Vietnam war reverberates in remembered missteps and losses
The piece traces U.S. decisions from Truman to Nixon, arguing the war’s origins stem from strategic miscalculations and flawed policy. It notes the 1954 Geneva split, Diem's regime, Kennedy's escalation with Green Berets, and eventual heavy casualties and costs totaling tens of thousands dead and billions spent.
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Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman
Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
John Foster Dulles
Ft. Knox
Ho Chi Minh
Eisenhower
CIA
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Kennedy
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Jet Cong National Liberation Front
Green Berets
Minh
White House
Pearl Harbor
Johnson
Gulf of Tonkin
Congress
Thailand
Nixon
New campus debates echo old standards amid speed limits talk
The piece blends debates on campus free speech and grades with transport policy. It notes restrictions on interstate speeds saving oil, lowering death tolls, and mentions the 55 mph limit as a symbol of safety and boredom. The discussion contrasts academic reforms with highway policy implications.
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One Trucking Association
Stanford University
Yale
Academe
Words to keep FBI from breaking down your door
Satirical piece by Jim Fiebig advising safety steps for residents when FBI agents announce themselves. It parodies proper phrases to use at the door and suggests humor to verify agents and avoid forced entry, ending with the notion you may demand an apology after a"break down" incident.
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Jim Fiebig
FBI
Elizabeth Norton
Alexandria, Va
Michael Marrow
Alexandria
Miss Norton
Los Angeles
Birmingham
The
Middletown Daily News Journal Subscription Rates
The notice lists subscription prices for Middletown Ohio readers including daily newsstand 15c and Sunday 25c, home delivery 72c weekdays and 23c Sundays, motor route 132c daily and 24c Sunday, plus calendar-month totals and annual mail rates. It notes biennial advance payment for motor route and mail plans.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
USA
Nixon in Perspective Part II From Buckley’s Playboy Excerpt
The piece surveys Nixon's distinctive reactions and the Kennedy Bradlee tapes. It highlights Kennedy’s views on Nixon, LBJ, press influence, and political tactics, noting war record digs and steel industry pressure while detailing Camelot era dynamics.
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Nixon
Washington Post
Benjamin Bradlee
John Kennedy
Playboy
Kennedy
Bradlee
LBJ
Texas
California
Illinois
Daley
Chicago
Newsweek
Associated
Tom Wicker
New York Times
Wicker
Times
Rocky
Segretti
JFK
Rockefeller
Eddie McCormack
Hubert Humphrey
Old Nelson
Solomon Islands
Letters to the Editor praise of Paul Walker and Middletown team
Readers defend coach Paul Walker and Middletown Middle School basketball, praising team effort, player development, and community support. Letters discuss race, politics, and the state championship pursuit, with endorsements of Walker’s coaching and calls to avoid undermining the team.
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Middletown
Paul Walker
Vic Merchant
Butch Carter
Vice
Barnette
Lawson
Buck
Jay Byrd
Rick Martin
Tom Nein
Elston Gresham
Kurt Borneman
Walker
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Tom Dooley
Roosevelt
Elwood Richardson Business Manager
Paul J. Day
Jim Mills
Patty Hearst
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William F. Buckley JR
Humphrey
Steel Companies
Tom Patton
Republic Steel
Patton
Nero
Camelot
Dennis the Menace
Dennis
Joey
Mary Lord
Orchard St
Middle Booster Club
Mr. Walker
Lions and Roses
Lions Rose
Vision Center
Wildwood School
Middletown Lions Club
Visual Tek
Vison Center
Madison
Carlisle
Lebanon
Marilyn C. Moran
Mark Walke
Manchester Road
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