Supreme Court Outlaws Destructive Ballot Signatures Tactics
The Supreme Court outlawed a familiar political trick that pressured would be candidates with onerous signature requirements. It had forced independent nominating petitions from 10 000 signers across 50 counties with county level limits, aiming to block minor parties. The ruling preserves ballot access and shifts toward free elections unshackled by party machines.
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Supreme Court
New York State
Race for Power Begins in Washington Postwar defense debate
Washington readers are warned that after the election a Pentagon White House push insists the U S is not falling behind Russia but remains far ahead in missiles and warheads. The piece critiques the scenario pushing bigger ABMs and more warheads to avoid a dreadful decision, citing MIRV deployment and SALT talks.
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Russia
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Henry Kissinger
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Middletown Journal subscription rates notice
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal Inc Middletown Ohio lists subscription prices for various delivery options. Rates include per copy ten cents weekdays, twenty cents Sundays, weekly mail in trading area seven days 27.00, outside trading area 30.00 per year, and US outside 38.00 per year, all payable in advance.
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Birthday song and get well wish on Trick or Treat porch
Mrs Odell Small greeted three visiting trick or treaters on her Wren Street porch on Halloween. The girls sang happy birthday to her, learned her husband Morris was ill, and offered a get well song. Also noted is a Defensive Driving Course by the Safety Council with 26 classes held this year and 574 attendees.
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Odell Small
Smalls
Wren Street
Safety Council
The
Rational planning for colleges and universities in hard times
A column urges cutting academic excess and pursuing shared library resources and cross institution faculty. It notes deficits at Princeton Cornell and Yale, calls for centralized research libraries and cooperative use of specialized faculty to save money and curb academic egotism. The piece frames rational planning as a cure for higher education feudalism.
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Princeton
Cornell
Yale
Library of Congress
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
City University of New York explores new cooperation model
A discussion notes that the City University of New York has created what amounts to a new cooperation framework. The remarks suggest broader academic and administrative collaboration with other institutions and entities. The source emphasizes potential benefits in shared resources and program alignment.
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The
City University of New York
Letters to the Editor Advocates Law Reform and Moral Standards
A graduate student thanks Miami and Middletown High for approval of a research project and urges public trust in law enforcement and judges. The letter argues for treating law violators as criminals, cites biblical references on evidence and honesty, and calls for strong moral conduct against crime and defamation.
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Miami
Bennie
Middletown High School
Miller
Citizens urge stronger press rights and public trials
A Butler County reader argues for laws to allow the press to publish juvenile and parental names of offenders and to grant the public access to trials. The letter emphasizes supporting law and order and police department efforts and calls for citizen responsibility in reporting violations.
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Butler County
Justice Department
The Hope of Our Nation Book Praised in Hospital Stay
During a hospital visit a reader noted two books in the room the Bible and The Hope of Our Nation. The author calls it the most inspiring book of our time and the nation’s moral guide citing Old Testament rules of conduct. They lament turmoil, disrespect for law, flag indifference, riots, prejudice, and discrimination.
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