Moderation in Politics and the Johnson Impeachment
The piece reflects on moderation in politics, citing Andrew Johnson and Lincoln as context. It notes Johnson faced impeachment attempts after Congress restricted the South postwar and argues balance of powers prevented a congressional dictatorship. The lesson emphasizes restraint in calls for impeachment today.
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Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
South
Congress
Thaddeus Stevens
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
Plague Lessons From Denver Squirrel Findings
An article notes dead Denver squirrels with bubonic plague signs and a recovering six year old girl thanks to antibiotics. It contrasts medieval Europe’s mortality with modern pest control and medical care, emphasizing fleas and rats as transmission vectors and cautioning against sensationalism.
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Denver
Europe
Dangerous Right Wing Threats Stir Talking Points
A writer challenges Steve Allen and liberal critics over a brochure from the Institute for American Democracy. It features a warning against the Reactionary Right with images of Hitler and a lineup of nine figures deemed “salesmen of the Radical Right” including Rockwell, Welch, Hargis and Walker.
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Steve Allen
Institute For American Democracy
MR. Allen
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
East Coast
California
Morris Abram
American Jewish Committee
Francis Biddle
John Cronin
Walter Reuther
Dore Schary
George Shuster
Adlai Stevenson III
Adlai Stevenson IV
George Lincoln Rockwell
Robert Welch
Billy James Hargis
Carl McIntire
General Walker
H.L. Hunt
Dan Smoot
Clarence Manion
Fred Schwarz
Ocean Frontiers and the Offshore Resources Drive 1970s Promise
Paul Harvey discusses ocean exploration as a joint effort of scientists and technicians, predicting vast offshore oil reserves possibly surpassing terrestrial sources. He cites Aluminum Co. of America chair Frederick Close touting marine technology as the glamor business of the 1970s and notes offshore phosphate deposits and potential $15 billion annual value. The Marine Technology Society conference in Washington shows conservative scientists becoming ecstatic about a new global industry.
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Frederick Close
The
Aluminum Co. of America
Earth
Carolinas
Georgia
Marine Technology Society
Washington
Philadelphia's PAE: Black capitalism backed by GE contracts
Reverend Leon Sullivan of Zion Baptist Church spearheads Progress Aerospace Enterprises, Inc. in Philadelphia to manufacture aerospace components. GE awards 2,675,000 in contracts and the Labor Department 522,000 for training, with 160 workers eventual goal, as part of a broader “10-36” self help housing program and OIC network.
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Ripon Society
Richard Nixon
Philadelphia
Leon Sullivan
Zion Baptist Church
Enterprises, Inc
PAE
Mr. Sullivan
General Electric Company
Big GE
Pastor Sullivan
U. S. Department of Labor
National Alliance For Businessmen
New York City
Thomas Matthew
Borough of
Queens
Sullivan
Progress Aerospace Enterprises, Inc
OIC
Opportunities Industrialization Center
Mark Morton
Morton
John Bunting
First Pennsylvania Banking and First Company
Clifford Taylor
Air Force
Richard Cornuelle
National Association of Manufacturers
America
Stokely Carmichail
Zinnias
Doctors fees and Medicare spark tough Middletown talk
A reporter presses a Middletown surgeon for price data and instead gets a detailed critique of rising medical costs. He argues fees have doubled in 30 years, explains Medicare's impact, drug company costs, and the burden of paperwork, ending with a reminder that doctors pay taxes and retirement costs while facing public scrutiny.
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Middletown
Southern governors push for concessions at Democratic convention
In Cincinnati the Democratic southern governors led by Govs. Connally and Ellington press Vice President Humphrey for at least three concessions in exchange for bloc support. They propose a platform aimed at keeping the South aligned and fear being seen as northern liberal allies, while not forcing a southern running mate. They would accept a northern urban VP and even Sen. Edward Kennedy for second place if the platform suits.
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Cincinnati
Humphrey
Texas
John Connally
Tennessee
Buford Ellington
Ellington
Bill Connell
Gov
Connally
Edward Kennedy
Robert
George Wallace
Kentucky
McCarthy
North
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Middletown Journal Ad Rate Card 1887
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists subscription rates for mail and home delivery. Rates include weekday copies at 10 cents, Sunday 18 cents, and yearly mail plans from 15 to 38 dollars depending on region.
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the News Journal, Inc
Broadet First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
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William F. Buckley JR
Dr. Schwarz
Steve Allens
Abram
Joseph Stalin
Fidel Castro
Paul Harvey
John Chamberlain
Marianne
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