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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1978
Page
4
The article argues for a $500 family tax credit to aid tuition, chiding educators and officials for resisting parental choice. It portrays opponents as defending a public school monopoly and urges lawmakers to back the measure, warning voters to hold nay votes to account.
Elwood Richardson is listed as business manager with Frank R. Myers as publisher general manager and Jim Mills as managing editor in a May 6, 1978 issue. The page shows a staffing update at the newspaper.
Survivors and families at Fort Myer gather as Army 3rd Infantry pins a Presidential Unit Citation streamer to the 761st battalion battle flag. Clifford Alexander Jr recalls six months on front lines amid segregation and near 50 percent casualties. eight Silver Stars and 62 Bronze Stars earned. contact with Russian forces in Austria on May 6.
A Chamber of Commerce cited study estimates white collar crime costs the public 30 to 40 billion dollars annually through theft, shoplifting, and kickbacks. It notes carryout workers sometimes earn more per bag than stores profit, prompting surveillance, security, and customer restrictions. The piece closes with a Biblical quote on purity.
George Crout notes May 5 1923 sneak preview of LeSourdsville Lake. Improvements include eliminated steep grade, one way traffic around the park, expanded camping and cottages by the Miami River, new canoes, larger beach, added boat landing, more lockers and suits, lifeguards on duty, and a refinished dance floor with Ogie's Orchestra to open dancing on planned dates. Plans for closing completed.
Middletown area readers are invited to LeSourdsville Lake renamed Americana the Great American Amusement Park. Opening May 27 1978, the park promotes a summer of family picnics and recreation with a new food booth by Paul Matthews and a Four Hundred drink. Local industries plan outings and nearby attractions like Germantown Conservancy Dam and Lakeside Park in Dayton are highlighted as travel options.
A reader laments medical bill collection practices for MS patients and high living costs while praising doctors. He fears repossessions and asks for compassion toward families. A second letter praises a crime prevention supplement, urges stronger judicial support for police, and critiques bus safety. It calls for safer streets, better sidewalks, and fewer potholes with focus on practical maintenance.
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