Soviet fleet gains edge over U S Navy in new assessment
Retired Captain John Moore of Jane's Fighting Ships argues the Soviet navy narrows and may surpass U S firepower, while U S carrier airpower and crew skill remain superior. He notes Soviet ships rely on frequent on shore maintenance and draftee crews, with first Soviet aircraft appearing in 1973 and tensions rising from the 1973 Arab–Israeli war stand-off in the Mediterranean.
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John Moore
United States
Jane's Fighting Ships
Soviet Union
U.S. Navy
Defense
U.S
Capt
America
Mediterranean
Ford and Kissinger Lose Credibility in Detente Policy
The piece argues that Henry Kissinger and the Ford administration failed to apply linkage in Angola and other conflicts, rendering detente conceptually bankrupt. It critiques mixed signals on grain leverage, Soviet intentions, and Cuban interventions, noting deteriorating credibility with the Soviet Union and strained U.S. diplomacy.
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Henry Kissinger
Angola
South Vietnam
Portugal
Ford
American Farm Bureau Federation
St. Louis
Moscow
United States
Kissinger
Senate
UNITA
National Liberation Front
PLA
Gravn Oe
Issinger
Anatoly Dobrynin
Peking
David A Julie Eisenhower
Nixon
Middletown officials push for action under new chairman
January 24, 1920 Middletown city leaders report annual findings to the City Commission. C Ed Sebald, newly chair, urges stronger enforcement of Prohibition and a study for a city manager while warning the city faces a water shortage, aged water works, and street lighting upgrades. Fire and building activity noted, with calls for a new fire station and improved sewer extension. Commissioners seek a more efficient administration to curb overburden on individual members.
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City Commission
C. Ed Sebald
Middletown
Sebald
Elmer Reed
Paul A. Sorg Paper Company
George Harvey
Orville Corson
Alameda
John Kunz
Middletown News Journal rate card details
The Journal Published daily by News Journal Inc lists subscription rates and options. It details in print and motor route pricing for weekdays and Sundays, including per-copy, weekly, monthly, and yearly costs for mail and motor route delivery, plus postal and origin information.
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News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Schools for students address class size amendment at LMHS
A Lemon Monroe High School letter to the editor opposes a 20 student minimum class size, arguing it would hurt advanced courses and scheduling. The writers propose using a percentage of students instead and urge parent involvement to monitor amendments affecting academic excellence in the Middletown city schools.
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Lemon-Monroe’ High School
Middletown High School
Monroe
Igher
LMHS
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