Arts funding debate grows as endowment calls for more aid
The Soul Of Society champions press Congress for a larger arts appropriation arguing that rising museum and performing arts costs outpace income. Nancy Hanks notes attendance growth doubles costs, while 70 percent of major symphony performances reach nontraditional venues. Isaac Stern warns arts risk becoming an industrial complex without a soul.
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Nancy Hanks
National Endowment For the Arts
Miss Hank
Isaac Stern
Intolerable rise in highway deaths prompts call for action
1969 highway fatality total reaches 56,400, up from 55,200 in 1968. Despite a 5% rise in mileage, the death rate fell 2% to 5.3 per 100 million miles. Public appeal urges safer cars, safer highways, and stronger laws and enforcement. Citizens urged to accept personal responsibility and reject inevitability.
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National Safety Council
Abortion Law and Private Morality in American Policy
John P. Roche argues that private moral beliefs should not drive public policy on abortion and contraception. He condemns legalized abortion restrictions as Victorian and class biased, recounting a 1942 tragedy to illustrate the human cost of punitive laws and urging humane, secular policy.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William Baird
Baird
U. S. Supreme Court
Francis Sargent
Saratoga Springs
Sicily
Upstate
Midlown Students Urged to Solve Their Own Troubles
The piece urges Midlown High School students to end the week of turmoil through mature judgment and self reform. It notes a small fault group caused February 13 trouble but condemns adults for amplifying the issue, insisting teens can resolve future problems themselves. The column also notes an art exhibit at Lowe Brothers featuring Gilbert Long, Armco employee and painter with no formal training.
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Middletown High School
Lowe Brothers
Gilbert Long
Armco
Long
Mr. Saunders
Nixon message outlines a new strategy for peace in the 1970s
The Washington review explains President Nixon’s 119 page policy message for the 1970s. It notes aims to avoid wars through negotiations while maintaining commitments and NATO support. It also discusses arms limits, partnerships, and the challenge of balancing peace with the nuclear arms race.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
United States
Kremlin
America
Mde
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Korea
Soviet Union
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published by News Journal Inc lists daily and Sunday subscription prices. In town delivery 70 cents weekly. by mail within trading area 21 dollars yearly. outside trading area 30 dollars. outside USA 38 dollars yearly. all subscriptions prepaid. Founded 1857.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
USA
Pollution Still With Us
Letter to the editor commends Armco Steel for pollution clean‑up efforts and urges frank reporting of remaining work. It calls for equal rights, nonviolence, and community action across races to ensure a livable environment for future generations.
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Middletown League of Women Voters
League
Armco Steel Corporation
Why Is Saunders Being Attacked
James Saunders known mediator between black and white communities faced police scrutiny over alleged interference in a situation. The piece notes his past aid to police and questions the current charges of misfeasance and malfeasance, with no clear explanation given. James Pete Snow, 1500 Yankee Rd.
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James Saunders
James
Pete) Snow
Yankee Rd
Blacks And Whites Must Overcome
A historical pondering on racial tension urging change as Black voices press Whites to listen. The text frames both races as human beings created in God’s image and calls for action for the common good.
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Kay
David Habig
Barnitz St
So Much Hatred In Peaceful City
A Middletown resident laments rising hatred in town Kentucky in a City Commission meeting letter. The writer defends community, praises Mr Mayabbe principal and local police, and asserts Black residents have equal rights while threatening to leave if fear persists.
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Middletown
Kentucky
Mayabbe
Middletown High School
City Commission
Racial Prejudice On Both Sides To The Editor
In response to Babe Calhoun's letter the writer argues prejudice is echoed on both sides. The exchange reflects community tensions and calls for calm discussion rather than insult.
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Babe Calhoun
City Can Unite In Brotherly Love
A former MHS student urges Middletown to practice brotherly love after a Friday disturbance. The writer, a mother of a four year old, calls for unity across race and creed and asks students and adults to work together for peace in school and community.
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Middletown
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