Middleton Voters Approve Half Percent City Income Tax levy
Middleton residents approved a 0.5 percent income tax increase with 5 159 for and 3 236 against, a 61.45 percent vote in a light special election. The levy aims to fund police and fire pay, waste collection, roads, and other services, reflecting a desire for improved city programs and progress. Representatives Calvin Verity and Harry Holiday led the campaign, with City Commissioners promoting the measure.
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Extremists Costing Gains In Supreme Court Shifts
Joseph Alsop weighs how the Fortas exit and rising opposition to desegregation decry liberal gains. He notes Mayor Lindsay's stance on Brooklyn high schools, Green's Title 6 concerns, public opinion on busing, and the influence of strict constructionists under Nixon. He flags Douglas and the Las Vegas foundation as potential flashpoints.
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John Lindsay
New York
Brooklyn
Flatbush
Lindseys
Green
Nixon
Supreme Court
John Mitchell
William O. Douglas
Las Vegas
Ford Foundation
Robert Kennedy
Justice Douglas
Harmon urges removing causes to solve social ills
M A Harmon, Iowa social services commissioner and member of the Presidents Council on Crime and Delinquency, urges addressing root causes of poverty, mental illness, and societal problems rather than tightening eligibility or relying on pills and segregation. He calls for recognizing essential causes and acting to create a more loving and peaceful future.
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Iowa
Vietnam Looks To France Over U S Democratic Models
John P Roche argues U S efforts to mold South Vietnam toward democracy reflect a long standing liberal agenda. He says Saigon draws its political traditions from Paris, not Washington, and that Vietnam may prefer a non two party system despite Western pressure.
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U.S
Saigon
Johnson
France
Paris
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal Pubished daily by News Journal Inc lists subscription rates. Per copy 0.5 cents weekday and 20 cents Sunday. Weekly by boy or motor route 70 cents. Mail in trading area seven days 71.00 per year. outside area 300.00 per year. Outside USA 38.00 per year. All mail subscriptions payable in advance.
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Education and commerce clash in Middle East relations
The column argues American students show limited grasp of world history and politics while business heads in the United States back Israel over the Arab boycott. It notes Israeli tech and research prowess, Miles Laboratories’ citric acid plant in Israel, and ongoing commerce despite regional hostility, urging peace with Israeli technologists to curb conflict.
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H. G. Wells
Harvard
Columbia
City College of New York
California
Berkeley
America
Middle East
Israel
Dodge
Chrysler Company
Nazareth
Lebanon
Motorola
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Monsanto Chemical
Ford
Cairo
Jack R. Carlin
Miles Laboratories, Inc
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Asia
Jordan
Hilton
Sheraton
Holiday Inn
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