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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1969
Page
4
The piece argues against preventive detention and keeps the focus on bail as a fundamental right. It asserts that pretrial release safeguards the innocent until proven guilty and maintains the long standing justice system norms. Bail serves to ensure the accused appears at trial while preserving core freedoms.
Boston's City Bank and Trust Co faces a strenuous transfer of about 20 million dollars in currency, coins, securities, and paper. The operation includes 1,600 coin bags, over a million dollars in cash, and 17 million in securities, requiring trucks, cranes, and police presence.
A reader urges mothers to write to their congressman about a Chaff From The Staff article. She questions the disparity between $6800 for legitimate children and $800 for illegitimate ones, asks how families cope, and notes inmates earn $2,800 yearly. She asks parents to voice their concerns to government.
Readers debate a proposed city income tax with one writer arguing the bite for a $200 weekly earner reduces take home to about $150 after deductions. A second letter condemns apathy and urges voter participation to solve societal problems.
A Mid dletown civic message urges careful driving during peak traffic, noting drivers cause hazards through speeding and cutting in. It stresses personal responsibility, parent caution with children in cars, and that road danger stems from human behavior, not infrastructure alone.
A reader comments on student protests over Black history in schools. The author argues historians already credit contributions of all groups and opposes special concessions for any single group, suggesting public libraries hold the necessary information for anyone seeking it.
Republican lawmakers express disaffection over President Nixon's choice of James E. Farmer as assistant secretary for administration at Health, Education, and Welfare. They critique his militant record and views while noting the appointment bypasses Senate confirmation and could influence school desegregation politics.
The Journal Published daily on the News Journal Inc. Broad at First Skeletown Ohio 45 Entered as Second Class mailer at Middletown Post Office Subscription rates given for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include in city suburban and mail areas with annual prices and advance payment required. Founded in 1857.
Joseph Alsop questions the push for independent Black studies departments in U S universities. He warns that African prehistory is hard for lay readers, while historic Africa contains both achievements and troubling practices. He urges truthful, balanced study and cautions against hate literature and oversimplified narratives in the debate. He notes rising Black enrollments may outpace professional representation, risking superficial door-opening studies.
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