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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for various delivery options including per week, seven days year rates, and international pricing. It notes publication by News-Journal Inc since 1857 and includes a biblical quotation.
The Vatican plans a September final action on a draft declaring freedom to profess religious belief without government interference. The World Council of Churches urged no dilution or reinterpretation, and observers note such a strong statement would aid global worship freedom and gain Catholic support. South Vietnam correspondents are reminded to follow military censorship rules.
The President endorses strict limits on wiretaps and urges tighter controls on private listening devices. Senate probes reveal illegal IRS wiretapping in several offices, with reports of two way mirrors and covert microphones. The crackdown aims to curb government overreach and protect privacy, alongside LBJ enlarging his ranch holdings by over 4,000 acres.
Anna Louise Strong, an American exiled in Peking, is broadcast by North Vietnamese radio to U.S. troops in the south. She argues Americans back home distrust the war while urging withdrawal, echoing a broader campaign that targets GIs with hostile calls and reports of antiwar activity. Senator Thomas Dodd condemns the harassing tactics as inhuman and directed by Communist Party USA.
A columnist argues communism is failing at home with rising unemployment, discontent among youth, and farm troubles while Beijing and Moscow show unease. He notes missing top leaders, delayed party congresses, and conflicting reports on reforms, urging a strong foreign policy stance.
James Marlow profiles Benjamin Gitlow who died at 74 in New York. The 1925 Gitlow v New York decision shaped free expression, linking the 1st and 14th Amendments and limiting state censorship. Gitlow’s arc from socialist leader to anti-Red figure illustrates the case’s lasting impact on American liberties.
In a letter to the editor, residents discuss the Madison Township park acreage purchase. They question appraisal numbers and support buying the 227 acre tract, citing potential water access, population growth, and city recreation value.
Middletown Journal resumes weekly publication on July 27 1865 under C H and J B Brock. New and expanding local industries include Middletown Agricultural Works and Manilla Paper Mill, plus railroad improvements and a new First National Bank. Local news notes report a Globe Paper Mill injury, smallpox denial, a dog license crackdown, and Rev J B Morton’s illness and resignation.
Henry recalls jungle combat in South Vietnam near Quang Ngai. He and fellow yous crawl through paddy mud under machine gunfire as they attempt to reach a field hospital. A chopper pilot radios relief while the war’s ugliness haunts him with Chicago protests and Saigon’s unstable government.
Dispatches reveal persistent fatigue and homesickness among soldiers as they crave honest reports from back home. Senators debate the viability of victory, while the public feels cut off from authentic experiences of the war.
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