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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1972
Page
4
The article reports on presidential voting irregularities in Butler County with Coyle punch card machines. Voters faced misaligned punch boxes causing doubts about whether up to 15,000 ballots were counted. Officials study problems to prevent recurrence and ensure accurate presidential totals.
John Chamberlain discusses Willmoore Kendall’s theory of two majorities in American politics. He analyzes Nixon’s 1972 victory, ticket splitting in Senate and House races, and the emerging Democratic minority while noting regional shifts and the challenge of reconciling diverse presidential contenders for 1976.
A columnist argues postwar Vietnam aid could reach nine billion dollars or more, with at least half spent in North Vietnam. The piece warns of rebuilding Haiphong, rail yards, bridges, hospitals, and the risk of reparations to allies and Viet Cong, drawing parallels to the Marshall Plan.
The Nixon McGovern race is read as a vote between America and Amerika with voters choosing between thieves and theocrats. The electorate rejected McGovernism and chose Nixonism as a standard political affair, signaling not a watershed shift but a one shot repudiation of an anti-American platform.
A reader protests the shutting of the film Oh Calcutta claiming it violates personal rights. They question Capt Walton and Sgt Ferguson for imposing morals and urge individual choice without police harassment.
A letter defends Alva Gene Mullins amid the Colonial Theater closure over Oh Calcutta and praises local decorum. It questions voting processes and paper ballots while urging fair treatment for those affected and criticizing incomplete precinct reporting by Brinkley.
The Middletown Journal outlines subscription options including daily weekday copies at 5 cents, Sunday at 25 cents, and home delivery by newspaperboy with 80 cents for a seven day week billed at 10 cents per daily copy and 20 cents Sunday. Motor route plans cost 3.47 in 12 installments or 3.20 in four-week periods, plus a 1 cent monthly tube placement charge. Mail subscriptions run 30 dollars per year in or outside the trading area, 38 dollars outside the U.S., all prepaid.
A reflective line compares ideals to stars and guiding sailors on the sea of life. It then names emesee d Annbios as deputy, hinting at leadership or guidance in a ceremonial or philosophical context.
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