State income tax keeps Ohio schools funded
The piece argues for maintaining the state income tax, noting Middletown's high industrial base limits tax impact and that future state aid may fall due to enrollment. It urges voters to consider Issue 2 on its own merits, supporting the local 7.9 mill school levy and urging a No vote on Issue 2 to back Ohio education. It contrasts Middletown’s finances with other districts and cites local tax realities.
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Franklin City
Edgewood
Madison
Lakota
Ross
Ohio
Middletown City
Middletown
Reporter Sees Vietnam Issue Dying Before Election
Tom Tiede visits Rhode Island to cover Senator race between John Chafee and Claiborne Pell. He notes little public questioning on Vietnam and examines candidates' stances. He cites Schmitz and Wallace as protest options and analyzes past positions of Nixon McGovern. The piece questions the impact of coalition ideas and party splits on voters.
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Tom Tiede
Rhode Island
Navy
John Chafee
Claiborne Pell
U.S. Senate
Wallace
Connecticut
Schmitz
U.S
Colombia
Venezuela
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
South Vietnam
Nixon
Jungles
McGovern
Kissinger
George Wallace
Amtrak Cuts Cincinnati Station Amid Woes
A Cincinnati teen stringer discusses Amtrak plans to close the Union Terminal and relocate to a small ice cream stand like station with limited parking for 25 cars. The old terminal served over 1,000 capacity with 150 daily trains from seven railroads. the new site would host only two trains daily and routes from Chicago to New York Penn Station.
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New York
Amtrak
Steven Walsh
Follmer Broadcasting Co
Wcnw-Am
Wpol-Fm
Cincinnati
National Railroad Passenger Corp
Great Cincinnati Union Terminal
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Louisville & Nashville
Norfolk & Western
New York Central
Southern
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Pennsy Station
James Whitcomb Riley
Indianapolis
Penn-Central
MARK MY WORDS Your Student Of Destiny
A column recalls Blanche Burum, Nixon's fifth grade teacher, noting a future president’s traits and a mysterious possible successor in every classroom. It riffs on Amtrak, Union Station memories, and a nostalgia for steam trains and wind up locomotives amid reflections on progress and ambition.
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Jim Fiebig
Blanche’ Burum
Richard Nixon
Nixon
America
White House
Mr. Nixon
United States
Union Station
Washington
Stanford White
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options including 15c daily on weekdays and 25c Sunday, with home delivery by newspaper boy. Motor route costs 3.47 quarterly or 3.20 by four weeks, plus a 5c monthly service charge. Mail rates are 30 per year in trading area, 38 outside. all payments in advance. Founded in 1657.
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E News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
State income tax debate letters spur reader action
Readers rail against the Ohio income tax in letters urging passage of Issue 2 and criticizing exemptions for large families and pension taxation. One writer claims joint federal and state returns push filers into higher brackets and warns of penalties for underpayment. A second letter from Mrs. James W. Croucher and Mrs. Sandra Johnson urges parental activism against Dixie Cruise-In movies, taunting opponents and suggesting neighbors visit the venue.
Breeding A Godless Society and School Funding Debate
The article argues that the Constitution limits state action on religion and speech while urging that parents who educate children at home or in chosen schools deserve a fair share of funding. It frames public schools as a modern problem and calls for parental rights aligned with religious views. The piece laments a perceived decline in religious values and criticizes government spending over 55 years as misused.
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U. S
Congress
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