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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1968
Page
4
Duke University psychologist Donald Stedman reports that early environment shapes intelligence more than heredity. He notes that the first three years are crucial as language and memory develop, and deprivation can cause lasting damage. About 75 percent of mental retardation cases may be environmental.
A Luckett of the University of Wisconsin argues that primates may have evolved about 75 million years ago from an insectivore rather than a tree shrew. He finds the tree shrew not closely related to primates, suggesting the earliest ancestor could resemble a mole like creature or even a bat rather than a tree shrew. Psalm 14:24 is cited in the text.
The piece argues the administration pursues a thin multi billion dollar anti Chinese missile defense while noting how Western allies including Japan West Germany and Italy expand trade with China. It questions the impact of such trade on the free world and hints at broader economic and political stakes.
The speaker urges renewed friendship among Japan, West Germany, and Italy and continued ties with Canada, Greece, Norway, and other allies aiding against a perceived threat. Questioning U.S. authority over Europe and whether to sever minor financial ties, the text ends with a note on British Hong Kong.
Paul Harvey argues ongoing discrimination against women in employment and the need for equal pay for equal work. He notes that laws exist but enforcement lags, detailing wage gaps by job type and region, and urges fairness despite slow cultural evolution. He cites Labor Department data and comments by Mary Keyserling.
The 1937 year end report by Sen Tom Dodd omits any code for ethical conduct amid censure by Sen John Stennis. The piece notes fundraising oddities, tokenism risks, and political fallout for Dodd and Ribicoff if the Senate fails to adopt clear rules on testimonials and unusual expense funds.
The Journal issues from Broad at First Ave Middletown Ohio 45042. Subscription rates listed include 10 cents daily, 15 cents Sunday, 6 cents weekly, and yearly mail options. Prices differ for trading areas and outside regions, with annual USA rates and international pricing. Founded in 1857.
In a light column a calm Jane avoids excitement at a Rose Bowl crowd while husband Bill notes her calmer reaction and recalls a moment when a scream drew attention. The piece threads in a humorous quip about adolescence from an exchange between a mother and daughter after a mental health seminar topic.
The initial 1968 baby at Middletown Hospital did not gain publicity. The real first baby appeared hours earlier to an unmarried mother, under Standably, with few odds in its favor.
Columbia University Office of Placement and Career Planning sent a questionnaire to the New York Playboy Club seeking job specifications for Playboy bunny careers. The move targets alerting undergraduates to summer vacancy opportunities and related details.
Washington reports the White House plans a Feb 29 session with President Johnson and the National Governors Association centered on Vietnam and crime in the streets. Governors aim to leverage public stance while party lines harden ahead of the New Hampshire primary.
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