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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1970
Page
4
Ecologists praise President Nixon for urging urgent action on air and water pollution and for signing a law creating a three member Council on Environmental Quality. The council will collect data, advise on policy, and help prepare yearly environmental quality reports.
A dated reminder stresses the shift to the year 1970 for letters and checks. It advises writers to pause before dating to avoid crossing out 1969 and scrawling 1970. Emphasizes practical temper and paper-saving guidance for readers.
In Flums, Switzerland, discussions in Bern address water protection amid rising concerns over detergents, factory discharges, and sewage expansion. Authorities estimate 433 cleaning plants will cost about 1.1 billion Swiss francs as 761 communities gain basic treatment. 3,000 communities remain to be covered. The effort reflects a new generation urging swift environmental action nationwide.
The piece argues party loyalty fades as independents rise and young voters reject rigid lines. It notes cross party thinking exists in both sides and cites growing diverse voting patterns including Black voters. It predicts party reshuffling and new political alliances amid changing demographics.
Analysis of how Asia's push for economic development may shape U S policy as Nixon seeks to balance relations with Japan Red China and the Soviet Union. Emphasizes self development regional cooperation Okinawa withdrawal and possible trade openness with Red China to ease tensions and spur growth.
The Journal Publishes. Entered at Middletown Office. Subscription rates include 10c per weekday, 20c Sunday, 70c weekly, 21.00 yearly by mail in trading area, 30.00 outside trading area, and 38.00 outside U.S.A. All subscriptions payable in advance. Founded in 1857.
In Washington, liberal Democrats diverged on the Philadelphia Plan, pitting black workers against white craft unions in construction. Rep Moorhead voted for it amid cost fears, while Rep O’Hara opposed. The plan, pushed by Schultz and Fletcher, used modified quotas to expand black construction jobs, drawing White House backing despite AFL CIO opposition.
Secretary Schultz and Secretary Fletcher push to ensure blacks gain a fair share of jobs under every federal contract. If successful, the plan could shrink the income gap between white and Black workers across skilled and unskilled roles, a notable national improvement.
The text notes Columbia University’s original name as King's College and mentions America’s Orbiting Astronomical Observatory launched in December 1968 with about 40,000 commands from Earth and over four million data pieces about stars. It also states Mary Garden never performed at the Metropolitan and that the Roman calendar began months with Calends.
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