Unhateable Man Gerald Ford in Campaign View
Washington notes offer impressions of Gerald Ford as a likable honest leader. The piece discusses his conduct style and the political dynamics around his campaign, including aides, Nixon pardon, and foreign policy under Kissinger. It weighs his vulnerability to being overestimated and stresses the need for practical leadership.
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Honest
Donald Rumsfeld
Illinois
Ron Nelson
NBC
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Rockefeller
Henry Kissinger
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Harry Truman
McCarthy
Henry Wallace
Josef Stalin
Richard Nixon
Kissinger
Mayaguez
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Clark
Simon Butler
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Kenton
Butler
Panel misstep marks rough start for new Federal Election Commission
The new Federal Election Commission faced criticism for a secret vote allowing political parties to accept free services from city or public agency bidders while forbidding similar help from private firms. Critics call for open meetings and a consistent rule on funding, urging Congress to correct the oversight. The piece links to broader calls for transparency in political finance.
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Federal Election Commission
Commission
The
Apollo-Soyuz deserved better from the public eye
A guest column urges Americans to cherish the Apollo-Soyuz link up, arguing the mission deserved broader feeling of hope and peace. The piece notes waning public awe since the moon landing, condemns cynicism, and calls for embracing this historic space gesture as a step toward transcending Cold War barriers.
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Neil Armstrong
Earth
Apollo-Soyuz
Apollo- Soyuz
Fading Miami Erie Canal Ends Era in Western Ohio
Middletown diaries recount the decline of the Miami Erie Canal as a transportation link. Trials with electric mules and gasoline packets failed amid railroad opposition and time, while railroads supplanted canals and towns grew with new brick and wood houses.
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Miami & Erie Transportation Co
Cincinnati, Dayton & Toledo Packet Co
Crescentville
Cincinnati
Dayton
DeWitt Clinton
New York
Newark
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Ohio River
Gov
Clinton
New York City
Miami Valley
Sylvan
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal outlines subscription options for Middletown Ohio readers including daily weekday and Sunday stand prices, home delivery by carrier or motor route, mail rates, and payment terms. notes mail and motor route options with calendar month and year totals and states its founding year 1857.
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News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Letter to the editor attacks federal regulation and OSHA impact on Armco
A reader claims federal OSHA will burden taxpayers and raise prices, urging repeal of the act. The letter links Armco’s growth to energy policy and regulation, worries about socialism, and compares federal meddling to colonial resistance. It calls for petitions and local action to oppose the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
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William Verity
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Verity
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OSHA
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Sorg
George III
Boston
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