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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1966
Page
4
Middletown Ohio notice lists subscription options with rates for per copy, weekly deliveries, and annual mail plans. Includes in city and suburban rates, trading areas, outside districts, and international pricing. Founded in 1857.
A devotional line urges giving thanks to the Lord and singing praises to the Most High, citing Psalm 92:1 as guidance for daily faith and worship.
The piece weighs universal higher education as a public policy, arguing it could be funded by the state while delivering broad social benefits. It notes current subsidies through tax funds and questions whether full public financing would yield net gains in educated citizenry and higher tax returns.
The article reviews James F. Byrnes’s career from South Carolina papers to national roles. It notes his defeats of Cole Blease and Roosevelt’s regard and outlines Byrnes’s service as Supreme Court justice, wartime civilian leader, and secretary of state before becoming South Carolina governor. It also mentions his late‑career stance on states’ rights and segregation and acknowledges both his contributions and criticisms.
A columnist analyzes the 1966 or 1968 style Senate election results noting 18 Republicans and 17 Democrats won, suggesting many contests reflected opposition to the governing party rather than broad nationwide shift. It argues for a unified election day for all offices to enforce party responsibility and reflect the people’s will.
Buckley argues the term backlash misleads after Election Day noting Georgia’s potential Maddox win as a real backlash but Alabama’s results with Wallace show no surge. He cites New York’s civilian review board removal as a misframing of backlash and highlights liberal areas resisting racial fear affecting judgments.
The column asks for heirs of farmer George P. Roll of Collinsville who would be 96 today after an August 1901 life policy. It also aids locating Luella Sara Goode for a 50th class reunion and notes help offered to the Tommie Seawright family after a fire with three rent free months in Townehouse near Middletown campus.
Gene Tunney praises Jack Dempsey while Dick Nixon tours the country during the election season. Nixon leverages his charm to back GOP candidates and boost party fortunes ahead of the 1968 convention, amid Johnson's sharp rebuke and Eisenhower's distance.
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