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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1973
Page
4
A pediatric article reports a toddler nearly poisoned after finding a mother’s handbag on a piano bench. Doctors Shulman and R note handbags contain aspirin and many drugs, urging guardians to keep purses out of children’s reach to avert tragedy.
The Supreme Court rules unanimously that questioning prospective jurors about racial prejudice is a constitutional right. Justice Rehnquist states the 14th Amendment requires judges to interrogate jurors on the subject, marking a further move toward equal justice.
A Middletown diary notes a new fashion trend of women wearing trousers, sparked by Glenda Farrell and reaching Cincinnati. Local reactions split from approval by some residents and officials to outright opposition. Psychologist Alfred Adler calls it masculine protest, while police and business leaders offer mixed views as fashion shifts begin.
London columnist Tom Braden reflects on E. Howard Hunt and McCarthy era paranoia. He traces CIA leadership from Admiral Hillenkotter to Allen Dulles, noting how “one of the admiral's boys” symbolized a faction out of step with the agency’s nonideological mission and the long shadows of anti communism on American life.
E Howard Hunt argues Ivy League campuses show a grim moralism that stifles enjoyment. He cites a ski-area dream thwarted by Puritan ideals and notes Dartmouth and others push to remove the Indian symbol as teams modernize. He laments perceptions that deem mere beauty lesser than achievement.
The Journal, published daily by News Inc at S Broad and First Ave in Fetown Ohio, lists subscription options including 12 week and four week periods with prices around $3.20 to $3.47 and a yearly rate. It notes payment in advance for motor route and mail subscriptions and cites a 1657 founding.
A reader defends a previous letter regarding a newspaper headline and James Porter. The writer asserts misreading and urges clearer headlines while defending Porter's role in Middletown education funding. The piece also touches on editorial bias and the broad role of money in everyday life.
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