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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1969
Page
4
Wilkins challenges Black Power advocates over calls for separate dormitories and autonomous black studies at colleges. He warns such demands cross into racism, urges restraint, and argues against using tax funds for segregated schools while supporting expanded curricula reflecting Negro history and culture.
Public knowledge on air pollution has jumped in recent years and smog jokes are fading. Yet many still lack urgency, despite seeing polluted skies over large cities on bad days, reminding citizens that the problem is real and needs action.
Joseph Alsop argues that conflicts of interest prove secondary to a nominee’s character. Packard, with vast fortune gains, faces scrutiny alongside prior officials like Wilson, Kyes, Hickel, and McNamara, emphasizing personal interests versus public duty and the need to assess character in choosing leadership for the Defense Department.
A working wife finds her family kitten unconscious and nearly dead after tumbling into the dryer with laundry. She revives it with cold water and the kitten resumes its breakfast later. The piece closes with a quip about typographical errors and the Hong Kong flu. The writer notes flu expectations and urges rest, fluids, and avoiding bad weather.
An article on the federal transition as a new administration takes power. It notes delays and confusion during staff changes, budget and appropriations issues, continuity in foreign policy, and the uncertainty of serving under new leadership during inauguration day. Broad discretionary authority and career civil servants are highlighted.
A reader urges Nixon to start missile talks with the USSR arguing for balance of terror over arms race. Another writer criticizes civil rights expansion and housing laws as unconstitutional overreach. A third letter recounts garbage collection failures and calls for improved service.
Readers praise the Bob Hope Christmas Special for showing American soldiers in Vietnam smiling and laughing. The letter emphasizes the impact on troops and urges acknowledgment of the Vietnam conflict's reality.
The Journal Published daily by News- Journal, Inc. outlines subscription rates in Middletown Ohio including daily copies at 10c and Sunday at 20c, weekly delivery 70c, and annual mail options 21 to 38 dollars with advance payment required. Founded in 1857.
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