Economic discontent stirs both sides of Atlantic
A commentator notes frustration with American politicians over tax cuts and welfare funding in New Hampshire and nationwide while highlighting a growing English debate. Oxford economists Bacon and Ellis advocate market sector profits as essential for ongoing economic growth.
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England
Oxford
Robert Bacon
Walter Ellis
Jerry Ford
Bacon
Ellis
New Hampshire
Britain
EPA report understates broad economic effects of environmental rules
The EPA cites 75 plants shutting down affecting 15,700 workers while antipollution equipment industry employs 1.1 million in a $15.7 billion market. It ignores proposed plants and power projects, signaling delayed construction and potential shortages. The piece notes regulatory delays, urges sharper business leadership, and questions Reagan era policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S
EPA
Utah
Bacon-Ellis
Pacific Coast
Bryant
Carole Cushing
Readers urged to back bills for fair local telephone service
A letter to the editor asks Ohio lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 189 and House Bill 263 to end toll calls within communities. The writer argues two telephone monopolies control areas, padding bills while PUCO grants lifelong franchises and residents face high rates and possible future monopolization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
General Assembly
Senate
Ways and Means
Rules Committee
Telephone
PUCO
Timor invasion prompts UN protest and U S abstention
The Timor seizure occurred hours after a Jakarta visit, with Indonesia using U S supplied ships to take control. The UN General Assembly urged withdrawal while the United States abstained on the Portugal backed resolution. Indonesia plans a plebiscite under occupation, which analysts deem meaningless.
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Ford
Jakarta
Portuguese Timor
General Assembly of the
United Nations
Indonesia
United States
U.N
Timor
Portugal
Smoke and the antismoking divide in modern culture
A reflective essay on the clash between smokers and antismokers in America. It cites ASH and public spaces battles from restaurants to airplanes, arguing for mutual respect, freedom to smoke where allowed, and nonjudgmental living, with humor and quotes from Barbara and Joe E. Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara
America
Park Avenue
John Banzhoff III
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates History
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc in Middletown Ohio outlines subscription options. Rates include 15c per copy on weekdays and 25c on Sundays at newsstands, with home delivery and motor route options plus annual mail rates for U.S. and international addresses.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Thankful note to three strangers aiding handicap visitor at Middletown Hospital
A handicapped reader recounts being aided by three strangers to reach Middletown Hospital from the front parking lot on a cold icy day. He praises their help after two falls and a ruined pantsuit and urges two accessible parking stalls at the front for handicapped visitors.
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Middletown Hospital
Middletown
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Phyllis Battelle
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N.Y
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