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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1968
Page
4
George Foreman the 19 year old Olympic heavyweight champion credits the Job Corps with shaping his life and boxing career. He received the first Job Corps Award of Achievement recognizing training discipline and self knowledge that aided his amateur success and could inspire future participants.
An amused narrator notes Albert’s attempt to learn Spanish with rusty French from school days. The piece contrasts common English fluency with a UN translator, George Schmidt, who reportedly knows 66 languages. The hint of secrecy adds a playful, biblical allusion.
The column surveys reactions to Richard Nixon from Murray Kempton Drew Pearson and Harriet Van Horne and notes Arthur Schlesinger Jr s scathing Times Magazine critique. It discusses Schlesingers charges that Nixon represents the possessing class and questions about nuclear war tax policy and national deficit logic.
William H. Rentschler of Martha Washington Candy Corp backed Nixon in Illinois delivering 50 of 58 delegates at the Miami Beach convention. Nixon overcame Daley's delays and late returns to win Illinois by about 160000, aided by gains among African American and Jewish voters and a savvy campaign push.
Joseph Alsop argues Hanoi has entered a new war phase after pre Tet decisions raised risk and losses. North Vietnam sent over 190000 troops in ten months 1968, while enemy losses neared 250000, shaping Hanoi to cut manpower and target the VC in South Vietnam as peace talks hinge on battlefield outcomes.
The account notes that across multiple offensives in South Vietnam tens of thousands of enemy troops fell in largely fruitless battles. Tet produced about ten cents of effect per enemy killed, while the May offensive yielded roughly four cents per casualty, reflecting a diminishing return and broader U.S. impact.
A reader laments media bias and praises women volunteers contributing to soldiers in Vietnam. She notes 3228 Christmas boxes, high school and Girl Scout efforts, and calls for more positive coverage of good deeds. She plans retirement funds for an orphanage nonprofit.
A letter salutes police and sheriff officers after the Winters Bank holdup in Dayton and urges public backing. The writer notes personal ties to law enforcement in Tampa and the sheriff’s department, compares pay, and asks Americans to support officers to improve communities.
The Middletown Journal publishes daily from Broad and First Avenue. Subscription rates are 10 cents per weekday, 20 cents Sundays, 70 cents weekly by carrier, 21 dollars yearly by mail in trading area, 30 dollars outside trading area, 38 dollars outside the U S. All subscriptions prepaid. Founded in 1857.
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