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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1969
Page
4
A column argues residency requirements for presidential voting exclude about five million eligible Americans. It notes the Supreme Court agreed to review Colorado’s six month rule and urges discarding residency limits in a mobile era.
The brown pelican faces potential extinction due to pesticide contamination in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana Texas and Florida. Evidence suggests pesticides disrupt reproduction and no breeding has been observed in Louisiana or Texas for the past decade. The note calls for environmental protection to prevent further wildlife declines.
A Messiah Lutheran Church neighbor pleads for respect of five acres around the church on Holly Avenue. He urges residents to use city services for yard waste and to avoid dumping on church land, stressing private property rights and community pride. A second piece narrates a housewife's power outage day and gratitude to electric workers for restoring service.
ToTheEditor letter questions police high speed chases for minor violations amid a fatal Germantown collision. The writer argues license numbers suffice and laments the risk to innocent bystanders, noting personal concern for youth and dating age children.
An opinion piece recalls tornado strikes near Kettering and Monroe while Middletown’s valley position offers apparent protection. The writer warns residents to heed weather bureau warnings, recalling Alaska’s 1964 quake deaths caused by complacency.
The article notes about 120 million Americans of voting age with 48 million not voting in 1968. It discusses state residence requirements possibly being struck down, citing welfare case logic, and cites Justice Brennan and Chief Justice Warren. It considers future effects on voter eligibility, registration delays, absentee ballots, and organizing efforts to boost participation.
The essay questions John Lindsay's real stance as mayoral candidate and his ties to Reagan while critiquing his rigidity and reflexive liberal clichés. Buckley argues Lindsay fails clear thinking and panders to students, contrasting his public image with his substantive misjudgments.
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options including per copy prices for weekdays and Sunday, weekly and yearly mail rates, and delivery areas. It details payment terms, advance payment, and notes the paper’s founding in 1857.
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