House urged to reject contempt for CBS in Selling of the Pentagon case
The House should oppose the Commerce Committee recommendation to hold CBS in contempt for not revealing untelevised materials used in the documentary The Selling of the Pentagon. The editorial argues such action would threaten press freedom and urge leaving news judgment to editors, not lawmakers. It notes broadcasters’ public license obligations and cautions against government interference in news editing.
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House of Representatives
Commerce Committee
Columbia Broadcasting System
Congress
Pentagon
House
Justice White
Mitchell
Clarence J Brown
CBS
Dr. Stanton
Mr. Brown
M. Brown
Frank Stanton
Not Much Of A Loss In The Beautiful People Nonsense
The piece mocks the fashionable set and notes a shift toward staying home or engaging in meaningful work such as teaching or helping rehabilitate drug addicts. It contrasts ostentation with usefulness and ends with a biblical reference encouraging discernment of the Lord’s will.
Middletown Remembered as a Horse and Buggy Town
On his eighty eighth birthday, historian Wilfred D. Vorhis recalls early 1900 Middletown life. He describes the Palmer Milling Company and Crown Flour, the Brush Arc light, and patriotic Memorial Day parades led by Grand Army of the Republic members. Main Street and business rows show livery stables, blacksmiths, brick works, and growing industry like Miami Cycle and Manufacturing, Sebald Brewing, and Decatur Buggy Company.
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Wilfred D. Vorhis
Wes Central
Third Street
Charles B. Palmer Sr
Palmer Milling Company
Vorhis
Edna Palmer
Palmer
Curis Street
Nmller
Garfield and
Girard
Skillman Twins
Clinton Orr
Jesse Moren
Grand Army of the Republic
Main Street
U.S
Middletown
Ben Smith
Hiram Clark
Sullivan Brothers
Ben Worcester
Leopold Kartzig
Ritter Brothers
John Sutphin
Henry McCabe
A.B. Shetter
Broad Street
Miami Cycle and Manufacturing Company
Grand Avenue
William Sebald Brewing Company
Canal
Verity Parkway
Central
First
Central Avenue
Big Four
Decatur Buggy Company
Dr. Bundy
Hartley's Confectional and Sorg Opera House Era Spotlight
The article recalls Hartley’s Confectional as a famed gathering spot for ice cream sodas and candies, linked to a post performance visit to the Sorg Opera House. Captain Daniel Bonnell, Civil War veteran with one arm, ran the United States Hotel nearby with celebrity guests often in town for opera appearances.
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Hartley's
Sorg
Hartleys
United States
Daniel Bonnell
Nicholas
Rommell House
City
U.S
First National Bank
Charles B
Bonnell
Hart and the secular turn in Christian thought
This column argues that Christianity must balance worldliness with eternal concerns. Hart proposes a test, Hart's Law, for distinguishing genuine Christian concern from fashionable political posturing by evaluating whether an unfashionable issue is addressed. The piece cites South Vietnam, South Africa, and various figures to illustrate trends.
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Samaria
South Vietnam
Berrigans
Paul Moore
Episcopal
New York
Bernard M. Kelly
Providence
U.S
Vietnam
Guatemala
Journal Publication Subscription Rates and details
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc Middletown Ohio lists subscription prices for weekdays and Sundays, motor route and mail options, service charges, and payment terms. Rates include 15 cents daily at newsstands, 80 cents weekly seven days, 20 cents Sundays, and mail rates of 30 dollars per year within and outside trading areas with U S and international prices.
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News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Supreme Court Split on First Amendment in Press Case
The nine justices show a mixed stance on prior restraint and press rights. Chief disputes center on whether publication would cause direct public harm and how far the First Amendment protects newspapers like the New York Times and Washington Post. The court’s lineup suggests cautious limits on absolute publishing rights.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York Times
Washington Post
Justice White
Justice Stewart
Mitchell
White
Stewart
The
Times and Post
Republic
Our
Justice Brennan
Justice Marshall
CBS Versus Censorship and the Pentagon Film Row
William F Buckley Jr reviews CBS The Selling of the Pentagon and the ensuing clash with Congress over access to rushes. He notes distortions in polemical TV and the push from Rep Harley Staggers to subpoena footage, prompting debate on press freedom and broadcast regulation.
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Paul J. Day
George Crout
George Velte
West Middletown
Heno
Smith Brick Works
William Smith
William Jr
Smith Park
Smiths
Edward and
Gus Frisch
Forest Hills Country Club
Dennis the
Menrece
Jeffrey Hart
Hegel
Canada
Zscwieschneeking Features Syndicate
the Journal
Tom Braden
Yale Law
Thomas I. Emerson
Black
Douglas
William F. Buckley JR
Agnew
Harley Staggers
House Commerce Committee
Congressman Staggers
Dr Stanton
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