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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1977
Page
4
An analysis critiques claims that black riots, New York looting, and past urban riots are spontaneous protests or hunger driven. It surveys Watts, Detroit 1967, Boston 1919, New York 1863, and academic views, arguing opportunities do not equal causes and urging acknowledgment of deeper social issues.
Postmaster Bailor proposes two first class rates to distinguish business and individual mail. Handwritten delivery or return addresses would stay at 13 cents, while printed or typed addresses would require 16 cents. The plan invites cost avoids but raises enforcement questions and echoes past stamp programs for relief and emergencies.
A Library of Congress CRS study projects median family income rising from 13,719 in 1975 to 77,687 by 1998 and 11,351 in federal income taxes, with tax share climbing from 11.2 to 14.6 percent and state local rates from 7.2 to 9.8 percent, illustrating growing tax burdens.
An Ohio Bicentennial time capsule sealed at the Ohio Historical Society contains everyday items like a hamburger, cigarettes, an aerosol can, a CB manual, and a 1976 Reds baseball chosen to represent the era. The display in Columbus invites public suggestion of future inclusions while noting it will open July 4, 2015.
Dr William Harman and thinkers warn industrialized society risks a societal nervous breakdown as unemployment becomes a psychological-cultural issue. Looting in New York is framed as the act of psychologically disadvantaged not starving, with impact on minorities and the economy.
The article argues the U S Postal Service risks obsolescence from rising two tier mail charges and cheap electronic copying via telecopiers like Xerox and Qwip systems. It notes many businesses already rely on telephone data links, predicts 80 percent of business mail could shift to electronic transmission, and cites rising rental prices and market uptake figures for early units.
Published daily by the News Journal Inc in Middletown Ohio since 1857 the paper lists subscription prices for home delivery by carrier motor route and mail with weekly and monthly options plus per-copy rates for weekdays and Sundays. It notes all motor route and mail subscriptions are payable in advance and provides historical publishing context.
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