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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1969
Page
4
An editorial reflects on a fifth Christmas since U.S. troops entered Vietnam, noting ongoing domestic crises hunger pollution and youth discontent. It urges a hopeful Yuletide spirit grounded in compassion and universal love despite a troubled era. The piece closes with the line about season to be jolly.
The article describes how art and business increasingly mix as firms invest in art to decorate offices and art values rise. It notes rising prices for Picasso prints and old works, and explains investors rely on expert advisers and firms offering art investment services.
Column notes a USC Asa V. Call trophy plaque for Pat Nixon in NBCs Burbank studio prop room and recounts a Sci Fi Quarterly excerpt by Isaac Asimov on life in the universe. It quotes Allen Ginsberg at the Chicago conspiracy trial and laments anti smoking actions toward Airlines. The piece ends with a quip on tempus.
The Journal announces a two day publishing break around Christmas and July Fourth as production needs dictate. The piece reflects on holiday schedules, domestic labor during holidays, and the spirit of giving especially to children, noting adults also deserve gifts and highlighting the joy seen in a seven year old’s eyes.
John Chamberlain discusses Christmas as a tax story linking Caesar Augustus to modern U S tax policy. He cites Eisenhower Commission on Violence funding and U S foreign aid, noting imperial burdens on citizens and urging reflection on taxation and government spending. He highlights National Taxaction Inc led by Robert Castor and lists various tax protest groups while quoting Rep Wilbur Mills on taxation.
The Middletown Journal lists daily and Sunday rates for home and mail subscriptions. In advance payment is required for all mail subscriptions, with annual and weekly options shown for local and distant areas.
A reader urges opposition to the Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments arguing OKI wields Washington power and dictatorial authority. The letter criticizes Butler County officials and local leaders for bowing to OKI and warns against federal overreach and societal pollution.
The excerpt cites headlines about a 12 year old dying of heroin and an alcoholic at age ten. It contrasts editorials from The Journal and Reader's Digest on youth drug use. It ends with a frustrated wish to see protesters confronted or redirected.
A collage of factoids on Isabella and Columbus pigs in the New World, Toda men dance in circle during a major ceremony, U S synthetic rubber use rising to 1.95 million long tons in 1969, shells from 50 000 mollusk species, Napoleon’s boulevards statue at Place Vendome, plastics use exceeding 100 million containers in 1969 and one billion by 1975, and the weight of a cubic foot of gold at 1 200 pounds.
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