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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
4
A Brookings Institution study criticizes decades of federal subsidies for feeder airlines serving small towns. It cites wasted funds, declining flights, and poorer service, urging elimination or sharp reduction. It favors smaller aircraft and taxi-style services to cut costs and restore useful, frequent service.
Paul Harvey argues EPA demands rapid depollution with no delay, while industries note long term profits from recycling and cleaner production. He cites papermakers, orange juice byproducts, pharmaceuticals, paint, foundries, and rail and energy sectors profiting from cleaner processes and new efficiencies.
The piece lauds McGovern Fraser reforms for reducing stage tricks and extending clear debate. It notes delegate dynamics at the Miami Beach convention, Daley’s alleged election irregularities, and Meany's blunt critique of McGovern as a communist skeptic.
The analysis argues the McGovern Fraser reforms worked, though McGovern delegates were less representative of mainstream Democrats. It suggests delegates tended to be more affluent and activist, yet reforms produced a rough alignment with the intended goals.
The Middletown Journal outlines subscription options including newsstand single copies for 1 and 2 cents, 80 cents weekly seven days, motor route at 3.47 in 12 installments or 3.20 in four weeks, plus a 1.5 cent service charge. Mail rates are 30 dollars per year in the trading area and 38 outside, all payable in advance. Established 1857.
The piece reflects on Hubert Humphrey as a near-miss for the presidency, noting Nixon's narrow popular vote win in 1968 and George Wallace’s third-party impact. It compares past convention outcomes, critiques liberal delegates, and recalls Henry Wallace’s assessment of Humphrey's blunt speech habits.
A letter to the editor praises Lebanon Correctional Institution in Ohio as a true rehabilitation center. The writers argue inmates can reform through available programs, credit guards and officials, and urge families to support inmates in using prison offerings to reenter society. They admit past wrongs and stress accountability.
A diverse crowd at the Democratic convention highlights open primaries and the clash over representation. Critics warn McGovern rules may force categorical voting while supporters tout broader participation and party renewal.
Ben Wattenberg, close to Sen. Jackson, quips that the next president after Nixon will be a Chicano female aged 11. The remark critiques political categorization and the rise of identity politics in a party reshaped by new rules. In November voters, including ethnics and minorities, face a choice between two white middle-age Wasps with differing ideas.
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