Damage From Oil Drilling Not Measurable In Money
The Santa Barbara oil spill shows that cleanup costs may be insufficient to repay ecological loss and long term beauty. Offshore drilling rights appear profitable to taxpayers, yet public harm and diminished natural resources may outweigh short term gains. A ban or tighter controls in vulnerable areas are urged until safeguards exist.
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Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Channel
National Audubon Society
Fred Ross
Littoral
Lower the voting age and tax relief call prompt letter
Letter writer urges Congress to lower the voting age to 18 citing youth turnout in 1971 elections. He argues for annual tax reports, higher exemption limits, and criticizes welfare use and rising taxes, urging Middleton voters to consider tax burdens on May 20. Charles E. Shockey criticizes tax increases and welfare programs while supporting broader voting rights.
Middletown Tax Debate Over Extra Half Percent
Residents outside the city pay city tax and wonder if the additional half percent will satisfy. Officials overlook nonresident views while Middletown provides free garbage collection for locals, though the issue seems larger than city tax and garbage payments.
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Middletown
Open letter to City Commission on emergency ordinances and voting
An open letter questions how many emergency ordinances were passed in two years and why taxpayers were not given a vote. It asks who funds special elections for taxes and laws that voters do not approve and urges wealthy donors to support the Knothole League to prevent its threatened end.
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Knothole League
Sirhan
World Court
The
Hague
California
Kennedy
John Doe
Israel
Eichmann
Middletonians Relate Snow Woes to Rhode Island Area
Dave Began Here And There notes Miss Dorothy Hahn of North Kingston Rhode Island faced record snowfalls. In a trailer court near Providence electricity outage and mail delivery delays plagued residents. Hahn swept a car only to realize four were mistaken for hers amid heavy snow. The piece ends with a light contrast to California rains and a plea to enjoy local sunshine.
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Miss Hahn
Ceebees
California
Three Ways To End Area's Crime Wave
Three strategies proposed to curb crime include expanding police manpower and paying officers fairly, and granting police stronger enforcement immunity. Middletown has a capable force but needs more men and better pay, like Franklin. Judges should fine or jail criminals and relinquish probation as it fails to deter crime.
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Area
Middletown
Franklin
Electoral reform debate sinks constitutional hope
Fifty senators support a plan to award electoral votes by district with two extra votes to statewide winners, but critics warn smaller states would lose influence. President Nixon likens reform to impractical changes amid fears of urban advantage and regional interests, requiring three fourths of states for passage.
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Nixon
Congress
Johnson
America
Chicago
New York City
Illinois
New York
The Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Journal published by News- Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include 10 cents per weekday, 20 cents for Sunday, 70 cents weekly, and annual mail rates of 21 dollars in-town and 30 dollars outside the trading area, 38 dollars outside the USA, all payable in advance. Founded 1857.
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News- Journal, Inc
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Middletown
Ohio
USA
Buckley On Sirhan Trial Vastly Flawed Justice Debate
William F Buckley Jr argues the Sirhan Sirhan trial exposes flaws in capital punishment and due process. He notes the long delay before execution, the role of powerful defenders, and the paradox of justice in high profile killings, while challenging the practicality of applying the death penalty.
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Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Supreme Court
John Birch Society
Sirhan
California
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