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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1972
Page
4
Opening Day signals the Knothole season in Middletown with 62 teams and 1000 players at Smith Park. The piece praises Dan Blocker’s legacy and lauds volunteers, sponsors, and parents who sustain Knothole baseball teaching teamwork, sportsmanship, self-reliance, and citizenship through youth sport.
John Roche critiques a wave of anti American sentiment tied to the Vietnam era. He cites two LA airport academics furious at the Russians and Midge Decter’s remarks on labor’s perceived success. He warns this "credit card radicalism" fuels demagogues and the Yahoos who oppose American liberty.
President Nixon travels to Moscow to meet Soviet leaders in what he calls a bold step toward peace and arms reduction. He argues that curbing strategic spending could free funds for domestic needs and higher living standards while pressuring both sides toward ending the Vietnam conflict.
Tomorrow and Tuesday the public joins school discussions on accountability and gobbledygook terminology. Experts urge stripping away jargon like paraprofessionals and performance contracts to focus on basics and clearer goals. Citizens are urged to attend at middle schools per Jornal schedule.
Paul Harvey reports a Raleigh conference on child abuse noting 23 children killed and 256 injured in eight months in North Carolina. Gov. Bob Scott asks judges, solicitors, social workers, educators, and health professionals to help identify causes and remedies.
A reader criticizes Rev. Joe Lewis for proposing spy style oversight in Middleton schools. He argues clergy have no business in education and warns a pupil produced dossier on teachers would destabilize discipline and professional autonomy.
Psychologist Dr Patricia Hallinan warns that battered children often become abusive parents. She notes that nationwide data show variation in states requiring official reporting and child welfare escalation.
A Middletown reader reflects on Joe Lewis, admitting prior doubt and apologizing after studying the man. The writer credits Lewis with guiding youth to faith and influencing lives, urging focus on youth and divine results for a better world.
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