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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1973
Page
4
The Supreme Court decision ends major legal disputes by allowing abortions in the first three months with state regulation in later trimesters. It restricts state interference early, permits licensing and health-related controls mid-pregnancy, and permits prohibition to protect the mother's life in late pregnancy.
A biblical verse from Numbers 2:2 directs that every man of Israel pitch by his own standard with the ensign of his father’s house, organizing the camp by tribal banners and lineage.
George McGovern says Richard Nixon’s aides tapped 12 telephone lines used by him and aides during the 1972 campaign and warns the nation that privacy is essential. He links the taps to broader harassment of dissenters and questions whether White House critics know the full extent of spying.
The piece argues Nixon’s cautious, blank-spot diplomacy at Camp David and decisive bombing shaped talks with Hanoi. It credits his wait-and-see approach, timing of airstrikes after Kissinger’s talks, and the shift to a recognized DMZ and genuine inspection force, framing Nixon as a tough negotiator steering peace.
A reader apologizes for missing a school board meeting to back Black History Week and an outside speaker at Middletown High. The letter urges administration to allow black history events, links denial to harmful segregation myths, and argues for biblical teaching and moral education alongside history. The writer warns of conflict if equality is resisted and calls for action from parents and officials.
A resident voices frustration with changes in Middletown city services and raises. The critic alleges higher costs for trash hauling and no real improvement to garbage or bus service, notes elderly riders waiting in cold, and questions funding for raises amid municipal turmoil. The letter laments ongoing government decline.
The Journal is published daily by News Journal Inc of Middletown Ohio. Rates are 1 Sc weekday newsstand, 25c Sunday, home delivery 80c weekly, motor route $3.47 in 12 payments or $3.20 in four weeks, plus 15c monthly service charge. Mail subscriptions: $30 per year in area, $38 outside. All subscriptions payable in advance. Founded 1857.
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