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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1967
Page
4
The piece argues citizens deserve access to government decision making and supports Senate Bill 197 to curb closed meetings. It praises Middleton’s caucus openness, noting disclosures aid understanding, reduce suspicion, and strengthen democracy with informed voters. It closes with a biblical reference from Luke 5:3.
Marianne Means reports that open housing political fallout spans the nation from Lake Erie to Puget Sound. Governors Rhodes and Reagan maneuver to balance civil rights with crime fears, while Chicago mayor Daley expands anti-crime gains and fair housing debates loom in Illinois and California.
Bob Considine reports on a World Press Institute Forum at Macalester College where foreign journalists discuss American views on Vietnam and U.S. media coverage. Participants from multiple countries critique U.S. motives, arrogance, and foreign perceptions, with mixed opinions on American involvement in Vietnam.
Paul Harvey contrasts strict and liberal campus rules across campuses near two colleges. He cites Berkeley protests, Reagan’s rebuke, and Northwestern President Miller defending liquor prohibition as a test of propriety and authority in higher education.
An editor recalls a recurring Memorial Day scene of families placing flowers on graves. This year a retired widower found two red geraniums urns removed from his wife's grave on June 3, sparking questions about why someone would desecrate the site.
A Wyoming schoolteacher overlooks the New York Stock Exchange trading floor as numbers jump from 100 to 105. Brokers fill 17 booths amid 1,366 brokers and 11 billion shares while IBM quotes 471 bid 471% asked and Welbilt sits at 3% bid 3% asked. President Keith Funston contemplates departure to Olin Mathieson and IBM. The scene contrasts a sedate Dowager of Wall Street with a restless market driven by computers and officials.
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates and mailing terms. Daily editions cost 10 cents per copy and Sunday 15 cents, with mail options at $15.00 yearly in-city, $24.00 outside the trading area, and $38.00 outside the U.S.A., all prepaid. founded 1857.
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