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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1969
Page
4
Reform through voting preferred to violence is argued, noting congressional behavior echoes a biblical phrase about gifts and losses. The remark questions whether many participants grasp the meaning and implications of reform through peaceful political action.
A June 14 Flag Day editorial links the flag to freedom and vows to show respect amid past desecration. It warns against restricting tax exempt foundations from funding voter registration drives and highlights recent Negro mayors elected in Chapel Hill and Fayette. The piece urges change through voting over violence and cites Philippians 4:19.
Bob Considine notes waning USO contributions amid antiwar sentiment. He argues USO aids 540000 troops in Vietnam by providing rest and relief, hospital care, letters home, meals, entertainment, and a morale lifeline despite the conflict. He questions starving USO for a war he sees as unjust. The piece ends urging readers to recall USO’s address.
A sports minded priest visited Toots Shor’s and urged changes in baseball. The saloonkeeper listened and urged him to lay off baseball, citing impact on his business.
Paul Harvey cites World War I and Guadalcanal losses and warns that Vietnam deaths erode future leadership. He notes veterans costs drain the Treasury and laments futures cut off, urging recognition of war’s hidden price beyond dollars and scars. He quotes Fulbright and Pearl Buck on lost generations.
The Middletown Journal lists daily and Sunday pricing, delivery options, and geographic subscription areas. Rates include 10c per weekday copy, 20c Sunday, 70c weekly by carrier, 21.00 yearly by mail in trading area, 30.00 yearly outside trading area, and 38.00 yearly outside U.S.A. Subscriptions are payable in advance. the paper dates to 1857.
Joe E. Lewis, recently discharged, quipped that doctors diagnosed him with a very bad case of Scotch, comically blaming his ailment on drinking rather than illness. The remark highlights his quick wit about recovery.
Washington coverage surveys Thomas Sowell's move from Cornell to a new post after a failed classroom revolt. The piece discusses his view on black education, paternalism in universities, the need for remedial aid, and critiques of black studies programs and their career prospects.
William Buckley describes President Nixon’s remarks as potent though criticized by Sen. Fulbright who calls it demagoguery. Buckley argues neo isolationist views threaten Vietnam era policy and warns against misreading the consequences of withdrawal and containment.
The piece argues that historic wars harvest the strongest, leaving weaker generations to breed weaker descendants. It cites civilizations from China to Rome and Spain, claims long wars reduce future leaders, and notes Pearl Buck warns Vietnam harms the United States by removing future teachers and scientists.
The piece analyzes Fulbright’s claim that stifling debate on problems is un American while noting his sharp criticism of entrenched government policies. It questions whether his McCarthy analogy implies reporting President Nixon to the Committee on Internal Security.
The passage argues that criticizing policy outcomes such as anti Semitism justified by drawing consequences does not stifle discussion. It contrasts Nixon’s stance with neo isolationists and unilateral disarmers and defends questioning their likely consequences as not cruel or unamerican.
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