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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1968
Page
6
The administration plans a budget including unmanned flights to Mars and Venus in the early 1970s. This will spark vigorous congressional debate on the future scale and direction of the U S space program after Apollo. Congress must judge planetary ventures against strict priorities amid other vast spending.
Israel runs a worldwide technical aid program directed by Col. Mordechai Baron to teach vocational and agricultural skills abroad. In nine years 2,000 missions have been set up in 62 countries while overseas students educate back home and returning graduates carry on. The effort has boosted diplomacy, UN support, and Israel’s standing against Arab and Communist challenges.
Middletown endures one of its coldest winters with 16 to 20 degrees below zero, heavy snow, and high wood prices. Local youths race on Broadway and Third Streets near a makeshift trotting track, drawing police warnings after several accidents. A 15 year old boy averted a railroad derailment by signaling a stop. sleighing and skating thrive despite hazards from ice and snowball fights. Potatoes stored in cellars froze, while farmers welcome snow cover for protection.
Middletown endures deep frost as half the town’s pipes and pumps freeze. Ice merchants hire hundreds to harvest a foot of ice while injuries strike workers including William Keister and Hiram Clark. The harsh weather spurs a Grand Army Relief Committee to aid needy families with food, clothing, and shelter.
President Johnson announces New Year restrictions on tourist spending abroad as France, Britain and others face a shaky dollar. The piece notes French efforts to undermine the dollar, US aims to stabilize trade, and signals possible broader, drastic measures amid dollar market pressures.
International currency issues stir concern as France risks a drop in tourist traffic. The piece suggests France could have aided the dollar but instead faces consequences of heightened nationalism. The warning hints that extreme national sentiment may cause self inflicted harm to the economy and people.
The Journal explains mail and home delivery rates for Middletown area readers. Daily copies cost 10 cents on weekdays and 15 cents on Sundays. Weekly and yearly mail subscriptions vary by in city, trading areas, and outside regions, with figures listed in the notice. A historic note marks the paper’s founding year 1857.
In St. Patrick’s Cathedral New York four red cartwheel hats of American cardinals are shown, each with 15 tassels and 22 inch brims. The historic hats belonged to McCloskey Farley Hayes and Spellman, hung above altars to mark their elevating years and later placed on bier. A TV preview notes ABC’s The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau airing Monday.
Paul Harvey reports on Miami where Police Chief Walter Headley declares zero leniency amid riots and civil rights tension. He orders armed patrols in Negro areas and blames civil rights campaigns for violence. Officials express support as crime rises, with a wait to see if 1968 brings peace or further upheaval.
Police report 58 violent crimes in Miami over Christmas weekend including three murders. Chief Headley calls it war and orders officers to stop and frisk any suspicious person, targeting young Black males aged 15 to 21.
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