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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1967
Page
4
The piece critiques state lottery schemes in New Hampshire and New York as failed revenue measures and a moral risk. It also notes federal opposition, including bans on banks selling tickets, and urges citizens to fund government through taxation rather than gambling.
Charles E. Bohlen, long Ambassador to France and former Moscow envoy, is appointed deputy undersecretary of State for political affairs. The change elevates a career diplomat amid U S foreign policy shifts, with Bohlen succeeding Foy D. Kohler and bringing expertise in communism to Washington.
California Governor Ronald Reagan confronts the state Supreme Court over a trimmed medical welfare program. He argues taxpaying citizens should control health policy while the court blocks nonessential cuts. The Senate Finance Committee kills the bill after his televised appeal, leaving the issue for January's session.
The piece notes Sunday New Year’s Eve restrictions on liquor sales and urges safe driving to avoid fatal accidents. It mentions the Ohio liquor director enforcing Sunday sale laws and discusses personal home drinking versus public celebrations. It also promotes getting 1968 dog licenses via Erv Sander, deputy dog warden, with contact options at the Humane Association Shelter or the county treasurer’s office.
Column argues the United States faces a serious economic crisis as deficits and inflation mount. It critiques Congress and the President, cites Republican warnings, and urges constructive policy to avoid disaster in 1968. The piece references the dollar, gold, and fiscal measures amid a tense political climate.
The administration continues high spending during the war with welfare costs rising, signaling a push for expanded programs even as fiscal pressures mount.
The Middletown News Journal provides weekly and annual subscription options. Rates include 10c per weekday copy and 15c for Sundays, 60c weekly via route, 15.00 per year by mail in trading areas, 24.00 per year outside trading area, and 38.00 per year outside the U.S. Subscriptions are payable in advance. The paper dates back to 1857.
John Chamberlain surveys African geopolitics noting ongoing UN pressure on Rhodesia and South Africa, civil strife in Nigeria, and armed factions in the Congo. He highlights East African economic union plans, improved onshore relations between Guinea and Ivory Coast, limited guerrilla activity in Mozambique, and a thaw in Pretoria’s diplomacy with Malawi Botswana Lesotho and Swaziland, plus mixed sports talks under Vorster.
The piece notes global skepticism toward South Africa's embrace of black self rule in the Transkei while hinting some UN observers saw potential sincerity in granting territorial freedom to Ovambo people in Southwest Africa. It questions whether Africa is cooling toward independence amid volatile Congo prospects.
An account notes Le Griffon becoming the first Great Lakes commercial vessel on August 7 1679. It mentions annual ocean salt deposition totals and a Oregon Indian staple wokas made from yellow water lily seeds as a historic detail.
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