Arms sales boost mirror of US economy and policy
The article argues that US arms exports nearing 11.5 billion dollars in 1977 exceed targets and surpass rivals, fueling jobs but harming civilian production. It urges Carter and officials to restrain the arms trade to avoid wasteful spending and global instability.
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Iran
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Eurp
Korea
Jimmy Carter
Theesident
Pentagon
State Department
Voting delays in Butler County spark voter frustration
A longtime complaint returns as Middletown Lemon and Madison township ballots miss early computer tally in Hamilton. Voters hear "no Middletown totals yet" while races in nearby cities post results. The piece argues for faster forwarding of first ballot batches to restore timely results.
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Butler
Middletown Area
Middletown
Lemon
Madison
Hamilton
Fairfield
Oxford
Board of Elections
The
Journal
Germantown
Warren County
Canals and Defenses in Panama and Berlin Debate
Jeffrey Hart argues about defending the Panama Canal and West Berlin noting that defense depends on context. He contends that the canal’s locks at Gatun Pedro Miguel and Miraflores are robust and hard to sabotage while warning that turning the canal over to Panama would centralize control in Panama City and risk closure during emergencies.
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Russia
France
White House
Panama Canal
Cuba
Berlin
United States
Gatun
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores
Fort Knox
Thanksgiving quirks and flight tales in a quirky staff column
A staff column blends humor about an exclusive seafood release and a portly Thanksgiving history tale with a flight memory. It notes FDR moving Thanksgiving to the third Thursday in 1939 and the 1941 return to the fourth Thursday, plus a Hallmark swiped snippet and a barber’s Hawaii flight anecdote.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Iving
Dee
Salvation Army
Middletown Newspaper Subscription Rates Listing
A brief display of subscription prices for the Middletown Journal published by News Journal Inc. Rates include 20c per weekday copy, 25c Sunday, 9c weekday home delivery, 25c Sunday, motor route 15c daily, 30c Sunday, monthly, four week periods, and yearly mail options. Founding year stated as 1657.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Onio
USA
Rude and disgraceful TV birth critique
Mildred Wilson argues on Letter to the Editor that a Donahue broadcast showing a home birth without anesthesia was crude and undignified. She cites lack of aseptic technique, absence of eye prophylaxis, and distractions by a child present during labor, urging safer, private demonstrations.
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Phil Donahue
Mildred Wilson
Rln
Indiana Ave
Monroe
Madison Township Fire Department Thanks Voters for Bond Passage
Dalibert D. Harlan Jr. thanks Madison Township residents for approving the fire department bond issue amid inflation. He credits informed voting and coverage by The Journal and WPFB for support, promising continued strong firefighting efforts and emergency response.
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Madison Township
Journal
WPFB
Dalibert D. Harlan Jr
Hetzler
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Pav J. Day
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PLO
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Jeffrey Hart
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