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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1971
Page
4
A public health concern about lead poisoning in children grows amid urban slums reports. Dr Ronald E Engel of the EPA warns leaded gasoline exhaust may raise exposure, especially where paint flakes add to risk, urging action rather than wait-and-see.
Drought grips Rangelands in the Southwest with months of no rain and cattle dying from water shortages. Despite acute regional need, towns continue watering lawns with car washes ongoing, even as ranchers face dire conditions. The piece questions conservation impact and cites a biblical aside.
A reader rebutts Ray Linville's nostalgia for a past era in the Middletown Journal letter. He argues fear, patriotism, civil rights, and daily life have evolved. celebrates individualism, Equal Opportunity enforcement, modern conveniences, and maintaining values without clinging to a mythic past.
A skeptical voice analyzes the Silent Majority rhetoric, contrasting it with historic events from the French Revolution to World War II. It argues the majority often failed to prevent tyranny and urges personal responsibility, citing examples like Concord, Independence, and the dangers of passivity. The piece weaves political commentary with a poem about Somebody Else.
President Nixon defended police mass arrests during Mayday actions, saying blocking traffic and targeting government operations required firm action. He labeled rioters vandals and said authorities offered a dispersal window before custody. He urged backing police in future such cases.
The President defended police actions after many arrests were dropped, saying some so called demonstrators were law breakers. Washington police chief Jerry V. Wilson, in US News May 2, described the Mayday event as carefully structured to exploit failures in the criminal justice system and noted planners anticipated difficulties in arrests.
A Dartmouth symposium on war crimes and Vietnam drew speakers including Telford Taylor and Roger Hilsman. Critics called the event entangled with politics, questioning the laws of war and the provocation of genocide claims while noting mixed clarity and agenda.
The Journal of Middletown Ohio offers daily weekday newsstands at 1 cent per copy and 20 cents for Sundays. Motor route charges are 1.47 monthly in installments or 3.20 for four weeks with a service fee. Mail rates are 10 dollars per year in the trading area and 18 outside the U.S. Subscriptions are payable in advance. Founded in 1657.
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