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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1977
Page
4
A humorous exchange depicts a boy denying cookie theft while offering quirky excuses about a pantry visit and a pocket cookie. He reframes the act as a “limited modified hangout” to feed a hungry bird and admits tasting sister’s Girl Scout cookies. The adult's spanking is avoided as the boy claims self-punishment, ending with a sack of money.
The piece argues reform is needed to reduce fraud and dependency, urging broad consent across recipients workers unions administrators and politicians. It notes Carter’s lack of specifics, promises in August, and recalls Nixon Moynihan FAP as a precedent while urging decisive action.
A retired Middletown police officer James H. Red Davis recovering in Hallandale Florida received warm woolen socks donated by Navy veteran C W Doc Raper. Police from Pembroke Pines Hollywood and Hallandale coordinated the handoff. The gesture followed a long career in Middletown and a return to service as a sheriff’s deputy.
The author recalls his long opposition to Nixon, calls him an opportunist, and argues Nixon's downfall discredited authentic anti totalitarianism. He links Nixon to McCarthy anticommunism, Watergate, and the shift toward glorifying Stalinists, warning against letting Nixon's legacy erode democratic ideals.
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists subscription prices for downtown Middletown and regional delivery. Rates include 72c for five weekdays plus 23c Sunday home delivery, 95c weekly, motor route 13 1/2c daily and 24c Sunday, or $38 yearly by mail in the U.S.A. and $46 outside. All payments in advance.
John Sinor recalls wild stunts and misadventures as a reporter. He recounts a parachute joke, an ill fated cardroom piece, a haunted house assignment, and a failed Santa drop that underscored the gap between intent and outcome for the newspaper crew.
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