Unanimous For Blackmun Supreme Court Nomination
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7 to 0 on May 3 to recommend Judge Harry A. Blackmun for the Supreme Court seat vacated by Abe Fortas. The full Senate then confirmed him 94 to 0, signaling a preference for a candidate of exceptional judicial and moral qualifications.
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Beep System Ideas For Road Courtesy
A writer muses on quick ways to register frustration at errant drivers. Proposals include beeps and flash cards to signal offenses before the offender vanishes. The piece ends with a biblical blessing from Acts 4:33.
Buckley Riffs On Air Travel And Wine On Flights
William F Buckley Jr recounts experiences with Eastern and Pan American airlines. He advocates wine on flights and mocks service quirks, noting a bossy air travel culture. He ends joking that airlines would be perfect if they followed his every instruction.
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William Rusher
Atlantic
Pan American
St. Thomas
New York
Dr Ezra W Washington’s $1000 bequest to Middletown Civic Association
The Middletown physician who died left $1000 to the Civic Association for charitable uses and remembered Meharry Medical School and Bishop College in gratitude. He never married. the estate mostly benefited his brother, two nephews and a niece. The piece urges appreciation for schools and communities beyond a presumed right.
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Nashville
Tenn
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Dallas
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United States faces Soviet and Chinese pressure overseas
The piece reports on Soviet and Red Chinese efforts to exploit U.S. campus tensions to push withdrawal from Southeast Asia and to boost arms shipments to North Vietnam. It notes Soviet naval strength in the Mediterranean, possible arms embargo talks over Israel, and U.S. readiness for possible conflicts. It cites Melvin Laird on a volunteer U.S. force in Vietnam, phased troop reductions, and the future draft changes while planning to keep some conscripts.
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Red China
Southeast Asia
Russia
China
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Middle East
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Israel
Mediterranean
Tass
Greece
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Moscow
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Ody
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Washington
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Vietnam
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Pentagon
Cambodia
Middletown Journal Publisher Rates Note
The Journal published by News Journal Inc lists subscription prices for various delivery options including daily, Sunday, and mail subscriptions. Rates show 10 cents per weekday, 20 cents for Sunday, 70 cents weekly, and annual mail rates of 21.00 within the trading area, 30.00 outside, and 38.09 for outside U S. All subscriptions are prepaid. Founded in 1857.
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Minority vs Majority Editorial Calls for Strong Unity on Campus
The letter to the editor urges senators and readers to back state and national unity amid campus unrest. It condemns student protests as disruptive and drugs and crime as causes of campus closures, appeals to patriotism and religious values, and warns of societal collapse unless the majority stands firm.
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Young
Vietnam
Majority Alliance Committee
Ohio State University
Donald E. Aukens
Declining Faith Prompts Church Closures Across Communities
The lack of interest leads churches to plans for closure in coming years. Religion is described as removed from schools and increasingly from public life. Widespread turning away from God is blamed on focus on material wealth over spiritual values.
Prayer and discipline to support leaders in a free country
The writer urges parents to back leaders, teachers, police, and laws with full discipline. They argue the majority should rule, laws must be fully enforced, and prayer could unite the country, contrasting faith with ongoing protests and criticism.
Factographs Begin Replacing Hand Tools in England
The 1760 shift marks the transition from hand tools to machinery in England. Rhode Island derives its name from Rhodes in Greece. Procheim is a low term meaning nearest. Frozen nitrogen glows near absolute zero. A cunit equals 100 cubic feet of solid wood. Forty four nations lack daily newspapers. In ancient Rome unmarried women could not wear pearls. Pygmy populations are the smallest race among humans in the Congo forests.
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