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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1967
Page
4
In a Paris address marking the Marshall Plan’s 20th anniversary, President Johnson frames a global poverty war as a moral obligation and political necessity. Paul Hoffman cites links between underdevelopment and conflict, urging aid to empower poorer regions to help themselves.
Michael J. Ogden argues newspapers best deliver local news and context while radio and TV provide only fragments. He notes daily papers give the who what when where why and how, framing electronic media as insufficient for solid information. The piece ends with a biblical proverb.
Joseph Alsop reports that Hoc Tap, the North Vietnamese Communist Party theory journal, harshly criticizes Mao Tse tung while praising Ho Chi Minh on his 77th birthday. The piece urges collective leadership and hints at Mao's possible fall from power amid wider Vietnam China tensions.
An editorial condemns a wave of rumors that led to racially charged vandalism in Middletown last week. It notes a small group incited the acts, police know identities, and calls for maximum punishment. The piece argues both races faced riots elsewhere and emphasizes public safety.
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices with daily 10 cent weekday copies and 15 cent Sunday papers. Home delivery via routes costs 60 cents per week, with mail rates ten to twenty four dollars per year depending on area, and international rates at thirty eight dollars per year.
The article critiques the nomination process for Supreme Court vacancies, noting bias toward political balance and the historical lack of female or Black justices. It discusses Thurgood Marshall’s background, potential ideological leanings, and broader questions about qualification versus identity in court appointments.
In a William F. Buckley Jr. column, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. dodges a hawkish pledge from Americans for Democracy in the Middle East while John Roche sparks White House chatter. The piece ridicules Schlesinger’s reluctance to state views and critiques the Anti-Defamation League alongside brief asides on historical ships, islands, and actor William Gillette’s estate.
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