Congress Should Weigh Fortas Case Before Action
The text argues Congress should not intervene directly in the Fortas matter without considering consequences. It notes impeachment could illuminate facts but hinder Supreme Court work, suggesting the court or a special body examine the issue. It favors a Supreme Court driven inquiry over congressional investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortas
Congress
Senate
Family Foundation
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Scott
Court
American Bar Association
Youngstown Votes 12-Mill School Increase to Open in September
The Ohio city faced repeated voter rejection of school tax increases leading to closures from Thanksgiving through New Year. Voters finally approved a 12-mill levy, restoring funding to reopen the schools on schedule in September and offering a warning to communities across the United States to support public education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Youngstown
Ohio
Governor Rhodes defended in letters to the editor
Readers defend Governor Rhodes amid coverage by Life of May praising his record since 1963. The letter argues Rhodes improved Ohio’s economy and education while slamming the magazine’s alleged slander and defending press freedom. It stresses constitutional rights and urges accountability for discrimination and materialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
May
James Rhodes
Rhodes
Wilma Brewer
Franklin
Service members enjoy donated paperbacks from local drive
A letter from Mrs. Perry of Elman Drive thanks contributors for books sent to VA patients and personnel aboard the Enterprise. She notes son Tom stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Dick due home in July, and another relative in Vietnam receiving books. She urges continued support as protests reach servicemen, affirming public backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Enterprise
States
Tom
Naval
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D. C
Vietnam
Fourth Infantry
Should We Vote For Hike In Tax?
A resident questions city finance options and the impact of a 2 percent income tax, asking how funds from pools, meters, fines, and court costs could support new city staff including an assistant to the city manager and a water works superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Works Department
Goldie Morningstar
Clark St
Education Survival and the Student Freedom Debate
William F Buckley Jr argues that student grievances are often misperceived. He asserts the core issue is the shirking of teaching duties by professors and a drift toward excessive freedom, with faculty failing to assert authority and students protesting systemic order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coyne
Berkeley
Columbia
Ernst van den Haag
Amherst
South Vietnam
Washington rejects a third term as president
The record notes George Washington was the first U.S. president to refuse a third term. It also mentions Hebrew terms Sepath Kesa'an and Yeudhith and a general claim about natural helium linked to radio activity, plus a figure citing more than 200 gambling casinos in Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
U.S
Yeudhith
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily by the News Journal, Inc. lists subscription prices. Per copy weekday ten cents, Sunday one, news carrier routes in-city and suburban areas ten cents weekly, seven day rates apply. Rates vary by trading area and delivery method, including annual or worldwide options. The newspaper dates back to 1857.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
News Journal, Inc
First
Middletown
Ohio
Mai
USA
Violence and Funding Crisis Threaten U S Higher Education
Joseph Alsop warns that a surge of federal penalties against universities may trigger a harsh budget fight in Congress. He notes Rep Edith Green and Rep George Mahon push a federal mediation bill while vaccine-like tensions rise between students and faculties. The piece flags potential veto clashes, the risk to major public universities, and impacts on Howard University and minority access amid mounting political ire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Education and Labor Committee
Edith Green
Oregon
Congress
House
Appropriations Committee
George Mahon
Texas
Green
Nixon
Howard University
Washington
Treasury
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
City College of New York
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Paul J. Day
Govenor Rhodes
Dave
Robert A. Perrys
Elman Drive
William F. Buckley JR
de Gaulle
Forces of Liberation
House of Commons
Abraham Lincoln
Dirksen
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Sweden
the Journal
Joseph Alsop
Viet Nam
Dennis the Menace
Cur
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