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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1972

Page

4

The Scandal Behind Soaring Construction Costs

Reader's Digest reports costly union practices inflating building costs after interviewing over 500 industry reps. It notes workers' pay rises since 1926, productivity declines, and idle machines on government jobs, urging reform to avoid pricing out homes and schools.

Reader’s Digest Edward M. Young

Patented Dog Silencer Draws Fire From Odd Inventions

A Maryland man John F. McClellan Sr. of Monkton patents a dog silencer that uses inaudible dog-bark playback to quiet canines without disturbing owners. The note muses on sound and nuisance while recalling a trombonist neighbor and a lighthearted biblical reference.

John F. McClellan Sr Monkton, Md

Cannot Blindfold Our Children over Drive In Pornography

A letter writer urges action after a Dixie Cruise-In screen shows an adult scene near Rt 4. He argues pornographic material should not be shown on drive in screens and should be limited to indoor theaters to avoid exposing children.

Rt. 4 James Croucherk Anne Drive

Labor Dossier on McGovern Targets Democratic Candidate

The AFL-CIO circulated a White House document assessing George McGovern’s Senate votes on labor issues and other policy stands. It portrays him as wavering on key labor positions and civil rights while suggesting Republicans will use the record to undermine his appeal to young supporters.

Miami Beach Afl-Cio George McGovern White House George Meany South Dakota McGovern Senate Landrum-Griffin Dirksen Department of Labor HEW Gene McCarthy Bobby Kennedy Sen. Javits Prairie Wheat Farmer U.S Soviet Union Paul Hall Seafarers International Union Henry of Navarre Paris Israel Henry Wallace Progressive Party Russia Czechoslovakia Hanoi AFL Barry Goldwater

Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Listed

The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc in Middletown Ohio lists subscription options. Rates include 15 cent service charge for tube delivery, motor route and mail plans, and yearly options both in and out of the trading area. Founded in 1857.

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Deconcentrate and the McGovern Convention in Miami Beach

A satirical profile of John Kenneth Galbraith at the McGovern Convention in Miami Beach. The piece mocks Galbraith as a patron of populism and questions the redistribution zeal, contrasting Goldwater’s billionaires with McGovern’s platform and the party’s rhetoric.

Miami Beach BBC Studios Convention Hall Robin Day John Kenneth Galbraith Galbraith Peter the Great S. Petersburg M. Guillotine George McGovern American Economics Association The Americans For Democratic Action John Maynard Keynes McGovern Athens Hoi Polloi Beatrice Sidney Webb Prof

McGovern foreign views split Europe and Nixon gains

European journalists view McGovern as unstable abroad and prefer Nixon. Moscow and Warsaw back Nixon outlets while Heath uses McGovern as a symbol of U.S. weakness. Abroad only Hanoi sees some gain. Inside Miami Convention Hall foreign policy was largely ignored amid isolationist rhetoric and a pro Israel stance. White House operatives monitor Democrats and Nixon strategists ready a heavy critique.

Miami Beach McGovern Nixon Moscow U.S Warsaw Politburo Europe NATO Edward Heath Britain

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