Managing Editor Saturday May 29 1971 Elwood
The page lists staff roles for the edition dated Saturday May 29 1971 with Elwood serving as Managing Editor and Paul J. Dav as Business Manager.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1971
Page
4
The page lists staff roles for the edition dated Saturday May 29 1971 with Elwood serving as Managing Editor and Paul J. Dav as Business Manager.
Mrs. Leon Price, president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, urged expanded student participation at the 75th PTA convention in Oklahoma City. She said youths deserve a voice in dress codes, school boards, and curriculum planning, arguing policies shaped by students are more likely to be followed. The address, to about 1,000 delegates, urged action by local constituents nationwide.
In a lighthearted note the writer muses on the elusive goal of finding a genuinely unfunny Nash line from A Golden Trashery of Ogden Nashery. The piece lauds Nash as America’s funniest versifier and reflects on the value of reading his enduring work for teaching and reflection.
A large Middletown gathering paid tribute to Civil War heroes with a Decoration of graves at the cemetery. Rain cleared by 2 PM as Main Street filled with participants carrying flowers and evergreens. Rev Starr delivered the address and a prayer by Rev White preceded a call for a second annual event.
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Opinion urges united action to curb racial friction amid recurring violence at home and in the military. Calls for community action, church led forums, and education to replace hostility with mutual responsibility and equal rights.
Jeffrey Hart recalls Rizzo as a tough honest police chief turned mayoral candidate who won as a law and order figure. He argues much of the appeal was not racism but a nationwide worry that social fabric and public decency are unraveling amid protests and mob influence, citing Mayday and Washington events and scholars Scammona and Wattenberg.
President Nixon learned the $2 billion annual intelligence effort lacks a single commander and priorities rise from political pulls. The briefing exposed confusion after three failures including Sontay prisoners, Sihanoukville port, and rapid North Vietnamese reinforcements into Laos.
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