Women candidates face funding gaps in U S campaigns
Washington report on the Women Campaign Fund highlighting that women hold under 7 percent of elected offices. The piece cites Senate and House figures, discusses barriers to fundraising for female candidates, and quotes officials and lawmakers urging broader support and equality in politics.
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Washington
Women's Campaign Fund
WCF
U.S. Senate
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme
Women’s Campaign Fund
Teresa Heinz
Pennsylvania
Old Boy
Gloria Schafer
Connecticut
Siebenthaler Sr. President Jim Mills Managing Editor
Jim Mills is named Siebenthaler Sr as president and serving as managing editor in a local newspaper note detailing leadership roles and newsroom leadership structure.
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WA. Siebenthaler Sr
Jim Mills
Welfare fraud debate over who bears the burden
A California woman faces charges for welfare fraud exceeding a quarter million dollars. The piece argues that fraud harms the genuinely needy and criticizes government agencies for mismanagement. It cites estimates from Joseph Califano on $2 billion yearly waste and New York City data on AFDC recipient fraud, while noting some agencies show progress and urging ongoing vigilance to protect the vulnerable.
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California
Joseph Califano
Health, Education and Welfare
New York City
Time Magazine
Kilpatrick On FBI Methods And Civil Liberties
James J Kilpatrick argues against dismantling domestic security machinery despite criticizing FBI civil liberties violations He condemns the King assassination campaign while warning that curbing investigations would not fix past misconduct but could harm national security efforts.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau
Martin Luther King
James J. Kilpatrick
Noise and silence in modern civilization
An observer notes noise as a defining 20th century trait alongside speed and overpopulation. The piece questions whether perpetual noise is harmful, arguing that while silence feels unnatural at first, lasting quiet may warrant further study by historians. It cites a biblical proverb to frame timely reflection on sound.
Firemen save Centerville restaurant in linen closet blaze
Middletown volunteers Lt. Ellis Moren and Buck Bair helped extinguish a linen closet fire at the Peking Inn in Centerville after organizing a bucket brigade with waiting staff. Diners were escorted out and later returned. managers treated the pair and friends to dinner or drinks.
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Middletown
Peking Inn
Centerville
Ellis Moren
Buck Bair
Moren
Bair
The Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc outlines home delivery and mail rates. Weekly, monthly, and yearly prices are listed for weekdays Sundays motor route and foreign subscriptions with prepayment required. Founded in 1857.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
USA
U.S.A
Sadat policies and US support questioned by critic
John Roche argues the US backs Sadat to divert from other aims as Mondale weighs trips to Jerusalem and talks with Egyptian and Israeli ministers. He asserts Sadat has gained little concrete concessions and accuses Washington of pressuring Israel while praising Sadat’s rhetoric and moves. He frames Begin as the hard line intransigent counterpart.
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Carter
Vance
Fidel Castro
Prince Charles
Britain
Atlantic
Washington
Israel
United States
Middle East
Fritz Mondale
Jerusalem
Cairo
London
Moscow
Jimmy
Sadat
Suez Canal
Sinai
Abu Reis
Solzhenitsyn Commencement Sparks Debate On Right To Know
A Harvard Yard address by Alexander Solzhenitsyn sparks a vigorous debate on information, gossip, and Mass media. The Nobel laureate argues the right not to know can protect the soul from excess, while critics fault Western morals and press culture in a sprawling, opinionated column-like piece.
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Ridgefield
Connap
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Vermont
Harvard Yard
U.S
Liz Smith
Earl Wilson
Rona Barrett
Russell Baker
Art Buchwald
Abby
Erma Bombeck
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Frank R. Myers
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Jim Fiebig
E. Logan Drive
Tempe
Ariz
the Journal
John Roche
Bagdad
Lebanon
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Egypt
White House
France
de Gaulle
Nasser
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Balky Begin
Anwar
Hugh Mulligan
Volga
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