Conservatives fail to leverage power in 1976 politics
The piece argues conservatives lack effective political and economic leverage, hindering foreign and domestic policy. It notes missed opportunities from Suez to Vietnam, internal defections after Watergate, and explores potential 1976 paths including Reagan Wallace third party, Ford influence, and Connally’s possible bid, warning delays will ruin them.
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Richard Nixon
White House
Martin Anderson
Roger Freeman
Washington
Haldeman-Ehrlichman
Wallace
Reagan
Jerry Ford
Ford
Reagan- Wallace
John Connally
Big John
Arms talks drag on as Soviets test new missiles abroad
Three regions reveal the nuclear arms race remains unresolved. In Geneva SALT negotiators haggle over what counts as strategic weapons and missile limits. In Siberia the USSR test launches an SS18 with multiple warheads, while Washington lawmakers back funds for advanced warhead research despite Senate concerns it may destabilize balance. Jeremiah 1 5 NEB.
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United States
Soviet Union
Geneva
U.S
Ford
Brezhnev
Vladivostok
Siberia
Central Pacific
Washington
U.S. Senate
Defense Department
Senate
Mark My Words Tired Cinderella
A Montreal woman Vicki Simpson declined a dance with Prince Charles and became a global media figure. The columnist argues she missed a chance at romance and royalty, noting how snubbing a prince can boost fame and fit the hopeless romantic stereotype.
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Vicki Simpson
Prince Charles
Montreal
Vicki
England
Tyrannicide and the Trujillo case debated in policy context
Atty Gen Edward Levi condemns presidential assassination of foreign leaders as unconstitutional but questions practicality and ethics. The author recalls the 1961 murder of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo Molina and recounts a Costa Rica dinner with Juan and Carmen Bosch, noting hopes for U.S. action against dictators and skepticism toward Castro.
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Edward Levi
United States
Ford
Congress
Hitler
Stalin
St. Thomas Aquinas
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina
San Jose
Costa Rica
Juan
Carmen Bosch
Trujillo
Bosch
Dominican Republic
116Th Street
Manhattan
Invasion Aftermath and Kennedy Connection in Dominican Crisis
Personal reminiscence recalls the 1963 Dominican Republic event, Bosch’s pro American stance, and rumors of CIA arms funding and Kennedy family awareness. The narrator cites Time journalist Sam Harper and questions whether President Kennedy authorized the action against Trujillo, noting high level unease.
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Santo Domingo
Juan Bosch
Bosches
Don Juan
Bosch
Trujillo
Sam Harper
Time
CIA
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily details subscription options with prices for newsstands, home delivery, motor routes, and mail. Rates vary by weekday, Sunday, and calendar month, with annual and overseas options.
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News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Our treasury pillaged by loss of Christian virtue
Letter argues the nation’s 199th birthday highlights a stolen treasury of Christian character. The writer laments national ignorance of founding faith, urges reinstating Christian principles in homes and schools to restore heroes and purpose. Bert Ferris, 18 Aberdeen Drive.
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America
Bert Ferris
Aberdeen Drive
Our churches have changed and social issues divide faith
Virginia Romans of 709 Orchard St vents at length about church reforms, taxes, socialism, and separation of church and state. She argues money drives policy, condemns welfare to all, and laments changes since childhood while blaming modern society for religious strife.
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Jesus
Israel
Hell
God
Virginia Romans
Orchard St
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