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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1968
Page
6
A report to the Society of Automotive Engineers highlights seat belts and harnesses as key to preventing injury and death in crashes. It notes reduced ejection and a second collision, and advises drivers to adopt a pre crash position with hands on the wheel and elbows out. Passengers can use the instrument panel. Training and proper equipment improve safety.
The Nixon administration signals nationwide representation as Winton Blount from the South becomes postmaster general. The piece notes a Southern cabinet presence, the first since Taft, and argues geographic diversity aids national governance. It cites the Bible verse questioning perceived gifts.
Middletown diary notes optimism for 1916 with war uncertainty and Ford peace efforts. Construction highs include John Ross and Castel buildings, ARMOCO plans thriving. viaducts bridges and a new Main Street post office planned. City Commission changes. 1915 set records for building permits. health concerns report grippe spread.
The Middletown Journal on S Broad Street lists daily and Sunday pricing for local delivery and mail subscriptions. Rates show 70 cents weekly for city delivery, 21.08 yearly in the trading area, 30.00 yearly outside the trading area, and 38.00 yearly for outside the U.S. Subscriptions are payable in advance.
Washington confirms a Pueblo confession about straying into North Korean waters and repudiates it as untrue. The piece argues Communist nations will use the incident to depict the U S as aggressive, while noting limited radio reach and ongoing risks in Korea and Asia. It also reflects on the strategic impact for small nations under Communist control and the risk of further U S involvement.
The essay argues Governor Reagan will reopen colleges with police protection and force faculty to teach. It claims campus protests have pushed some professors toward resignation and asserts a decisive stance by the governor could restore order, even as academic opinion remains divided.
Marianne Means writes from vacation as Wilbur Cohen notes Americans want cars TV sets yet aim for a society open and just with equal opportunity. Progress includes fewer poverty cases, more jobs, cleaner environment, and expanded education while erasing hunger illiteracy and discrimination through renewed public investment and values.
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