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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1972
Page
3
A mother thanks the staff, volunteers, and supporters of the Middletown Treatment Center for Brain-Damaged Children. She recalls her daughter's progress from severe disability to walking and speaking, crediting care, love, and community for her child’s improvements and for the center’s impact.
The article celebrates the enduring gift of the written word shaping the Christmas story across cultures. It recalls Tiny Tim, Charles Dickens, and Clement Moore, praising literature for teaching faith, kindness, and the Spirit of Christmas across the world.
John Roche critiques Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Imamu Baraka, and Stokely Carmichael for using revolution as personal gain. He argues that self-styled leaders push ideologies for profit and attention, while authentic moralists like Roy Wilkins avoid public moral posturing. Baraka (Jones) is labeled a self-anointed black leader profiteering from Third World rhetoric.
Collected quotes celebrate the value of money and character. The snippet cites lines attributed to Robert Jones Burdette Dwight Eisenhower and Henry Ford, juxtaposing fiscal power with personal drive and civic virtue. The quotes reference Vietnam Formosa Pakistan and space.
Daily publication details show pricing for newsstands 15c weekdays and 25c Sundays, home delivery, motor route and mail options, with payments in advance. Rates include 80c weekly, 3.47 yearly installments, and 30 to outside areas, founded 1857.
The author contemplates how wars end in peace yet leave enduring legacies. Citing Eliot’s Little Gidding and reflections on World Wars I and II, he suggests old divides fade in eternity while current conflicts echo through time. A skiing churchyard in Austria reveals young soldiers in field-grey, their fates shaping a universal symbol of sacrifice.
A staff tosses Christmas greetings ideas for Page 1 color fails. The column then notes superstitions from Celebrations by Doubleday and quirky beliefs from Ozarks to Pennsylvania Dutch, Christmas Island to Santa Claus’ hometown.
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