Ford Reagan clash ignores clear liberal economic issues
The debate between President Ford and former Governor Reagan focuses on broad appeals to independents and Democrats rather than specific policy. The piece argues that rising taxes and inflation reflect deliberate legislative choices, with the federal budget expanding under HEW and a growing elite class benefiting from deficits, while the middle and working classes are tightened fiscally.
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Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Republican Leadership Conference
Ford
Reagan
Reuss argues for government oil role while lampooning USPS Amtrak models
The text cites Rep Henry Reuss as worried about oil industry monopoly and proposes a government oil corporation to spur competition. It questions models like the Postal Service and Amtrak, noting vast subsidies and limited service, and urges environmental and pricing policies to boost energy production. A Cincinnati man hears a judge ban him from yelling at humans. The Denver Post quotes Isaiah 11 6.
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Henry Reuss
House Banking Committee
Rep Reuss
U.S. Postal Service
Reuss
Cincinnati
Denver Post
City Law Director Ellison's Day of Jokes and Mixed Outcomes
The Middletown City Law Director Tilmon Ellison endures a rough day at a Warren County Commission meeting after losing his briefcase with ordinances. He reads only the first paragraph of each ordinance, prompting a reassembly and fresh votes when the copies were missing. Ellison also tries several jokes as the session concludes. A separate bus fare anecdote closes with a punch line about honesty paying.
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Warren County Commission
Ellison
Middletown
Tilman
Warren County
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists subscription options. Home delivery by carrier costs 72c weekdays and 23c Sunday. motor route 13/2c daily and 24c Sunday. calendar month options. by mail $38 yearly in U.S. and $46 outside. All motor route and mail subscriptions payable in advance.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Taking a dive on Cambodia and the Spain lesson
John Roche argues against U.S. intervention in Cambodia, comparing the issue to Spain in the 1930s. He asserts inaction equals giving aid to fascism and stresses the need to act rather than justify neutrality while noting Franco's and Khieu Samphan's roles. He invokes Israel and Arab stakes to warn against passive policy.
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China
Cambodia
Spain
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Israel
Kissinger and Congress clash over Cambodia policy and U.S. aid
The piece venomously argues Kissinger remains a Cold War realist bent on backing corrupt regimes and deterring communism, while Congress questions Cambodia and Vietnam stakes. It contrasts Kissinger’s NATO focus with Congress favoring vital American interests and warns of his shrinking support.
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United States
Cambodia
Ford
Congress
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Department of State
U.S
Vietnam
China
Southeast Asia
John Foster Dulles
Kissinger
Free World
NATO
Europe
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