This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1978
Page
4
The piece argues that Red Brigades violence stems from a long unity of Communist ideology in Italy. It critiques Euro-Communism and PCI leaders, accusing them of enabling or tolerating terrorism while contrasting Soviet praise and NATO criticisms. It notes media self-censorship and political pressures shaping coverage.
The W A Siebenthaler Sr President Elwood Richardson Business Manager Frank R Myers Publisher General Manager Jim Mills Managing Editor section lists the key leadership names tied to the publication, indicating the editorial and administrative backbone of the paper.
Senate Government Operations Committee heard of missing federal workers paid up to fifty thousand dollars a year who vanish from their Washington offices for long periods. Even with Carter administration efforts to remove such drones, Civil Service procedures bog down dismissals. The hearing urged laws ensuring pay for actual work and criticizing lifetime vacations. A quote about liking trees closes the piece.
The Japanese explorer Naomi Uemura becomes the first person to reach the North Pole solo by dogsled. He now plans to continue toward Greenland’s 1678 mile coastline on a dog driven voyage.
A reader rants about a $6.6 million two year investigation on TV ads and child eating habits. The writer mocks officials' guidance on diet, urges prioritizing funds for schools or energy, and calls for fiscal restraint and taxpayer choice.
A resident of Roselawn questions city plans for a $100,000 wave making swimming pool in Middletown. He cites traffic on North Verity and Tytus Avenue and asks who will pay and where the funds come from, urging residents to seek information.
Skidmore biology professor Robert Mahoney pushes Congress to classify blood gifts as charitable donations. He cites shortages and higher hepatitis risk in commercial blood, noting 25 per pint up to 125, seeking IRS recognition and deduction.
A critique of mainstream media treatment of the Letelier murder case and related figures. The piece argues that media narratives obscure or downplay alleged communist ties and geopolitical connections involving Letelier, Joris Ivens, and Cuban and Chilean intelligence links, challenging the portrayed simplicity of the scandal.
The article surveys Ivens and his decades of leftist film work including Soviet Union and Cuban themes, World Peace Prize links, and his 1976 stance on Marxism Leninism. It contrasts Western views on communism with media caution about labeling individuals. It notes Brezhnev’s prize and discusses Letelier and red hunter perceptions in media.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.