This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1971
Page
1
Max Lerner poses Is America Doomed in a five part series starting Sunday in The Journal. He argues the nation faces revolutionary unrest moral decay and a loss of leadership in the 20th century world with provocative questions and sharp analysis.
Longshoremen walkouts shut most U S ocean ports except Houston and three other Texas cities kept open by ILA locals. AFL-CIO dockworkers nationwide left strike amid expired contracts slowing grain coal exports and freight movement to East and Gulf ports.
Washington AP reports nation wide soft coal production at a standstill as 80,000 miners strike ends for the week. Talks recessed after contract expiration with Bituminous Coal Operators Association. union plans a New York meeting to approve any new contract.
101 year old Sioux chief William Red Fox struggles to prove U.S. birth for a Corpus Christi passport after claiming birth records burned in a 1885 Rock Reservation fire. memoirs cited as recent best seller. AP report.
Former U N Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg called for a Justice Department inquiry into a forged letter bearing his name addressed to Israel’s foreign minister Abba Eban. He labeled it scurrilous and said references to Henry Kissinger were baseless and the letter’s purpose unclear.
Tropical former hurricane Ginger dumped heavy rain on central North Carolina causing crop damage estimated in the millions. Raleigh area saw 2.60 inches in 24 hours, while coast communities near Morehead City New Bern reported over 1 million dollars in damage with utility disruptions and isolated areas.
Washington AP report says Assistant FBI Director William C. Sullivan retired after clashes with FBI Director J Edgar Hoover. Sullivan on sick leave as his door signs and locks were changed, replaced by Alex Rosen. The Post cites pressures to resign, links to Justice officials, and long‑running tensions dating to the civil rights era.
A cold front moving into Ohio is forecast to drop temperatures tomorrow and bring showers by afternoon. Tonight, a low around 603 is expected under largely clear skies, becoming increasingly cloudy tomorrow with rain likely in the afternoon. Highs may struggle to reach about 20.
AP reports a BEA airliner crashed on a road between Tielt and Deinze in Belgian Flanders. The Swiss to Britain flight carried 60 passengers and crew who perished in the early police tally. Local authorities and aviation officials were investigating the catastrophe.
Washington AP notes a higher hospital cost burden as Medicare will require the first 68 dollars of hospital bills instead of 60 starting in January. Health official Elliot Richardson urged Congress to pass the Welfare Reform Bill to curb overall health care costs.
Senators hear Ralph Nader and truckers testify that am phetamine use is widespread among interstate drivers. Estimates claim 60 percent use pep and diet pills to endure long shifts, with pay averaging 10 000 to 12 000 dollars yearly. Union rules force 20 hour days and little rest, prompting brutalizing lifestyle concerns. Authorities admit the drug problem but struggle to handle it without firing all drivers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.