Negro Economic Gains in Federal Jobs Highlight Civil Rights Debate
The piece argues that despite overall dire conditions for U S Negroes, recent gains are evident in federal employment with Negroes rising from 13 to 14.9 percent since June 1966. It notes over 70 000 additional Negro federal workers and calls for state level breakdowns to assess progress and tensions between federal and state efforts.
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Washington
U.S
Civil Service Commission
Trade In Costs Debunking Old Car Replacement Rule
Financial columnist Sylvia Porter cites a federal study showing depreciation and operating costs converge over time. The findings imply little savings from delaying a trade in beyond a few years, challenging the idea that older cars are cheaper to keep.
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Sylvia Porter
Mind shifting quotes on progress and peril from Jim Bishop
A fragmentary meditation on progress, change, and fear. It discusses how the mind blends reason and dreams, the pace of innovation, and the paradoxes of modernization. Cites Wells and Fabun, notes rising world population, resource strain, and the idea that only humanity shows initiative amid accelerating change.
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Christopher Columbus
Woman in supermarket near-fatal incident prompts first aid reminder
At McGee's Supermarket a woman collapsed and nearly suffocated but was saved by Jeanette Vaughn from the meat department who freed the tongue to restore breathing. Ambulance transported her to Middletown Hospital where she recovered. The incident highlights the need for bystander first aid and calling the Rescue Squad for heart attacks.
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Jeanette Vaughn
Middletown Hospital
Vaughn
See it, like it is Hubert Humphrey and the bridges idea
A column critiques Hubert Humphrey and Nelson Rockefeller urging regional peace in Southeast Asia while noting Red Chinese advances in Burma. It argues aspirants oversimplify regional talks, warns against idealized peace plans, and stresses the need for realistic understanding of geopolitics. The piece references Kissinger, Mao, Brezhnev, and past crises to question electoral promises.
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Hubert Humphrey
China
Nelson Rockefeller
U. S
Southeast Asia
Thanat Khoman
Thailand
Lyndon Johnson
Humphrey
Rockefeller
Asia
SEATO
Burma
CTA
Henry A. Kissinger
Mao Tse - Tung
Ne Win
Peking
Rangoon
Mao
India
Rocky
Henry Kissinger
Nelson
Hubert
Brezhnev - Kosygin
Russia
Korea
Suez
Laos
Vietnam
McCarthy
Kennedy
Nixon
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Middletown Journal announces subscription terms including per copy prices for weekday and Sunday issues, weekly 60 cents via routes, and yearly mail rates for trading and non trading areas as well as international options. All subscriptions must be prepaid.
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U.S.A
Johnson Not Retiring As Speculation Mounts In Washington
Washington observers doubt President Johnson will resign before the Democratic convention though many politicians across parties speculate he may step aside for Vice President Humphrey. White House denies retirement plans while health and energy appear stable. some fear loss of influence if he remains in office.
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Washington
Johnson
Eithr
Humphrey
White House
North Viet Nam
Letters: Nothing Gained By Evil In Nonviolent Struggle
A reader argues that violence harms progress, calling Black Power and violent acts wrong. They urge living peaceably, respecting Black friends, and following biblical guidance to respond to evil with good, praying for blessing and mutual kindness. They emphasize equality of races and the need to avoid theft and harm while earning an honest living.
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