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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1971
Page
4
The Senate Rules and Finance committees will review campaign spending rules approved by the Commerce Committee. Lawmakers aim for a workable, balanced bill to curb money's influence in elections, seeking equality in spending for president, vice president, and congressional races amid partisan negotiations.
The National Association of Retail Druggists warns that consumerism is a hostile label for those seeking government regulation. Executive secretary Willard B. Simmons argues consumer crusaders aim to replace business integrity with regulation, while conceding some bad practices merit corrective action. He condemns blanket attacks on business and cites a biblical reflection on partial knowledge.
Malcolm Muggeridge delivered a long address to the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington praising clarity and sanity in journalism. He criticized media solemnity, noted Reston’s usefulness, mocked public indifference to foreign politics, and contrasted past roving reporters with modern TV anchors. He linked liberal bias to the media’s nature and lampooned BBC religious coverage and the Canberra broadcasts.
Mrs. Howard Newcomb commends students for publishing a multi-issue paper despite crude writing and errors. She argues the act reflects real thoughts, compares youth printing to past generations, and urges understanding and guidance from teachers and parents to transform the rebel paper into a constructive effort.
Mr and Mrs Sam Vaughn thank local firemen for rapid response to a house fire last week. The firefighters arrived promptly, extinguished the blaze, and checked for safety, expressing concern for the couple’s well being.
John P Roche argues that Chou En Lai signals a new page with Washington while the United States holds key leverage over Japan. He notes Japan's massive postwar growth, U S protection, and friction over trade and textiles. A Peking Tokyo axis could shift world power, affecting Soviet fears and require broader strategic discussion beyond Taiwan and UN membership.
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists subscription options for mail and motor route delivery. Rates include 80c per week with 15c service fee, 3.47 yearly installments via motor route, 3.20 four week periods, and 30 dollars per year by mail within and outside the trading area, 38 dollars outside the U.S. Includes founding date 1857.
FACE IT-Journal staffer Dorothy Demele recalls a vacation drive along Southern State Parkway where Sheepshead Bay beaches lie buried under acres of garbage. Benches face the trash mountains as a boy notes the scene. Nearby, tales of Middletown’s old passenger trains and a Polar Bear tobacco memory reveal nostalgic local lore.
A vivid extract on inland Irish character from Kevin Danaher’s Mercier paperback Walsh, including names, surnames, and social roles. It notes Wolfe hounds’ mythic status from Ulster to Europe, with anecdotes of Viking and royal interest, and recalls emigration tragedies like the Pomona wreck near Wexford.
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