Voting Machines Good But Tabulating Is Not
Middletown and surrounding townships face delays in election results due to the county’s computer tabulation system. Ballots from Middletown must be sent to Hamilton for processing, delaying local totals and frustrating voters though precinct workers benefit from reduced workloads. The Journal urges a Middletown processing center to speed results and reduce countywide delays.
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Middletown
Butler County
Coyle
Lemon
Madison
Ohio Casualty Co
Hamilton
Journal
Butler County Board of Elections
Whse
One More Threat Averted By Icarus Near Miss
Dr. Samuel Herrick of UCLA says asteroid Icarus will miss Earth, cruising about four million miles away. Though Australian and Russian scientists warned of danger, the metallic body about half a mile wide passes Mercury safely and will not threaten us for another 19 years.
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Samuel Herrick
University of California At Los Angeles
World Astronomical Societies
Earth
Dr. Herrick
Icarus
Australia
Russia
Mercury
Nixon Seeks Black Empowerment Through Welfare Shift
The piece argues Dick Nixon pursues a black capitalism path to curb poverty, embracing private enterprise in slums, incentives for families to stay together, and targeted loans via Dr. Thomas Matthew. It notes Moynihan’s liberal criticism and Nixon’s outreach to black leaders aiming to win the black vote.
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Dick Nixon
Washington
Nixon
Thomas Matthew
New York City
Los Angeles
Matthew
Urban League
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Early Capitol Residences and Milestones from U S History
The White House of the Confederacy served as Jefferson Davis residence from February 18 to May 22 1861 in Montgomery Alabama. The Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia opened in 1752 as America’s first hospital. Virginia was named by Sir Walter Raleigh for Queen Elizabeth. Utah’s Great Salt Lake is the largest saline body west of the Mississippi. Charles Brady King of Detroit invented the pneumatic hammer in 1890.
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White House
Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Montgomery
Ala
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia
America
Virginia
Sir Walter Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
Virgin Queen of
England
Utah
Great Salt Lake
United States
Mississippi
Charles Brady King
Detroit
Primaries Reform Debates Roil 1968 Nomination Outlook
The piece argues primaries cost money and rarely bind delegates, noting Indiana results and Nixon’s near parity with Kennedy and McCarthy. It quotes Senator Mansfield on primaries as auctions and discusses nationwide primaries and direct popular vote as reforms to fix the electoral system.
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Mike Mansfield
Montana
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices including 10c for daily copies, 15c for Sunday, 60c per week by carrier, 15.00 per year by mail in trading areas, 24.00 per year outside trading areas, and 38.00 per year outside the U. S. Subscriptions require advance payment. the paper has a long history since 1857.
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U.S.A
Attitude Wins Armco Summer Jobs Sayings
The Middletown Armco Steel message for job hopeful youths emphasizes attitude over experience and urges students to prove their readiness by presentable appearance and readiness to work. Dale Converse campaigns after church, urging votes with upbeat responses from parishioners. A young girl’s fashion ambitions meet practical wishes, preferring a baseball glove or basketball for birthday.
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Armco Steel
Armco
Jim Townsley
Middletown Works
Jim
Polls Shape Strategy in Rockefeller Nixon Clash
Joseph Alsop notes how polls by Harris and Gallup elevate polling as a central factor in campaign decisions. He details Rockefeller’s use of public surveys to frame a winner take all choice against Nixon, Kennedy, Humphrey, and McCarthy, and describes shifting poll implications with Wallace in the race.
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Dick Nixon
Rockefeller
Washington
Richard Scammon
Elections Research Center
Scammon
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Johnson
New York
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
George Wallace
McCarthy
Humphrey
Wallace
Harris
Gov. Rockefeller
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Jesus
John
John Chamberlain
Daniel Moynihan
J. K. Galbraith
Americans For Democratic Action
Moynihan
Washington, D. C
Jimmy Brown
Cleveland Browns
Park Avenue
Martin Luther King
Newark
David Lawrence
Indiana
Robert F. Kennedy
Minnesota
Roger Branigan
Richard Nixon
Union
the Journal
The
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S. Broad
First Ave
Ohio
Bing Crosby
Ringo Starr
Dale Converse
Dale
Mother
Joseph Alsop
Louis Harris
George Gallup
New Harris Survey
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