Public argues over gas supply and prices before FTC
The public questions whether gasoline shortages are real or a industry ploy. Industry figures claim rising demand and refinery limits, while skeptics accuse big oil of anticompetitive behavior. The FTC probe continues as drivers face higher costs and uncertain supplies.
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American Petroleum Institute
Institute
Paul Wollstadt
Wollstadt
Frank N. Ikard
United States
South Dakota
James
Abourezk
California
Alan Cranston
Hopeful Sign as Erskine Childers Takes Irish Presidency
London born Protestant Erskine Childers becomes president of the Irish Republic in a largely Catholic state. His election shows Protestants and Catholics can act without religious prejudice and may steer toward peace and curbing terrorists in Northern Ireland.
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Erskine Childers
Irish Republic
Ireland
Republic
Mr. Childers
Childers
Television overtakes classroom time amid tech hiccups
A short note recalls a day when school ended early due to teacher tech problems and a child’s remark on the growing role of television in education. A biblical verse adds a reflective tone about guidance and light.
Beneath Rhetoric Three Probes on Power and Race
Jeffrey Hart outlines three probes on rhetoric and power. He notes black progress and silent spokesmen, a Watergate driven media White House power struggle, and the budget clash between HEW and Defense with HEW leading in PR spending.
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White House
Agnew
Journal Subscription Rates and Publication Details
The Journal published daily by News Journal, Inc. Middletown Ohio provides rates for newsstand 15 cents daily 25 cents Sunday home delivery 80 cents weekly 3.47 in 12 installments or 3.20 in four weeks motor route 30 per year mail 28 outside U.S. All subscriptions payable in advance.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
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U.S.A
Nixon to counter attack as election glare grows
The piece portrays President Nixon as a gut fighter who may use rivals secrets from Secret Service reports and surveillance on Edward Kennedy. It discusses McGovern's investigations into Nixon contributors, the grain deal with Russia, Connally's contributors, and Sheridan’s probes, noting limited public impact but potential political framing by Nixon.
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Washington
United States
Nixon
Secret Service
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Kennedy
Sam Ervin
Humphrey
McGovern
Ted van Dyck
van Dyck
Department of Agriculture
Russia
Connally
Sheridan
Mr. Nixon
Richard Nixon
White House
Joe Namath
Jets
New York “Giants
Not a politician in the house
John Roche argues that the antiwar era showed two rival groups sharing lunacy and that no genuine politician existed in Washington. He criticizes media excess, lists Nixon era aides, and urges traditional politicians who understand America beyond mere rhetoric.
Sam Ervin speech draws Hamilton audience at Miami U branch
An audience at Miami University Hamilton campus heard Sen. Sam J. Ervin speak with Carl Morgenstern introducing him. Morgenstern joked about IRS audits and compared the event to listening to Bob Hope as a reporter noted the tape recording was in demand around the courthouse.
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Miami University
Carl Morgenstern
Hamilton
Stuches
Sam J. Ervin
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