Hunger and Hunger Relief Drive Sparks Senate Vote
The Senate extended the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs for another year amid a hunger awareness surge. The McGovern panel will broaden probes into welfare and medical care while highlighting evidence that hunger in early life correlates with lower later intelligence quotients.
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Senate
Select Committee On
United States
Allen J. Ellender
Mississippi
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern Committee
Flanders and McCarthy A Senator’s Stand Against McCarthy
Senator Ralph E. Flanders of Vermont opposed Joseph McCarthy’s tactics in the early 1950s and introduced the 1954 censure resolution that led to McCarthy’s condemnation. The piece recalls Flanders’ pivotal role in curbing defamation in the name of patriotism.
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Ralph E. Flanders
Vermont
Senator Flanders
Senate
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Flanders
McCarthy
Debate Sours as New Federalism Battles in White House
A critique of the Nixon era clash between New Publics and Cato over who dictates national and state powers. The piece contrasts Sidney Hook and Noam Chomsky with the White House forum where debates shift from reason to force, tying the argument to school busing and federal funding strings.
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Sidney Hook
Noam Chomsky
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
South Vietnam
Nixon
White House
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Publius
Bill
Cato
Richard Nixon
Washington
United States
Life as a Game of Life Card Message and Retiree Reunion
A column reprints a motivational card about life as a single game with Faith Hope and Charity in the backfield, Honesty and Duty on the line, and the Ten Commandments as rules. It notes H V Miller, a retired Armco employee, sending a Florida reunion update from Bradenton with about 490 retirees in attendance.
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Heaven
God
H. V. Miller
Armco
Florida
Miller
Bradenton
Dawson Y. Davis
Central Ave
Israel Plane Sale Requires U.S. Support to Israel
Joseph Alsop argues the French motive in selling Mirage planes to Libya is to pressure U.S. arms aid to Israel. He warns a Nixon decision to supply Phantom and Skyhawk aircraft is crucial to Israel’s survival, amid Libyan oil interests and regional power plays involving Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
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Washington
Libya
Nixon
Israel
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.S
Middle East
de Gaulle
Saudi Arabia
Gulf Coast
Suez
Nasser
France
Faisal
United States
Middletown Journal Publication Details
The Journal published daily by News Journal, Inc. lists mailing address in Middletown Ohio. It provides subscription rates by copy, week, and year for in town, trading area, and outside USA, with 1857 founding date.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Letters to the editor call for youth and all to seek unity
A Middletown High School student asks readers to reject hate and work toward racial harmony. The letter urges shared responsibility by families and schools, valuing love, forgiveness, and obligations over divisive skin color, and asks adults to model respect for future peace.
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Middletown High School
Beg The Children To Teach Adults
This letter to the editor argues that human beings are capable of reason yet shows frustration with ongoing racial strife and violent headlines. The writer notes long exposure to media and a silent majority finally voicing anger and hurt in their town.
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Sharon Hankinson
Barbara Dr
Public Library Supplies History Debate at MHS
Letter argues Black History education caused violence at MHS during Black History Week. Author claims fragile reactions, disrupted classes, and police involvement threaten community and finances, urging libraries as alternative learning sources and recommending Black authors.
French Selfish In Plane Sales
An unidentified author claims the French are selfish for supplying Mirage warplanes to Libya while the U S provides Phantom jets to Israel. The writer argues for American support to Jewish allies to ensure survival and references a personal address.
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Libya
Israel
William E. McFee
N. Verity Pkwy
Not Prejudiced White Citizen Calls for Respect and Law
Charles G. Taylor Sr. of 3111 Illinois Ave writes to Middletown Journal disputing a black boycott and urging calm, respect for school authority, and law and order from both black and white residents amid alleged calls for violence. He stresses 37 years in town, integrated schooling, and friendships across races.
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Middletown Journal
Middletown
The
Journal
Louie Cox
Charles G. Taylor Sr
Illinois Ave
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