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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1971
Page
1
A provocative essay argues America is not dying but undergoing a broad revolution of change since the mid-1950s. It contrasts American open, consented transformation with Russia and China’s violent, closed revolutions. The piece questions world power limits and livability in cities, predicting continued upheaval into the 1980s.
At Middletown High School two parent meetings were held to discuss racial confrontations that closed the school. Principal Lewis Hill outlined events and safety needs while urging parental help. A fourth meeting was set for today with citizens, and WPFB Radio would announce if school would reopen. A white student group announced a back-to-school meeting at Star-Glow Theater.
Cincinnati Gas & Electric restricts new industrial and commercial gas hookups due to rising demand and tight supplies from Columbia Gas System. Residential and apartment uses up to 2000 cubic feet per hour remain allowed. Current customers and existing commitments are unaffected. The system plans to study Alaska Canadian gas imports and coal gas conversion projects while a Green Springs, Ohio plant is eyed for 250 million cubic feet per day, slated for 1973.
A taxpayer questions an accountant about deducting medical expenses linked to nerves caused by excessive taxation. The exchange highlights concerns over what qualifying medical costs may be allowed and how to document them.
A Century apart, two devastating fires changed regions and left lasting scars. The Chicago blaze of 1871 killed 300 and left 90,000 homeless, while the Oct 8 1871 Wisconsin fire killed 1,200 with little notice. Both stories appear on the pages noted.
In a McKinley theater crowd of about 150, parents pleaded for dialogue between black and white communities. Mrs. Evernelia Gregory urged parents to speak with their children, get them to school, and abandon talk of homecoming queens. Hill defended the vocational use of the Breiel Boulevard high school and explained repeated questions from Black parents about alleged preferential treatment. White and Black speakers criticized faculty prejudice, arrest practices, and handling of recent incidents, while some urged more Black faculty and administrators.
The U.S. Postal Service launches the Area Mail Processing Program moving outgoing Middletown mail to Cincinnati twice daily at 1 30 p.m. and 5 30 p.m. All mail except local delivery only will use CIN 450 postmark. Local dropoffs urged by 12 30 p.m. to catch deliveries. Cincinnati SCF serves 177 offices within 60 miles.
A cloudy warm day tops out in the 80s with a 2 percent chance of rain, rising to 3 percent tonight. Overnight lows near 60. Monday brings continued chances of showers with highs in the 70s.
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