Conservative in 1976 Face Adversity and Leadership Vacuum
The piece argues a sitting leader’s popularity has waned amid inflation and unemployment, with Congress turning left while the president stays conservative. It predicts a 1980 race featuring Reagan and Rockefeller, warns of a third party collapse, and calls for a capable non demagogic leader to fill a looming vacuum.
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Johnson
Nixon
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Nelson Rockefeller
Reagan
Charles Percy
Bill Brock
Ford
Gerald Ford
Foot Fueled Detroit Homicide Sparks Broader Crime Debate
AP reports Detroit recorded 751 homicides in 1973 with a 1974 pace 27 percent above. Most victims and perpetrators were black males. guns feature prominently. The piece argues social problems and cultural change, not just gun control, are needed to curb violence.
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Detroit
Associated Press
Space mission menu reveal disrupts secrecy
U S astronauts and officials worry about Soviet openness ahead of next year’s joint voyage. The Russians disclosed in detail the in flight menu with borscht and fragrant veal for dinner and sausage with brown bread or sponge cake for breakfast. The article notes the irony that secrecy might have protected surprise, while offering a biblical quote at the end.
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U.S
Letters to the Editor and Christmas Emergency Note
A reader defends Ed Strinko against a critic, praising his public service and integrity in a district with limited representation. A second writer thanks 77 Cab and Middletown Hospital staff for quick emergency help that saved his wife and unborn child on Christmas Day.
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Tom Kindness
Ed Strinko
Life Squad
77 Cab
Middletown Hospital
Dante S. Donisi
S. Broad St
Questionable Deceit Over Emigration and MFN Trade
The piece debates Kissinger and Meany over emigration concessions linked to MFN status for the USSR. It cites Jackson and Vanik pressuring Moscow for assurances, notes Gromyko’s stance, and suggests the public will judge who deceived whom as the 18 October letter terms are tested.
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Henry Kissinger
Washington
Afl-Cio News
George Meany
Kissinger
Henry Jackson
Charles Vanik
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
U.S.S.R
Gromyko
Maynard Keynes
Woodrow Wilson
Israel
Knights
Sen. Jackson
MFN
Jackson
Britain’s Remarkable Resolve Through War and Harrods
A columnist celebrates British grit after WWII setbacks and the resilience of Harrods in London. He cites Churchill’s speeches, wartime carnage, and a Fleet Street front page to illustrate a national spirit that endures beyond bombings and near misses.
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New York
Harrods
London
Coventry
Luftwaffe
Fleet Street
Churchill
Hitler
Middletown Ohio Newspaper Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily outlines subscription options for Middletown readers. Includes in town carrier rates 72c weekdays and 23c Sundays, motor route 132c daily, 24c Sunday, and mail plans $38 yearly or $46 international with advance payment required.
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