Nixon Departs for Peking Hopeful for Peace Path
The piece reflects on President Nixon’s voyage to China as a beginning rather than a final solution. It discusses expectations for dialogue and possible steps toward ending Vietnam conflicts, urging prayers for peaceful progress and noting the historic nature of the trip.
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Richard Nixon
Peking
China
Andre Malraux
Mao Tsetun
United States
Nixon
People’s Republic of China
Indochina
Alternatives To Welfare In New York City
Paul Harvey argues welfare costs soared 27 percent as New Yorkers fester on benefits. He criticizes big city politicians, cites federal subsidies, and supports a working-poor payout trial by Nixon and Sen. Ribicoff. He warns that reduced benefits and worker incentives shape welfare rolls, citing state patterns and a Plainview Nebraska note.
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Lindsays
Nixon
Sen. Ribicoff
The Journal Library Subscription Rates and Facts
The Journal published in Middletown Ohio since 1857 lists subscription prices for various delivery methods. Rates include 1 6c daily at newsstands, 10c weekday and 20c Sunday copies, motor route options at 3.47 quarterly installments or 3.20 for four week periods, and 15c monthly service charge. Mail subscriptions run 30 dollars yearly in and outside trading areas, 38 dollars outside the USA, all payable in advance.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Journal Tube
U.S.A
The Moses Trial in the 1972 Campaign
The piece links Moses and modern political leadership as candidates struggle to find words that resonate. It notes McCloskey criticizing Nixon era untruths, Muskie wrestling with self expression and strategy, and the primary as a testing ground for authentic leadership amid distrust and constant messaging.
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McCloskey
Laos
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Moses
Muskie
New Hampshire
Florida
Roche on legal employment and the OEO plan
The piece argues that a growing pool of lawyers is inevitable as law schools churn out graduates while demand wanes. It cites Spiro Agnew’s critique of government funding of lawsuits and proposes expanding the OEO legal services division to provide full employment, reduce unrest, and support equality under law through public-interest litigation.
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Spiro Agnew
United States
Legal Services
Office of Economic Opportunity
Agnew
Legal Services Division
OEO
Boston
Nixon
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
The
Three Cheers For Our Hospital The Editor
Readers praise Middletown Hospital staff and emergency services after a flu outbreak and an auto accident. The letter-writers commend nurses aides doctors and ambulance crews for swift compassionate care across Middletown Hospital Miami Valley Dayton and Trenton staff.
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Middletonians
Dayton
Middletown Hospital
Miami Valley
Trenton
Russ
Janet Eggleton
Johns St
Not-So-Sneaky Birthday Reminder and Fund Raising Notes
A humorous note marks February 22 as George Washington and Dave Regan's birthday with Bess Mitchell calling to sing. Dave, hospitalized in Cincinnati, may keep his pacemaker but jokes about razors remain. Also a Penn alumni fundraising tale from Armco Steel shows a flawed computer list and a donation. The Middletown Campus Community Players report 500 attendees for The Lion in Winter with potential spring comedy.
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George
George Washington
Dave Regan
Bess Mitchell
Dave
Bess
Holmes Hospital
Cincinnati
Eden and Bethesda
Ohio
Robert Richardson
Armco Steel Corp
University of Pennsylvania
Penn
Middletown
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