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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1967
Page
4
The Journal announces the appointment of Paul J Day as general manager with responsibilities for overseeing operations and editorial direction at the publication. Day succeeds prior leadership and will coordinate business and newsroom activities to align with the paper's strategic goals.
The House has formed a standing ethics committee with balanced party representation. Chairman Melvin Price leads a veteran panel expected to craft conduct standards for members officers and staff. The test will be whether the standards are meaningful and effectively enforced.
The plan to excavate a Panama Canal by nuclear explosions advances toward testing. The Atomic Energy Commission plans low yield blasts within the next fiscal year to test segmented relay methods and assess ground shock and radiation control for peaceful use. Developments suggest peacetime nuclear energy may gain momentum with potential uses like natural gas well stimulation.
In a Johnson administration cabinet session, President Johnson presses for Post Office reforms to cut losses of about 1.2 billion annually while Lawrence O'Brien considers streamlining and bargaining with 24,400 union units. The piece notes the department’s overwork, aging infrastructure, and political appointment practices.
Dave begins with humor about trouble and loss. Soldier Sp 4 Larry Barker writes from Vietnam to Buddy Muncy in Andrew to lift spirits and share pool table imagery. Buddy, at a Cincinnati rehab center, faces cerebral palsy with humor and determination as the note closes.
The article reports Brezhnev calling for the Sixth Fleet’s removal from the Mediterranean at a 24-country communist meeting in Czechoslovakia. State Department officials say the fleet will remain, with NATO allies Greece and Turkey reassured by U S naval power and Polaris deterrence in the region.
A longtime reader thanks the Middletown Journal staff for 25 years of publicity for the symphony and the town. The writer defends support for the paper, criticizes antiwar protests, laments rent hikes tied to Social Security increases, and pledges continued activism to cap rents.
The piece argues war is tragic and immoral while a soldier faces death on the firing line. It emphasizes service members put country first, life second, and religion third, noting no individual hatred in the military experience.
The writer laments a shift at Town House Apartments where many residents have no families and resent others deemed unsuitable. They allege income-based denials favored low or fixed income while some with higher savings were rejected. Those accepted faced intimate scrutiny, rules, and a restored sense of home and independence, but a change has occurred.
Mrs. Earl Back argues for keeping 13 to 15 year olds separate from 16 to 19 in teen age clubs. She warns about dangers of mixing ages and urges parents to maintain rules to prevent youths from rushing into adult behavior. She signs with address 2005 Crescent Blvd.
Publication notice detailing subscription options for Middletown Ohio readers. Daily, Sunday, and mail rates listed with weekly and yearly totals, including in-town and outside trading area, and international pricing. Founded in 1857.
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