Veto signals shift in global power and U S stance
The Moynihan veto at the United Nations underlines a world where oil wealth and economics trump military force. It shows the rise of Arab states and nonaligned nations, diminishing U S influence, and prompts a reassessment of aid, diplomacy, and confidence in American leadership.
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Washington
Daniel Moynihan
United Nations
United States of America
Israel
Soviet Union
United States
Jamaica
Cyprus
Turkey
Greece
India
Bangladesh
Moynihan
U.S
Congress loses grip on foreign policy in election year
The piece warns that Congress now constrains presidential action in foreign affairs, from War Powers limits to budget conditions and CIA scrutiny, risking a drift that could hinder U.S. global leadership. It urges fixing the drift before it yields disaster.
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U.S
94Th Congress
Congress
Senate
State of the union judged mediocre by Jim Fiebig
Jim Fiebig argues Ford's State of the Union was neither as good nor as bad as partisans claim and likens speeches to tall tales from a rancher’s corral. He notes quotes from Paine and warns that lofty rhetoric does not curb year end pressures into January.
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Jim Fiebig
Ford
Thomas Paine
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
Subscription details for Middletown Ohio readers list prices for home delivery by carrier and motor route, Sunday copies, and mail options. Rates specify daily weekday and Sunday charges, weekly and four week periods, plus annual mail prices for U.S. and foreign addresses. All motor route and mail subscriptions payable in advance.
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First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
New Left Critique Sparks Controversy Over CIA Roles
A Counter-Spy editorial claims Indochina victory against US interference while linking the new left to a broader campaign against CIA and FBI discrediting. The piece cites Richard Welch’s murder in Athens and details advisory-board figures including David Dellinger and Mark Lane, framing a domestic terrorist phase around the Bicentennial.
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Copley News Service
Washington
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
New Left
Counter-Spy
Indochina
CIA
Lima
Peru
Richard S. Welch
Athens
Greece
Welch
William Colby
Colby
Advisory Board
Counter- Spy
David Dellinger
Students For A Democratic Society
Kirkpatrick Sales
Mark Lane
John F. Kennedy
Sylvia Crane
National Committee
HUAC
House UN- American Activities Committee
HISC
House Internal Security Committee
House
FBI
Senate
Philip Agee
Counter- Spy Advisory Board
Stonehill
Michael Harrington
Seymour Hersh
New York Times
Committees
Congress
Angola
U.S
Letters to the Editor critique of substitute bus drivers
A reader denounces substitute school bus drivers for learning routes at 3.59 per hour. She questions Civil Service eligibility, illness pay, and the district’s routing practices. The editor notes routes are described in writing but not mapped for easy substitution.
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Martha Y. Purvis
Whitman Drive
Mrs. Blair Defends King Memorial School Closures
A reader urges keeping Middletown schools open on Martin Luther King Day in honor of Dr. King and other notable Black figures. She argues presidents are honored daily and praises civil rights leaders while noting historic injustices.
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C. Edward Blair
Middletown
Martin Luther King
White House
Charles Richard Drew
George Washington
Carver
Jesse Jackson
David Abernathy
Roy Wilkins
Coretta Scott King
Kennedys
Darlene McKeller
Yankee Road
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