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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1972
Page
6
The piece weighs Nixon’s secret peace proposal and its public disclosure against Hanoi’s likely stance. It notes partial US troop withdrawals and prisoner exchanges may ease domestic war pressure while delaying talks. despite increased enemy activity, optimism for serious negotiations remains limited.
An article noting how beds have evolved from standard rectangular frames to custom shapes and sizes, highlighting water beds and a new mud bed as examples of changing tastes, with a humorous aside about whether these changes improve sleep. It closes with a Biblical aside about prayer.
Alarming census figures show TV receivers outnumber phones refrigerators and bathtubs with 95 percent of homes owning sets and about 36 million color sets in use. RCA expert Barton Kreuzer predicts vast future sales possibly reaching half a trillion dollars by 2000.
The piece critiques Daniel Ellsberg linking his Pentagon Papers leak to a radical chic persona. It contrasts his early rational military analyst image with later associations to H Bruce Franklin and antiwar activism. The article mocks Ellsberg’s supposed sincerity and public image through a series of sensational anecdotes.
Henry Kissinger cites a US India relationship shift amid the 1962 Indo Chinese border war. Neville Maxwell's India's China War argues India provoked the conflict and China reacted, presenting Chou En-lai as a rational diplomat. the reviewer urges careful reading for Cold War insights.
TOM BRADEN portrays William Walton as a key figure in preserving and reshaping the capital under Kennedy Johnson and Nixon. Walton led the Fine Arts Commission, saved Lafayette Square from wreckers, and championed brick pathways and red brick facades. He expanded advisory power, welcomed leading architects, and secured notable projects like L'Enfant Plaza and the Renwick Gallery while guiding the design of the federal city.
The Middletown Journal furnishes daily and Sunday editions with motor route and mail options. Rates include 15c per weekday, 25c Sunday, 80c weekly, and $30 per year by mail with advance payment. founded in 1857.
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