Reform critique cites ICC as model of failure and rising regulation costs
The piece argues the Interstate Commerce Commission failed to deliver impartial regulation since 1887 and inflates costs across trucking rail, air, and industry. It cites estimates of billions in excess freight and shipping costs and calls for a congressional study of multiple agencies. It links to inflation and energy concerns and notes a cultural aside on noble titles and a biblical quote.
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U.S. Regulatory Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
ICC
Paul McCracken
President's Council of Economic Advisers
President
Bureau of Domestic Commerce
National Labor Relations Board
Ford
Consumer Products Safety Commission
The
CAB
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Power Commission
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Maritime Commission
Bordeaux
Giscard d’Estaing
Elysee Palace
Giscard
Alexander Dumas
Middletown Bicentennial plate recounts local history tale
The Middletown Bicentennial plate blends drawings by Herbert Fall and Larry McCartt to honor Daniel Doty’s pioneer cabin, the Miami-Erie Canal era, Armco’s rise, and local figures like James E. Campbell and Paul J. Sorg. It highlights historic sites, the Doty lineage, and the city’s growth through 1790s to 1960s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohioana
Middletown Historical Society
Herbert Fall
Larry McCartt
Middletown
Daniel Doty
Dick’s Creek
John Doty
Joseph Doty
Edward Doty
America
Daniel
Essex County
N.J
Ohio
Columbia
Cincinnati
Greenville
S. Main St
Doty
Mary Doty Dell
Ohio River
Lake Erie
Miami Valley
U.S
Port Middletown
James E. Campbell
Broad and
Central
Mall
Paul J. Sorg
Sorg
James M. Cox
Jacksonburg
American Rolling Mill
George M. Verity
Verity
Doty Grove
Armco
Miami University
Armco Park
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc announces subscription rates for Middletown Ohio readers. Rates include 72 cents for weekday carrier delivery, 23 cents for Sunday, or 95 cents weekly, with motor route and mail options and annual U.S. and international prices.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Readers weigh aid wars and social neglect in letters
A set of letters denounces U S foreign aid funding and warns of bankruptcy while demanding jobs programs. One writer mocks a benefits article as a misfit for disabled veterans, and others criticize local drug education, school policy, and youth recreation cuts in Carlisle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Carlisle
Truman authorized covert funding to Italy 1948 CIA action
State Department records show Truman secretly allowed using political, economic, and military power to stop a Communist victory in Italy. More than 6 million went to the Christian Democrats and nearly 2 million to a labor confederation through direct CIA payments.
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Washington
Harry Truman
Italy
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Tom Wicker
New York Times
Truman
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Wicker
United States
Christian Democratic Party
CISL
Confederation of Trade Unions
Christian Democrats
Labor Organization
Congress
Alcide de Gasperi
Communist Party
de Gasperi
Josef Stalin
NATO
Ben Hardy episode sequence corrected in print
An error in dates caused the Ben Hardy historical series to publish out of order. Episode No. 6 appears today to restore the proper sequence for scrapbook collectors.
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Ben Hardy
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George Crout
OLD South School
Middletown High School
the Journal
Ethiopia
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Tom Charles
Bexley Drive
Bob
Sorg Paper Co
Ohio Country
Uncle Sam's Toothpullers
Italian Communist Party
Sixth Fleet
France
Mr. Truman
Ben
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