Church State Rulings Highlight Dividing Line on Aid
The Supreme Court split 5 to 4 upholding federal aid for church affiliated colleges to build libraries and labs while rejecting state funding for parochial elementary and secondary schools. Chief Justice Burger noted differences in indoctrination risk between college and school settings. The decision reinforces separation even as debates over parochial aid continue.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Fed
Eral
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Middletown Historian Vorhis Reflects On City Pioneers
Middletown’s Wilfred D. Vorhis recalls local history and personalities in a packed living room tour. He cites figures like E. H. McKnight, Daniel Doty, Paul J. Sorg, and others shaping Middletown’s early industry and culture, noting how death ends establishments and new generations rise.
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Middletown
Wilfred D. Vorhis
Holland
Vorhis
America
Paul J. Sorg
Sorg
Sorg Tobacco
East Central
Middletown youth recalls cornerstone of Curtis Street plant
While a Middletown High School student Vorhis watched Mr Verity lay the cornerstone of a Curtis Street plant in 1900 with a friend. He later became closely associated with Verity for 30 years and with the company for 40 years, noting an early link to the Dotys grove site.
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Middletwn High School
Old South School
Vorhis
Mr. Verity
Curtis Street
Doty’s Grove
Election outlook across states shapes 1972 race
Analysis flags economy and inflation as top issues for 1972 voters. It notes potential impact of third party bids, worries about uncertainty during transition, and compares current Democratic and Republican prospects led by Humphrey and Muskie amid a costly campaign landscape.
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Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
George Wallace
Alabama
Nixon
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Displayed
The Journal published daily by News Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio lists subscription options for newsstands, home delivery, motor route and mail. Rates include 15 cents per weekday, 80 cents weekly, $3.47 in 12 installments or $3.20 in four weeks, and $30 per year by mail citywide with $38 outside the U.S. A service charge applies for the Journal tube placement.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Newspaperboy
U.S.A
Readers praise community support after cat attack incident
A Middletown Journal letter thanks residents who aided after a cat bite to a daughter. The writers commend Mayor Bernard Eichholz and trustee Harry Beachler for swift help, credit Jimmy Clifford for catching the cat, and urge clearer procedures for rapid animal capture. They also discuss Fenwick and Monroe stadium arrangements for upcoming games and thank Fenwick boosters and Monroe High.
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Middletown Journal
Journal
Bernard Eichholz
Franklin
Harry Beachler
Franklin Township
Herman Tibbs
al Cramer
Hugh Davis
Jimmy Clifford
Ed Beart
Falcons
Barnitz Field
Fenwick
Monroe
Middletown
Monroe High
Fenwick Athletic Department
Barnit
Fenwick High
Monroe Stadium
Fenwick Falcons Move For Monroe Stadium Games
A reader questions Fenwick High football games relocating to Monroe Stadium citing concerns over night-game security at Barnitz. The letter asks if moving home games is needed for police protection, student crowd control, or higher gate receipts.
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Fenwick Falcons
Monroe
Jerry Nardiello
Fenwick High
Monroe Stadium
Barnitz
Fenwick
Front Page Protest Over Police Jailings and Judge Lamb
A reader argues free speech and police power are misused when citizens are jailed at odd hours for minor attire disputes. The letter likens the judge’s ruling to Soviet style control and cites Lima State Hospital as a suggested remedy for the judge.
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Vannest
Ivan Denisovich
Avere
Scouts Earn Recognition For Community Projects
Mr and Mrs Mike Fitzgerald of Superior Avenue complain the paper underplays Boy Scout Troop 88 activities. They note four months of hard work selling bulbs and collecting newspapers and urge better coverage highlighting youth leadership.
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Mike Fitzgereld
Superior Avenee
Factographs Across Time and Places
A compendium of historical notes notes include the Eiffel Tower’s 1889 erection in Paris, Isabella’s wild boar hunting, widespread fiberglass uses, the bald eagle as national bird, Casablanca’s industrial shift, Hungary’s croissant origin claim, Casablanca’s diverse production, early Mississippi steamboats and their destruction, and Roman white bread as a status symbol.
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Elwood Richardson
John
George Crout
McKnight
E. H. McKnight
Catherine Doty
White House
Daniel Doty
Doty
Emma Doty Shepard
Daniel
Richard Dowling
Paul Arthur Sorg
Capt
Robert Wilson
Daniel MecCalley
Wilson and McCalley Tobacco Company
Girard
Isaac Hale
Herbert Borens
Main Street
Cullman Tobacco
Colin Gardner
George
Tom Harvey
Gardner-Harvey Paper Company
Diamond National Corporation
Mark Thomas
E.C. Woodward
Wardlow-Thomas Company
Vanderveer Street
Joseph M. Iseminger
Caldwell and Iseminger Construction Company
Sorg Opera House
David Harlan
Crystal Paper Co
Dennis the Merce
David Lawrence
United States
Europe
Mediterranean
Pacific
Soviet Union
Mideast
Monkey
the Journal
Dick C. Gierzak
H. Moore
Boy Scout
Paris
Isabella
Morocco
Casablanca
France
Hungary
Mississippi River
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