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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1975
Page
4
A former CIA official recalls the agency purge of right wingers in the early 1950s and its shift from hard anti-left stance to strategies of co option, reflecting on covert approaches discussed in an Oxford pub.
The text surveys CIA involvement allegations and public reaction, noting assassination as a complex moral and legal issue. It recalls the Sukarno incident and mentions trial talk related to 1960s plots, then references the July 20 1944 Stauffenberg effort as a test case for moral judgment.
The piece weighs moral and political stakes of killing leaders like Hitler Sukarno Castro and Palestinian groups. It argues timing changes outcomes and questions whether past failed attempts altered history while noting American presidents face grave responsibility in such decisions.
The piece surveys Lisbon as Armed Forces Movement rebels resist fascism while the Communist Party dominates politics and media. It notes posters greeting soldiers, signs deriding NATO, and rapid municipal and press takeovers, suggesting Portugal may become a Communist state. a follow up is promised.
The Senate debates over defense needs and foreign policy expose sharp political divides yet show rare cross party accord on defending overseas presence. Cranston Mansfield and Goldwater fear and praise foreign commitments while a $30 billion weapons bill moves forward amid calls to avoid withdrawal.
Observance of Suez Canal traffic resumption reflects easing Arab Israeli tensions. Ford and Rabin push for peace steps after Sadat Salzburg meeting, with Syria moving troops to ease border flare risks. Sadat calls for a long peace process despite willingness to end belligerency and seek canal passage for cargo. The scene blends ceremony with renewed hope for containment and restraint.
A letter from E Williams Gall, secretary of the Miami Valley Jaycees, defends outside inmate Jaycee programs at Lebanon Correctional Institution. He cites May 1972 baseball project and post tornado relief as examples of rehabilitation via inmate outreach, urging the director to resume community talks and parole-ready guidance despite staffing pressures.
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc, Middletown Ohio details subscription options for home delivery and motor routes. Rates list 72c weekdays, 23c Sundays, 95c weekly, and mail subscriptions at $38 yearly in U.S. and $46 outside, all payable in advance.
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