Senate balks at cutting 8.3 million from Civil Defense
The Senate rejects Sen. Stephen M. Young's push to trim Civil Defense funding from 64.2 million, arguing past efforts are wasteful. He notes Hiroshima's 1945 bombing and nearly two billion spent with little to show, urging money be spent to avert war rather than bolster a moribund program.
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Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Hiroshima
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Young
Setback for Steam Cars Ends Lear’s Steam Drive
William Lear, famed for Lear Jet, abandons a years-long bid to build a competitive steam automobile and shifts focus to gas turbines. The decision marks a setback for steam propulsion as a cleaner alternative to internal combustion engines, with electrics also advancing. The pollution drive may yet spur new breakthroughs.
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William Lear
Lear Jet
Lear
Nixon Shows Real Backbone in Vietnam Speech
Washington columnist argues Nixon’s Viet Nam address demonstrates forthright leadership and a double-track approach pressuring Hanoi. The piece lauds Nixon’s stance against liberal critics and notes strong public support from mail, polls, and GOP gains in Virginia and New Jersey.
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Sam Brown
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Nixon
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Prince Philip
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Vietnam
John Lindsay
New York City
Thanksgiving and Mothers Birthday Combined in Memoir
Mrs. Millie Wolff, former Middletonian and writer in St. Louis, recalls her mother’s Thanksgiving birthday. She credits her mother’s discipline and love for shaping her, notes the double celebration, and ends with a quip about chocolate cake surpassing pumpkin pie.
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Millie Wolff
Bender
Flemming Road
Ben Bender
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Wolff
St. Louis
Greater
Mother
Tax Bill Needs More Study, Says Lawmaker
In a critique of the pending tax bill, David Lawrence notes the rushed House action and Senate hearings with over 280 witnesses. He argues the vast testimony must be read and analyzed, urging four to five months of deliberation and careful study at the January session.
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Dean Acheson
Dean Rusk
William Rogers
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Oval Room
Rusk
Washington
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Senate
Senate Finance Committee
United States Senate
U.S. Treasury
Middletown Ohio Newspaper Rates and Publication Details
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc. lists subscription rates for in city, trading, and outside areas, including annual mail prices and delivery options. It notes second class mail entry, post office location, and founding year 1857.
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News Journal Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Nuclear balance slipping toward the Soviets warns Alsop
Joseph Alsop argues the nuclear balance is deteriorating as Soviet SS-9 missiles and Yankee-class subs grow beyond U S estimates. He notes ABM weakness and warns that by 1974 Minuteman defenses may be insufficient, risking a bolder Kremlin stance. He urges careful citizen scrutiny of risk and policy.
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Foster
United States
Laird and
Packard
U.S
Kremlin
Factographs Switzerland Tops Currency Per Capita
The text states Switzerland has the most currency per head. It also notes President and Mrs. Millard Fillmore started the first official White House library. It mentions the word planet derives from a Greek term meaning wandering and that the Russian alphabet contains more letters than English.
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Millard Fillmor
White House
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