Senate delays B1 bomber funds amid indecision over cost
Congressional debate over the B1 bomber payment continues as the Senate approves a Feb 1 delay while the Air Force argues a back up for missiles is essential. Critics warn the $87 million per plane price and total $1 billion 1977 spend are excessive and costly.
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Vanishing American farmers face taxes and change
In Amherst Massachusetts a study shows 58 percent of Hampshire County farmland lost between 1950 and 1969 while farm families shrink and land taxes rise. The piece links rural decline to policy shifts under Nixon Ford and warns of a broader loss of national heritage as agribusiness replaces family farms.
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Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
America
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Massachusetts
Hampshire College
Hampshire County
Rethinking Civil Jury Trials and Arbitration Options
A high court figure notes England abandoned most civil jury trials decades ago and that civil juries slow cases with higher costs. The text argues the Sixth Amendment should not be amended, but allowing arbitration and other methods could improve efficiency and flexibility in civil disputes involving more than twenty dollars.
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Warren E. Burger
United States
England
Congress
Mason travels to Philadelphia for proposed Virginia Declaration of Rights
On June 5 1776 George Mason set out for Philadelphia to present to the Continental Congress the proposed Declaration of Rights adopted by the Virginia Convention. The text recalls a biblical saying from Matthew 20 27 regarding leadership and service.
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Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Butler County agriculture report highlights bumper corn crop
In the Centennial year Butler County Ohio reports a bumper corn harvest with 74 000 acres yielding nearly 3 million bushels while 34 000 acres of wheat produced under 150 000 bushels. The county ranks high in wealth and farm quality with 293 000 acres valued at 18 million and about 4 000 farms.
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Butler County
U.S
David M Magie
Monroe
Miami Valley
Middletown
Warren County
Butler
Miami River
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Journal published daily by News Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio outlines subscription options. Rates cover home delivery by carrier or motor route and mail, with weekly and monthly terms and international pricing, reflecting the paper's long history since 1857.
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News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
USA
Doctors and Crichton spar over medical writing style
Michael Crichton argues that medical articles are written in cryptic, incorrect prose designed to mystify readers. He notes doctors often confuse patients and colleagues with grandiose, opaque language and grammatical mistakes.
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Michael Crichton
Crichton
Human Behavior Magazine
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New England Journal of Medicine
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