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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1967
Page
6
Reading shows the Middletown Ohio post office confirms second class mail status for local notices. The item notes the mail classification and its implication for postal handling.
A group of Black leaders plans a protest to defend Rep. Adam Clayton Powell amid a House bid to discipline him. They argue the race angle distracts from reforming the committee system to curb abuses by any member.
The Fifth U.S. Court of Appeals rules that all grades in the South's public schools must be open to Negroes by next fall. The decision ends tokenism and accelerates desegregation despite HEW guidelines and white backlash pressures.
A Washington column argues that federal revenue shifts and suburban migration strain city finances. It notes rising costs for schools police and fire, tax roll erosion, and a proposed city payroll tax opposed by Maryland and Virginia politicians wary of funding the metropolis. It also comments on voteless Washington residents and their lack of political power.
Weekend event sees two hundred pre 1904 cars flood streets from London to the English coast in a notable but chaotic display. Observers call it the era’s best or worst Sunday driving, with a tongue in cheek warning to be courteous to all drivers. An off duty traffic cop may be involved in directing the crowd.
The article discusses discord between the President and governors over federal funding and education and medical facilities. It warns that discretionary grant practices and nonuniform fund distribution undermine state relations, with calls for reform, better administration, and clearer purposes for public funds.
The piece argues the President could quell domestic opposition by declaring war on North Vietnam. It discusses potential global repercussions, noting Russia’s limited aid, China’s possible volunteers, and the risk of Sino Soviet involvement. It compares the current conflict to World War II and Korea, and cites an AMA study on injuries from bows, arrows, and punji spikes.
A Middletown diary notes a Ohio history book by Comley and O Fee Ville praising Cincinnati as the state’s largest city with 216239 residents, Cleveland 92829, Toledo 564, and Middletown at 3046. It profiles local figures Joseph Sutphin, George Erwin, Charles Gunckel, and Francis J Tytus and traces their business and bank roles, mills, and early civic life.
The fragmentary text discusses Paul Harvey Manchester as a biographer not a historian and notes the public dispute over a Manchester book aiding Sen. Robert Kennedy’s aims. It suggests the controversy hurts President Johnson and portrays the Kennedy family as opposed to the project amid a broader political crisis.
The writer notes that the history of November 22 1983 will reflect the Johnsons' perspective and that the president and Mrs Johnson have so far described their reactions only to the Warren Commission.
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