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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1968
Page
4
A single night saw multiple burglaries and vandalism incidents across town. Thieves stole liquor, beer, cigars, cash, and appliances while vandals damaged schools, a church, a laundromat, and a vacant house. Two sisters, ages 9 and 13, were later arrested for shoplifting.
The text muses that Earth is a tiny grain of sand on a vast universe and notes microbes here have orbited a satellite with tall antennas to monitor radio waves in the Milky Way. It suggests others may do similar, but offers no evidence. It ends with a biblical reflection.
A letter from Carl J. Landes of Straughn Indiana laments Congress and national morale amid poverty, Vietnam, and foreign policy. He cites Dr. King and Luke 23 27 30 urging nonviolent solutions and warns of a drifting nation if lawmakers are pressured. He also criticizes the Pueblo incident and U S preparedness, foreign aid, and flag display, signed by Mrs H W Newcomb.
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options with daily, Sunday, and mail rates. Rates include 60 cents weekly city, 15 dollars yearly mail within trading area, 74 dollars yearly outside area, and 38 dollars outside the US. All mail subscriptions are paid in advance. Founded in 1857.
Dave Began reflects on holiday highway deaths across the United States and Ohio, noting a statistical inevitability and ranking Middletown and Hamilton in safety. He blames both motorists and pedestrians for a lack of courtesy, urging a “compliment club” to reduce tragedy.
Analysis of hunger figures, federal relief spending, and proposed ideas. The piece critiques the 26 billion annual hunger programs, questions distribution effectiveness, cites Goodell and Friedman, and suggests direct payments or a national dividend as alternatives.
In Toledo Ohio a public retirement ceremony honors veteran patrolman Andrew Iwinski who served 46 years on downtown beat starting 1922. City leaders and merchants present a $2500 check as family and colleagues recall his lifelong dedication and quiet service to the community.
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