Eyeing the franking privilege in Congress
An editorial urges regulatory legislation to preserve the value of free mail for constituents while curbing abuse. It notes risks from self serving mass mailings and family data blasts within 60 days of elections and mentions hearings led by Rep. Morris Udall to clarify rules and legality. The piece ends with a biblical verse from Matthew 28.
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Morris Udall
Arizona
Congress
Letters to the Editor Urges Realistic Traffic Crash Images
A reader criticizes media for sanitizing accidents and argues for realistic, graphic coverage to deter reckless driving. The letter asserts that depicting crashes could make drivers fear danger and change behavior, despite potential backlash or ethical concerns.
Bewildered by value, Bible, Constitution, and danger
A reader laments citizens misplacing value on material wealth while urging devotion to the Bible and Constitution. The letter warns against perverting faith and heritage, questions life without God, and defends graphic traffic reporting as a preventive tool, ending with thanks to Carlisle officials for supporting Police Chief Larry Stamm.
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Jesus Christ
Middletown Faces Debate Over a Proposed Super Mall
A reader questions who enforces zoning in Middletown and criticizes planning commissioners for alleged missteps in downtown destruction and climate controlled mall plans. They cite Kittyhawk costs and urge a definite commitment from a large department store, warning against taxpayer risk and want alternatives if the mall fails.
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Middletown
R. Paul Christiansen
Kittyhawk
Kissinger faces pressure as Harvard mulls replacement
Harvard considers a substitute for Kissinger after his refusal to return to teaching by February 10. Kissinger jets to Hanoi and Peking to wrap cease fire talks. A Republican source says Kissinger loves the job and may move to the Middle East, while Connally’s future is debated as a possible secretary of state and potential shift in party alignment.
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Connally
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India’s POW Camp in Rorkee Report by Tom Braden
Braden details a first U S journalist visit to a Indian POW camp at Rorkee near Delhi. He interviews a Pakistani doctor, a private, and a captain’s family, noting decent treatment, facilities, and routines while prisoners yearn to go home. He concludes India treats prisoners with Geneva Convention decency.
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Rorkee
India
Nasim Akhtar
Miss Akhtar
Texas
Africa
Mark My Words Andy Didnt Dig Desert
Biography of Andy a Siberian husky sired by a half wolf who tried desert life with Tom and Carolyn in Arizona. He survived a shotgun near snake encounter and a fatal shot from a coyote hunter, getting a wire shoulder, then died after crossing a highway five miles from home.
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Andy
Arizona Desert
Tom
Carolyn
Greenhorn
Charlie
The Journal subscription rates and delivery options
The Journal of Middletown Ohio outlines subscription prices for newsstands, home delivery, motor route, and mail. Rates show 5 cents daily, 25 cents Sunday, and yearly options with installments, plus international pricing and advance payment terms.
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