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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1968
Page
4
The outgoing Health, Education and Welfare secretary articulates a goal to liberate human spirit and dignity while stressing the need to align national spending with social needs. He warns against excessive taxes and calls for reassessing priorities as Vietnam war demands shift. The successor should pursue Gardner’s high vision.
The article argues for expanding federal inspection to poultry and fish plants after past meat disclosures. It notes most poultry is inspected while most fish processing lacks continuous oversight and urges early congressional action for consumer protection. A biblical verse from Mark 1:35 is quoted.
Joseph Alsop argues Soviet restraint signals pressure on Castro as Moscow curbs Cuba's subsidies and signals changes after the Che Guevara era. He cites trade tensions, Moscow’s high level economic delegation to Havana, and renewed armament spending as indicators of a potential shift in Cuban allegiance.
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The piece blames Wilbur Mills for budget retrenchment across ships, campuses, books, and federal programs totaling about a billion dollars. It condemns tax complexity, argues for a simple 1 percent rate with a negative income tax, and warns the surtax would merely service debt while tightening middle class finances.
A Carlisle council caucus weighs prayer practice with a volunteer chaplain offered by Joe Lewis but no action taken. In Ohio, a state fisheries report touts Gov Rhodes in boosting ice fishing activity with big fish catches after his visit, prompting skepticism about causality.
Bugs Baer writes from Stamford to King Features backing humor and insults as Joe Willicombe recovers from a broken foot. He riffs on Olympics, butter knives, and old jokes before shifting to Herb Caen and Dong Kingman noting San Francisco cable cars and transit progress.
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