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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1977
Page
4
In a lighter vein the piece recalls a year marked by political fault lines and quirky events. It notes Watergate shock abroad, Ford's odd political moments, and a mix of light satire about Brezhnev and global dissent, ending with a New Year toast.
Postwar debate over peaceful nuclear development resurfaces as Baruch proposal gains appeal though not adoption. The piece argues stronger multilateral safeguards are needed amid India's nuclear test and global power interests, urging U S leadership with inspections and surveillance.
Virgil Pinkley notes Boston and at least five other Massachusetts cities may go bankrupt by spring due to overspending on payrolls welfare and pension costs. A blue ribbon panel warns of payless paydays for 22 000 city workers and possible school closures, urging tax reform and arbritration changes to avert crisis.
Middletown began when Stephen Vail platted the town in 1802 after Daniel Doty scouted the Great Miami frontier. The era of canals, mills, and tobacco followed as the 1825 Miami Canal opened growth, with paper and tobacco leading the economy until a 1990 steel plant marked a new industrial chapter.
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists subscription prices for daily, Sunday, and motor route delivery. Rates include 25 cents per copy at newsstands, 72 cents weekdays home delivery, 23 cents Sunday, 95 cents weekly, and motor route 13.2 cents daily plus 24 cents Sunday per calendar month, with annual mail rates of 38 dollars in the U.S. and 46 dollars outside.
Ohio Fire Safety Council criticizes Ralph Nader’s Public Citizen Health Research Group for alarmism about ionization smoke detectors. The NRC and National Fire Prevention and Control Administration say detectors are safe with minimal radiation, supporting approved home fire alarms including ionization types. Columbus official Ralph H. Mason
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