pricing and lingering inequalities. The piece ends with a meditation on perspective and time.
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Phoenix
Kit Carson
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal, published by News Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio, lists subscription costs for various delivery methods. Rates include daily 15c, Sunday 25c at newsstands, home delivery 72c daily 23c Sunday, motor route 13 2c daily 24c Sunday, calendar month 4.20, four-week periods 4.20, and mail $38 yearly within the U.S. and $46 outside. All motor route and mail subscriptions are prepaid. Founded 1857.
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