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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1978
Page
4
A neighborly police chief offers winter driving tips as ice and snow bind roads. Skid testers urge caution on icy driveways and shaded spots while advising heater use, windshield washer antifreeze, and keeping headlights on. The piece notes subfreezing dangers, stalled exurban commutes, and a 1968 Dodge iced in at the driveway base.
The Journal notes Elwood Richardson is listed as the presiding officer and business manager in the current issue, with Siebenth identified among the Siebenth associates. The fragment highlights organizational roles within the publication.
Two studies warn total war would devastate both sides. Harold Brown cites 140 million US deaths and 113 million Soviet deaths in a nuclear exchange, with vast economic ruin. The Congressional Budget Office calls a major war a catastrophe, stressing that even a successful Soviet attack would not prevent US retaliation. The nuclear standoff remains a stabilizing, guiding fact of modern defense policy. Let us have no self conceit.
Columnist Jim Fiebig criticizes the FDA for proposing warning labels on hair dyes after laboratory rats developed cancer from high dye exposure. He notes industry claims that humans would require extreme dyeing to match rat doses and questions regulatory reactions.
A provocative piece argues rats and mice endure forced treadmill workouts with electric shocks to prove jogging is dangerous. It warns of FDA labels on athletic wear and mocks hair dye research by the National Cancer Institute amid ongoing animal testing and rising human deaths.
Ronald Reagan argues inflation driven assessments fuel a state tax revolt centered in California where the Jarvis amendment would cap property taxes at one percent of value. With 1.2 million signatures, it heads to the June 6 primary as critics warn of service cuts while supporters urge tax relief and a broader rollback of state and local taxation.
Lowell Weicker, the Connecticut senator, contemplates a presidential bid 760 days before New Hampshire. He seeks to broaden the GOP’s ideological range beyond Ford and Reagan, urging focus on urban issues while noting liberal Republicanism lacks concrete, unified solutions.
The Middletown News Journal lists postage, home delivery, motor route, and mail subscription prices. Rates include 20 cents weekday, 35 cents Sunday, 90 cents weekday home delivery, 25 cents Sunday, and mail options at 38 dollars yearly within the U.S. and 46 dollars outside. The note also shows motor route and calendar month terms with four-week and weekly options.
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