What Now For SACB Should Senate Cut Or Abolish Board
The Senate Appropriations Committee slashed SACB funding by $35,000, leaving five members and staff to operate on $295,000. The piece questions whether SACB should receive any funds at all given its moribund status since a Supreme Court decision undercut its purpose. It urges the Senate to decide whether to revise SACB’s mandate or eliminate it to avoid wasteful drift with a small budget.
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Appropriations Committee
Senate
High Court
Italy's Fake Wine Scandal Spurs Reform Drive
Italy faces a wave of fraudulent wine linked to unscrupulous producers. Laws against fraud exist but a large amount of wine is mostly water sugar coloring and acid. Honest winemakers push to curb fraud and punish producers before the 1969 Common Market barriers drop and Italian vintners face change.
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America
Italy
Wine Fraud in Europe and U S Regulation Sparks Debate
Scandal and competition from European sources raise concerns about fraudulent wine entering the United States. Consumers are urged to check labels carefully and support stricter regulation to protect honest vintners, with calls for a better control system. The piece cites lingering questions about enforcement and safety.
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United States
Tijuana
Suez Closing Aids Israel and East African Trade
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN analyzes how a closed Suez could favor Israel by shifting East African and Asian trade routes to Eilat. He notes increased Eilat cargo, Somali banana talks, beeswax to Europe, and Kenya coffee potential, with political nuances among Africa’s Moslem and Christian states and Soviet considerations.
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Italy
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Mobutu
Algeria
Boumedienne
Moise Tshombe
Middle East
Somalia
North Vietnam
Egypt
sub-Saharan Africa
Newspapers and the public information race
Dave Began argues newspapers lag behind radio and TV in public visibility. He contrasts the self promotion of broadcasters with newspapers and notes the media should inform without fanfare. He acknowledges the value of press freedom while urging better newspaper coverage.
Public expectation of responsibility in newspapers
Readers rely on newspapers to promote civic services. When outlets fail to perform this role, concern grows about the press duty to inform and serve the public.
An Lao Valley War Memoir: An NVA Battalion Trapped
Joseph Alsop reports from An Lao Valley in South Vietnam where the 81st Battalion of the 22nd North Vietnamese Division is trapped after refugees were moved out. Air Cavalry forces have isolated the valley, reducing VC support while units suffer hunger and dwindling morale as they face advancing attacks.
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AN Lao
Binh Dinh
South Vietnam
Bong Son
1St Air Cavalry Division
James McKenna
Air Cavalry
3Rd Brigade
Sandra
Kim Son
3Rd
McKenna
7Th Air Cavalry Regiment
Vietnam
Debonair Captain Hosts Grim Valley Recon Team
Captain Thomas C. Richardson welcomes his platoon to a bleak landing zone while Sgt. Robert Leopold leads a cautious combing of a draw in Binh Dinh Province. The 8th Battalion of the 22nd North Vietnamese Regiment dwindled to about 300 men as air cavalry pressed the pursuit.
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Thomas C. Richardson
Robert Leopold
Leopold
22Nd
Binh Dinh
Joys Of The Middle Years And Love In The Third Degree
Paul Harvey discusses durable marriages and the stages of love from infatuation to the third degree. He links emotional balance to health, urges research into long marriages, and compares home love to national evolution, noting midlife restlessness and pride in community.
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Middletown Journal publishes daily from S. Broad at First Ave. Middletown Ohio with subscription prices listed. Per copy rates 10 cents weekdays and 15 cents Sundays, 60 cents weekly by route, $15 yearly by mail in trading areas, $24 outside trading area, $38 for outside U.S.A. Subscriptions payable in advance. Founded in 1857.
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