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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1969
Page
4
Public, police, and city administration clash over a proposed income tax increase from 1.0 to 1.5 percent to fund growing city services and pay raises. Weekend actions highlighted hard choices amid inflation, with observers split on the strike’s impact on public safety and tax support. The piece weighs public responsibility against budget pressures and cites a biblical parable.
Marianne Means reports Nixon’s first two major domestic calls show pragmatic concessions aimed to please many factions. Mitchell notes preference for direct national election but concedes constitutional hurdles. ABM remains deployment‑limited, with Kissinger persuading skeptics while liberal GOP senators push to junk the system.
A middle aged man collapsed on the Lake Street elevated in Chicago as the car halted at California Street. Motorman Tom Patterson performed chest compressions and rescue breathing until police arrived with oxygen, reviving him and moving him to hospital as the train resumed.
The Journal announces subscription rates with daily and Sunday options. Rates include 10 cent weekday copy, 20 cent Sunday, 70 cent weekly for local delivery, 21 dollars yearly by rail, 30 dollars outside trading area, and 38 dollars outside the USA. Founded in 1857.
The piece argues Nixon chose a limited ABM deployment to counter Soviet defenses and to balance parity with Moscow. It contrasts White House practicality with the Wiesner scientists and questions the idea of a military industrial complex lobbying for or against ABM.
John P Roche argues ABM merits and risks without decisive stance. He notes two main assaults on ABM and questions escalating an arms race. He cites scientific testimony and historical caution from Oppenheimer and Teller while defending national interest over reactionary fears.
A reminiscence recalls an 1898 Journal editorial condemning Main Street paving dire conditions. Descriptions include holes and stagnant water, a gown damaged by dirty water, and calls for contractor repairs. A 60-second interview at the Auto License Bureau and notes on Franklin council drafting.
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