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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1970
Page
4
The article notes Congress passed a Christmas present style allowance for telecommunication and stationery despite warnings on inflation. It recalls past pay increases like the salary grab and mentions concerns about using the extra funds to influence constituents while stressing the vote was vocal and public.
A Time magazine attributed quote about J Edgar Hoover sparks outcry over stereotypes and judgment. Critics say the FBI director again shows rash conclusions and poor restraint, harming his standing amid concerns about leadership.
A long reader letter to Santa requests real trains for Christmas, lamenting the decline of passenger service and rail investment. The writer contrasts rail with air travel, recalls WWII pilots, criticizes Penn Central, and urges officials to support interurban trains amid urban parking and driving growth.
Mr and Mrs Owen Case of Vannest Avenue forgot a large turkey at Rinks after shopping for Christmas dinner. A woman returned the bird, restoring the Cases faith in honest people. The American Legion offers a POW prayer asking mercy for Southeast Asia captives and strength for their families.
The author recalls overheard student talk about music and literature on campus and contrasts the 1950s intellectual life with the feverish political climate of the 1960s. He argues that the 50s featured serious literary criticism and conservative poets, and laments the era’s perceived decline in intellectual seriousness and balance.
The piece analyzes Secretary Laird testimony on December 11 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about orders to bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for the shootdown of a U.S. recon plane. It argues the stated understanding did not exist and accuses Laird and Nixon of dissembling to prepare renewed bombing. It cites Clark Clifford and Lyndon B. Johnson as earlier positions and suggests Nixon aims to redefine the war policy despite public doubt.
Nurse's aide from Garden Manor defends local facilities against the Nader report. She cites training at Golden Years and praise for privacy, respect, cleanliness, and well run operations. Owners of Hitor's Westover and Logston's present to support aides. Franklin resident Bernice Hatton signs.
Factographs note a gold mine near Johnsville California may have housed the first American ski lift. In the 1860s skiers descended the slope on Sundays and rode up again using the mine’s chain line or buckets.
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