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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1967
Page
6
Middletown Ohio postal notice explains second class mail usage and subscription rates. It lists per copy cost for weekdays and Sundays, motor route delivery, 7 day mail options, and international pricing. Also notes payment terms and publication by News Journal Inc since 1857.
The administration proposes a bill to ban electronic snooping with exceptions only when national security is at stake. It follows White House panel findings warning of erosion of privacy from wiretaps lie detection and secret observation in politics business and law enforcement. Legislation to curb invasions of privacy requires thoughtful congressional consideration.
Queen of filmdom Katherine Hepburn returns to the screen as the wife of Spencer Tracy in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Katharine Hepburn’s niece Katharine Houghton plays her daughter, preserving the Hepburn tradition in a forthcoming picture.
FDA displays across the nation expose miracle cures such as the vivi cosmic disc a cement chunk soaked to supposedly cure many illnesses and the vitamin B-13 capsule touted as a powerful vitamin mix. The commentary notes widespread belief in dubious remedies and advocates a serum to counteract gullibility.
Washington report on the American Negro Leadership Conference on Africa notes leaders from Zambia to South Africa, including Roy Wilkins and Martin Luther King Jr., urging U S Negroes to aid Africa with education, technology, and economic influence while pressuring U S policy and aid. Dr Eduardo Mondlane counseled focusing on development over militarism and warned against overreliance on weapons. The conference signals a shift from domestic to foreign policy concerns as civil rights gains rise.
The Soviet Union has supplied over two billion dollars in war matériel to North Vietnam, with hundreds of pilots trained and more than two thousand Soviet technicians in country. Russia now backs Hanoi with missiles, jets, and other arms, becoming the mainstay of the war while Red China provides limited support. The United Nations and U.S. officials have not opposed or publicly protested Moscow’s actions, despite clear evidence of Soviet aid fueling North Vietnamese aggression. Arrangements also emerge for Soviet arms and technicians to Iran, signaling wider Western-aligned nations facing Soviet influence. The question remains why the President and Congress stay silent while Moscow aids Hanoi.
An open letter to Dr. George W. Crane criticizes his Feb. 7 Middletown Journal column as ego driven. The writer denounces claims that birth and environment determine success and argues against shielding the deprived while acknowledging individual effort, urging a Christian duty to assist the less fortunate.
A group of leading educators urge starting formal schooling at age four instead of six. The comment notes first grade teachers already bear heavy loads and questions how progress benefits society when adults evade duties. A friend cites an excuse about missing a luncheon as a safe example.
F. E. F. mails a witty postcard asking how a modern college graduate can seize opportunity when the world itself seems unsure of its own direction. The note frames career and future challenges with playful irony, reflecting postwar ambitions and uncertainty.
George Crout reports DREARY FEB 14 1908 Valentine celebrations in Middletown with high card mail, local sales, and school rhymes. Postmaster E L McCallay notes busiest mail day since Christmas plus unsigned cards and tender messages by a wealthy merchant. Shown are Mrs Paul Sorgs home dinner with noted guests, Elks Temple dance by Daughters of Pocahontas, Busy Bees church social, and Merry Haymakers hosting a costume event with a postmistress handing out Valentines.
Paul Harvey recalls Phoenix City Alabama once ruled by graft and vice and compares it to a modern cleaned up town. He says wartime GIs remember the area near Fort Benning Columbus and Phoenix City and notes how the old red light districts gave way to new apartments schools and tidy homes. He argues any city can reform if citizens demand change.
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