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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1969
Page
6
Dr Denton A Cooley of Houston says the flow of heart donors has dried up after the early enthusiasm for transplant surgery. He cites high mortality rates two thirds of patients dying as a major factor and argues doctors should support life extending procedures despite initial setbacks.
The article details recalls affecting 4.9 million GM vehicles from 1965 to 1969 due to potential exhaust entry and cam-driven throttle failure. It notes other makers face recall pressures, urging tougher inspection systems despite costs, while citing a biblical verse.
A new Viola Romans Union of the WCTU organized at the Tabernacle with 95 signers. Dr. Lyon leads a five week religious temperance campaign. 2600 men heard him March 3. The effort aims to curb liquor traffic amid 41 local saloons and a proposed license limit.
The Middletown Journal lists daily and Sunday subscription prices. Rates shown include 10c per weekday copy, 20c on Sundays, 70c weekly in-city delivery, 21.00 yearly in-area mail, 30.00 outside area, and 38.90 yearly outside USA. All subscriptions payable in advance.
President Nixon faces diverging views on race based teacher quotas as DoJ backs quotas while HEW warns against harming education quality. The Supreme Court agreed to hear a test case with Montgomery County Alabama at the center. The NAACP joins DoJ arguing for three white to two Negro teachers in desegregation efforts. Secretary Finch argues against fixed percentages and urges focus on teacher quality rather than race. The core question remains whether education quality or political factors drive staffing in public schools.
A reader notes the 1760s Boston Massacre and the long fight for freedom shaping the Tree of Liberty. He cites Black Americans like Crispus Attucks and Prince Hall, mentions Civil War and World War II sacrifices, and urges equal opportunity and fluoridation policy in Ohio.
The article urges the legislature to adopt water fluoridation citing Aurora Illinois and Grand Rapids Michigan. It notes Aurora already has natural fluoride levels and contrasts with Grand Rapids where nine decayed missing or tilted teeth per child were reported before fluoridation.
A letter to the editor describes a funeral procession traveling toward Miltonville Cemetery when two respectful drivers paused for a red light and a teenage boy on the Trenton bridge yielded, while four cars cut into the procession. The writer praises the teen and asserts he will become a fine gentleman.
Anglo-Saxon patriot Hereward the Wake led outlaws and Danes in a successful 1070 attack on Peterborough Abbey. The Croats and Serbs share ethnicity and language but differ in religion and alphabets with Croats Roman Catholic and Latin alphabet while Serbs are Orthodox with Cyrillic script.
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