Reagan era Panama talks hit snags and timing tension
President Carter faces delays as Sol Linowitz and Ambassador Bunker push a new Panama Canal treaty with Omar Torrijos. Linowitz’s six month post lacks Senate confirmation, raising risks if a pact isn’t ready by late June. Banks fear defaults and Torrijos leverage, prompting tough White House choices before next talks on Contadora Island.
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Sol Linowitz
Ellsworth Bunker
Omar Orrisos
White House
Linowitz
Carter
Capitol Hill
Torrijos
U.S
Carter & Co
Bunker
Contadora Island
Elwood Richardson Appoints Paul J. Day as Editor
The Elwood Richardson Business Manager announces Paul J. Day as Executive Editor. Day brings extensive newsroom leadership to the paper and assumes duties immediately.
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Elwood Richardson Business Manager
Paul J. Day
Sugar price politics and the sugar daddy debate
The piece recalls 1974 price shifts from 65 cents to 10 cents a pound and the push by Secretary of Agriculture Bergland for price supports and higher quotas. It argues against revived sugar protectionism while acknowledging a limited subsidy could aid domestic producers. It cites Ronald Carter era policy and refers to a biblical quote and Murray Kempton's CBS comment.
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New York
Bob Bergland
Minnesota
Congress
President Carter
Uncle Sam
Ccess
Miami University to open Farmers' College in 1829 plan
George Crout reports in the Hamilton Intelligencer that Miami University at Oxford plans a Farmers' College offering a three year course with a certificate. President Robert H. Bishop outlines costs, admissions and a mission to educate farmers and common citizens for broad national and global roles.
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Hamilton Intelligencer
Butler County
Middletown
Miami University
Oxford
Farmers’ College
Miami
Robert H. Bishop
The
Intelligencer
Providence
Bishop
Miame University
Miami Valley
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The journal lists pricing for newsstand single copies and home delivery. It details drive service by carrier and motor route, plus mail options within the U.S. and abroad. Payment terms require advance settlement for motor route and mail subscriptions.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
USA
U.S.A
Chimps Watch Westerns Prompted by TV Study
A humorous essay notes chimpanzees watching Western films at Emery University’s primate center. The author jokes about grant funding, TV ratings, and imagined outcomes while reflecting on personal TV habits and family banter. It preserves dated newspaper voice and light satire.
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Emery University
Primate Research Center
Fire our worst enemy letter urges faith and safety
A reader argues fire is the nation’s deadliest threat citing losses, then invites others to join a daily 9 30 to 10 00 am prayer group for the country and world, offering to mail a list of prayer concerns. The letter mentions an early warning system and references 2 Chronicles 714 and 2 Timothy.
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God
Jesus Christ
William H. Erb
Lisa Lane
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