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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists option subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including 7 day mail and outside trading area prices. It notes circulation terms, advance payment, and basic publication details for News-Journal Inc. Founded 1857.
The piece reflects on the go go generation losing touch with trends. It notes that terms like camp and precious carry value yet face condescension. Language shifts as hip replaces hep and new words emerge, with camp likely fading from in lists.
Oregon Governor Hatfield warns that federal aid to education expands federal power and urges a compact among states to preserve national policies while states retain authority. He argues the trend toward federal dominance threatens state and local roles in education and other traditionally nonfederal responsibilities.
Former U S Supreme Court Justice Charles E Whittaker argues in The Reader s Digest condensed version that no society survives disorder when disobedience to laws is tolerated He warns minority groups eroding due process and equal protection if they ignore the legal framework and urges protest within the law with no right to defy disliked laws.
Jim Bishor recalls waking in a chaotic home with seven grandchildren aged from two to seven, describing lively scenes at Holmde Village School in Red Bank and the family dynamics. He mentions Virginia Lee and Charles Frechette, a baby on the way, and playful yet alarming incidents including a near thumb injury and a noisy, loving clan.
The article reports on a Supreme Court decision related to voluntary student prayer in public schools. It discusses church and state neutrality, the fate of prayers during classroom milk and crackers periods, atheism’s status, and potential constitutional amendments to protect free exercise of religion.
The column argues that even with Connecticut's referendum against population based reapportionment, Dirksen's one house representation amendment remains a national fight. It notes several states submitting to the Supreme Court edict and discusses the shift of political power toward suburbs, urban alliances, and the looming struggle over regional control in national politics.
Letters to the editor question motives of the Middletown Board of Education as they publicize a plan to dissolve the Greater Ohio League and form a new league. The piece discusses member schools, enrollments, travel impacts, and potential effects on athletics and extracurriculars. It notes a pending board vacancy and cites Ohio law on filling unexpired terms.
A mosaic of oddities and anecdotes stalls into a playful, disjointed survey. Mentions of Angel Falls, a would be Kentucky colonel, cotton, crime fiction, a football coach, and a German ersatz sausage from World War I collide in a brisk, era flavored collage.
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