Congress talks peace as Reds rattle sword
The piece notes Nixon's 1974 defense budget proposal of 77.2 billion and House cuts to the Navy Trident program while debating detente with the Soviet Union. It covers Senate fears, reductions in force levels, and the partisan trimming of military spending, ending with a biblical exhortation.
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White House
Soviet Union
Nixon
Mediterranean
House
Russia
Mahon
Senate
John McClellan
Arkansas
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
McClellan
South Vietnam
Europe
U.S
United States
Religion on campus stirs amid 1960s winds
The piece notes rising interest in religion on campuses, detailing active traditional faith groups and a Dartmouth Christian Fellowship focused on prayer and study. It contrasts orthodox practice with Eastern and mystical currents, citing figures like Maharaj Ji and Eliot as indicators of a broader, renewed religious impulse shaping student life.
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth Christian Fellowship
Dartmouth Christian Union
Ceres
Jennie Davis
Chicago
Maharaj Ji
T. S. Eliot
Eliot
C. S. Lewis
Tillich
Niebuhr
Buber
Maritain
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists pricing for newsstand, Sunday, home delivery, motor route, and mail subscriptions. Rates include 15c weekday copies, 25c Sunday, 80c weekly, motor route installments or four week periods, and annual mail options with international pricing, all payable in advance. Founded in 1857.
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News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Newspaperboy
U.S.A
Chemurgy advocate Christy Borth recalls power alcohol
In a 1940s reminiscence Christy Borth argues power alcohol from agricultural waste could replace Arab oil. He cites Dr Leo Christiansen’s Atchison pilot plant and notes wartime gasolina shortages spurred chemurgy. Borth, living in Fenton, Mich., urges Detroit editors to explore fuel alternatives.
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Kettering
General Motors
Ket
Christy
Nixon
Venezuela
Leo Christiansen
Atchison, Kan
N.W
D.C
Dr. Christiansen
Atchison
Borth
Detroit
Fenton, Mich
Luce
McCone defends CIA amid Watergate blame and claims
The former CIA chief McCone rejects Hunt's Watergate spying claims as unlikely and argues against circumstantial evidence accusing CIA. He says he stayed in daily contact with Johnson, denying any White House instruction for domestic covert activity while noting ongoing Ervin committee pressure.
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Howard Hunt
CIA
Hunt
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon Johnson
Sen
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Ervin Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Sen. Baker
Watergate
Baker
James McCord
Goldwater
Washington
David Wise
Thomas Ross
Defense Department
U.S. Army
We Are All Children Some Older Than Others
A reader argues adults mimic teens in seeking privileges without responsibility. The letter blames big government for high costs, cites the energy crisis, and questions payroll deductions funding agencies like EPA and OSHA. William R. Eisele, Greentree Road, warns of a hidden chain of slavery.
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Barnum & Bailey
Merle Evans
EPA
OSHA
William R. Eisele
Greentree Road
No Fuel Like an Old Fuel Reasserts Coal Preference
The piece argues swinging away from oil toward alternatives highlights a simple truth there is no fuel like coal to power industry and daily life, underscoring a lasting reliance on fossil energy despite calls for transition.
Thrifty Rich Nixon Raises Dubious Pride
In a Republican viewpoint, Jim Fiebig argues Nixon’s finances reveal thrift and rising wealth. He notes real estate gains and a half million tax deduction for donating vice presidential papers, while highlighting modest charitable giving in 1972. The piece asks why Nixon’s wealth embarrasses the author.
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Richard Nixon
Nixon
LBJ
John Kennedy
White House
Mr. Nixon
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