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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1972
Page
4
The piece notes a shift after the late 1960s upheaval as militancy eases on campuses and in ghettos. It cites the Chicago Seven trial, ROTC program reinstitutions, Huey Newton’s call for political channels, and fading campaigns. It closes with a biblical reflection from Obadiah 17 21.
A reader laments widespread pollution of mind and morals affecting youth. The letter links obscene literature, films, and drugs to youth corruption. The writer urges church and community action beyond social gatherings and recalls sacrifices for faith and country.
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc in Middletown Ohio lists subscription options including newsstands 15 cents daily 2 cents Sunday, motor route 3.47 yearly in installments, four week periods 3.20, and monthly service charge 15 cents. Mail subscriptions are 30 dollars per year in or outside the trading area, 38 dollars outside USA, all prepaid. Founded in 1857.
A critique analyzes public Berrigan correspondence amid the Harrisburg Seven indictment, noting extreme language about academics and violence. It discusses the radical self righteousness and isolation that produce such prose and imagines a disturbing Kissinger scheme, underscoring a claustrophobic inner dialogue.
Richard Wilson reports on the Spartan atmosphere shaping early views of modern China. The piece highlights cultural shifts, urban life, and Western influences influencing Chinese modernity.
The piece argues courts ignored malapportionment and partisan redistricting, notes failures of nonpartisan commissions, and offers a concrete set of guidelines. It proposes a one percent tolerance, contiguity, unit preservation, minimal boundary length, and practical court review to curb greed in district drawing. It cites New York's Stanley Steingut and Rep James Hanley as proponents.
A vivid account notes China’s media openness for Nixon era coverage. Journalists, welcomed at Shanghai and Peking, gain premier press centers with facilities rivaling Paris and Geneva. China remains controlled but seeks world visibility through diplomatic opening and factory tours.
The piece recounts state gift exchanges from Cleopatra and Caesar to Nixon and Chou En-lai, noting Eisenhower, Johnson, and Nixon gifts. It highlights North American musk oxen born in 1970 and 1971 bound for China, and a St. Louis Zoo offer seeking pandas and other animals in exchange.
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