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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1971
Page
4
The Department of Transportation has set a firm 1974 model deadline for front seat occupant protection in head on crashes at 30 mph. The auto industry is pressured to focus on design and testing safety features, ending repeated delays and the lengthy belt-controversy.
A column critiques Jane Fonda after her visit with Angela Davis, noting she predicts spring protests in Washington and other cities with demands for troop withdrawal, welfare guarantees, and freeing prisoners. The writer calls her boast to shut down Washington nonsensical and highlights strong disagreement with her approach. The piece closes with a biblical reference.
The Girls Club in Middletown held a formal opening at its new quarters in the Wannowitch home on Broadway. About forty members joined in the housewarming with a planned membership drive led by Christine Minober and Verna Haigh. The club offers a reading room dormitory plans, low meals, and classes in millinery sewing gym work and croquet with aim to become a permanent community fixture.
A brief item notes a downtown project titled For the Girls aims to empower women workers with training and opportunities. It mentions local organizers and a kickoff event planned this month, citing support from business associations and a city grant.
The Journal, published by News Journal Inc, lists daily and Sunday home delivery options, motor route pricing, and mail rates. Details include per-copy prices, installment plans, advance payment terms, and a monthly service charge, noting a 1857 founding.
In a debate over Vietnam policy, supporters say the President as commander in chief may deploy forces to defend the United States without a formal war declaration. They note NATO treaty duties and the need to prevent a third world war while Congress withholds decisive funding.
The Constitution grants Congress authority to raise armies and maintain a navy while reserving the core defense power to the President. The President must periodically inform Congress of the state of the union, but is not required to disclose all information. The central issue today is whether U S policy will deter major powers from taking reckless actions that could spark a wider war.
In a turbulent week the Pentagon faces scrutiny from CBS on the Selling of the Pentagon while Hanoi and Laos battles rage. Sen Henry Jackson accuses the Soviet Union of deploying a larger missiles program as the Pentagon backs him. Muskie, opposing ABM, may pivot to a strong pro Pentagon stance to counter Jackson's momentum.
John P. Roche reflects on Angela Davis and a Soviet case of a 27 year old Jewish woman sentenced to long forced labor in Leningrad. He contrasts habeas innocence with totalitarian restraint and recalls her final vow to live in Israel next year in Jerusalem. The piece links anti-Semitism to state policies and the dream of Zion.
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