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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1977
Page
4
Washington notes a GOP split over Panama Canal treaties as 1980 nomination stakes rise. Everett Ladd cites low primary turnout and a shift toward ideologically driven activists, while Virginia’s elections hint at emerging Senate contests involving Charles Robb and John Warner.
The adviser to President Carter, Esther Peterson, signals plans for another proposal to create a federal consumer protection agency. Critics urge focusing on existing agencies like the FTC and FDA, arguing Congress would abdicate responsibility by backing a new umbrella. The piece notes Carter’s push for consumer advocacy while wary of expanding federal reach and big government.
A Louisiana State University ornithologist John O Neill reports a white winged guan sighting in Peru. He calls the moment fantastic and tremendous, likening it to a breakthrough in science. The piece muses on divergent human interests driving progress and individual passion.
The Middletown Journal lists home delivery and motor route rates for daily and Sunday editions, with calendar month and weekly options. It also notes U S and international mail subscription prices and states the paper was founded in 1857.
In Washington, Anthony Harrigan warns against Soviet expansion and urges strengthening North American resources. House subcommittee member Beaux opposes the Law of the Sea Treaty and U.S. dependence on foreign nickel, arguing for U.S. mining rights and non discriminatory R D. Four major companies seek enabling legislation to mine deep ocean nodules, forming international partnerships to avoid third world controls.
Six U.S. senators visiting Panama report Omar Torrijos pledges civil rights thaw. He vows to scrap detention without trial, ease press censorship, allow exiles home, and accept aid for delivering aid to the poor. The exchange signals potential ratification help, though past loyalties and Marxist links linger.
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