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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1971
Page
6
A Safeway spokesman announced the chain would stop labeling ground beef by cut and instead use fat content as the sole criterion. He argued that consumers often misinterpret labels like ground sirloin as indicating a specific steak, noting most sirloin labels come from scraps and trimmings. The move, he said, is a truthful labeling effort worth spreading.
The American Bar Association committee on Rights for Women joins women’s groups in pressuring President Nixon to fill one of two Supreme Court vacancies with a woman. It says merit should decide and sex should not be a factor, while noting past limits on women's access to the legal profession.
A concise Bible verse caption highlights Philippians 4 6 urging prayer and supplication with thanksgiving. The quotation emphasizes presenting requests to God and trusting divine provision.
Paul Harvey argues the Vietnam War remains central to politics as Nixon winds down the conflict. He notes casualties fall and draft calls drop, but warns future elections may hinge on Indochina policy and bombs versus boots. He criticizes Symington Mansfield and others urging withdrawal while questioning ongoing U S involvement in Laos and Cambodia with funding and covert action.
The piece reviews George Jacksons last published reflections from San Quentin in response to a New York Times interview. It critiques Jacksons arguments that crime is largely economic and that black individuals operate outside American law, contrasting with Martin Luther Kings civil rights ethic and noting possible parallels to Lenin in condemning sentimentality. It ends by suggesting Angela Davis might clarify Jacksons ideas.
A reader urges psychiatric education on both black and white students to address enduring bigotry. The letter cites police costs and urges school seminars on human freedom, with the editor's jokey aside about a policeman's son among juveniles apprehended.
John Roche analyzes a developing Peking Tokyo axis shaping Asia policy. The Chinese press and Japanese Diet delegation signal converging interests with Liberal Democratic pragmatism, omitting reparations and U.S. treaty mentions while aiming for independent, peaceful, prosperous Japan under new diplomacy.
Local report notes Principal Lewis Dill pursuing reinstatement for suspended MHS students after a racial incident that closed the school. Some youths return to class as homecoming is canceled and about 20 youths arrested for disturbance amid community backlash.
Cathy Vanderpool of Franklin questions a Journal report labeling one boy as the policeman’s son and asks why the father’s occupation was highlighted while 16 other juveniles were not mentioned. She urges fair treatment and equal consideration.
A dog owner says drivers must follow schedules like commercial buses and that pets should be kept off private property to prevent injuries to children. He urges dog owners to keep animals fenced and away from roadways to avoid accidents or collisions with buses.
The Middletown Journal lists various subscription options including daily weekday papers at 15 cents, Sunday 25 cents, home delivery by newspaperboy at 80 cents weekly, motor route payments of 3.47 or 3.20 options, and monthly service charges. Mail subscriptions outside the trading areas are 38 dollars per year, all payments in advance. Founded in 1457 o
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