A Stamp Honors Gen Lee for Citizenship Loss But Service
The piece argues public reaction would be negative to honor a American who lost citizenship for taking up arms against the U S yet notes Robert E Lee is being memorialized on a new postage stamp. It lauds him as a remarkable American who declined amnesty after the Civil War and later led Washington College.
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United States
Robert FE. Lee
Lee
Virginia
Lincoln
Gen. Lee
Washington College
Washington and Lee University
George Washington
Protection for Redwoods: Pressure to secure adjacent lands
The Sierra Club urges Interior Secretary Morton to acquire a two year temporary leasehold on land bordering Redwood National Park. The move aims to protect soil drainage and park borders from harm by near park logging, pending federal purchase of key parcels.
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Congress
Redwood National Park
California
National Park
Park Redwoods
Secretary of the Interior
Sierra Club
Interior
Rogers C.B. Morton
Non-Denominational Prayers Spark Constitutional Debate
John Roche argues against a congressional push for a non-denominational prayer in public buildings and schools. He questions who would craft such a ritual and urges Congress to abandon the scheme and focus on real issues.
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America
Supreme Court
Crist
Congress
New Yorks La Foret Opens To Rival The Stork Club
In a bid to recapture nightlife glamour a new venue La Foret on Pier 55 opens led by bankers Dowling and Semenenko with Maurice Carrere. The piece recalls the Stork Club legend and New Yorks famed spots while noting Paley Park and CBS influence shaping postwar nightlife.
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Billingsley
53Rd Street
Fifth
New York West Park
Paley
Pierree
la Foret
Robert Dowling
Serge Semenenko
Maurice Carrere
Paris
Lindy’s
Jack White
Club 18
el Morocco
Perona
Peter Duchin
Eugenia Sheppard
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Declared
The Journal sets prices for street sales 15 cents weekdays and 25 cents Sunday. Home delivery via newspaper boy 80 cents weekly, motor route 3.47 in 17 installments or 3.20 in four weeks. Monthly service charge 15 cents. Mail rates 30 dollars in area and 38 outside U.S.A. All subscriptions payable in advance. Founded 1857.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Stennis calls for moral sanction before future wars
Senator John C. Stennis argues Congress must restore the balance with the people in deciding war. He cites Vietnam as showing risks of fighting without clear public support and urges informing the public to obtain a true moral sanction for military action. The piece discusses Gulf of Tonkin, executive versus legislative roles, and the need for public awareness of Cold War realities.
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Washington
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Congress
Stennis
Vietnam
Republic
Johnson
Nixon
Gulf of Tonkin
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Red China
Sen. Stennis
Indochina
South Vietnam
Saigon
China
America
Asia
Europe
Latin America
Franklin reader questions school levy after audit findings
A Franklin resident questions the November 2 tax levy citing the state auditor's report on the district's finances and urging a complete shake up. The letter notes unpaid bills from 1967 and criticizes board practices while editors remind that the issue concerns a tax levy, not a bond.
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Franklin
A. Vaughn
Julie Drive Franklin
City weighs waste pickup and recycling center idea
Letter argues for city waste pickup and a recycling center to extend landfill life. Cites Dayton as a model and urges local officials to consider collecting newspapers cans and bottles for reuse while noting potential startup funding gaps and operational needs.
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Dayton
In Memoriam for Ella Schneider at Middletown Hospital
Ralph T. Schneider thanks Middletown Hospital staff for 30 months of compassionate care for his mother Ella Schneider who passed away on September 30. He notes the hospital’s dedication counters negative perceptions and honors the caregivers.
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Ella Schneider
Middletown Hospital
Ralph T. Schneider
Sutphin St
East German Visit Sparks Charges and Jailed Criticism
Mark Huessy of Jericho Vermont warns that talking in East Germany can expose a person to slander charges against the state after his 18 months in an East Berlin jail. He notes harsh conditions and widespread discomfort as a consequence of dissent.
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East Germany
Mark Huessy
Jericho
East Berlin
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