McCarthyism Remembered as a Warning Against Dictatorship
Recalling the 1950s McCarthyism episode critics urge vigilance to prevent a repetition. The piece notes Joseph McCarthy's unproven anti-Communist charges, the Army hearings airing his methods, and eventual Senate censure. It cites Acheson, Dewey, Warren, and a highway-safety study linking driver sleep to fatal crashes.
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Dean Acheson
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Harper’s Magazine
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Joe McCarthy
Battle Of Wits Behind Senate Leadership Coup
Washington report details how Senators Hugh Scott and Robert Griffin maneuvered to capture the minority leadership and whip, defeating How ard Baker amid a strategic clash of seniority, bloc politics, and behind the scenes bargaining. Schweiker backs Scott, while Goldwater forces shape the outcome.
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Oklahoma
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James Pearson
Kansas
Robert Packwood
Oregon
Dirksen
Packwood
Texas
John Tower
California
George Murphy
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Colorado
Charles Mathias
Maryland
William Saxbe
Ohio
Hawaii
Hiram Fong
Fong
The Journal Publication Notice and Rates
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc. lists Middletown Ohio offices and subscription pricing. Rates include per copy 10 cents weekday 20 cents Sunday, city routes 70 cents weekly, mail within trading area 21 dollars yearly, outside trading area 300 dollars yearly, and overseas 38 dollars yearly, all due in advance.
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Chrystal Ann Combs Needs Hearing Aids For Deafness
Ten year old Chrystal Ann Combs from Middletown faces schooling challenges due to total deafness in one ear and partial hearing in the other. Her family, relying on welfare, cannot afford a $518 behind the ear hearing aid set. local readers and Maple Park School students respond with notes of support.
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Dorothy Combs
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Edison
Middletown
Divided Responsibility Hurts Congress Over Action Delays
The article argues that blame for congressional inaction falls on the electorate and the timing of the 1970 races. It cites President Nixon proposals, Republican leader Fore calling the record poor, and warns delays could trigger economic turmoil and shift blame to Democrats in 1970. It notes tensions over Vietnam and inflation while urging patient bipartisan action.
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America
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Michigan
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George Wallace
Alabama
Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
Montana
John N. Mitchell
Federal Reserve Board
Kennedys in the News and a reader’s warning on Chappaquiddick
A letter questions Ted Kennedy’s handling of the Chappaquiddick death, demanding an autopsy and full disclosure. It argues for accountability and notes public scrutiny would be harsher for a conservative figure. The piece also discusses parental schooling and praises the John Birch Society.
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Keep The Schools For The Children Letter to the Editor
A reader questions the SEICUS article in the September 21 paper. The writer urges early sex education starting from kindergarten and asks readers to consider 5 to 8 year olds viewing materials on reproduction.
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This Is My Country Poem Prompts Black Rights Debate
A letter to the editor references the poem This Is My Country and argues for Black rights amid discrimination. Reginald Castleman signs from 1110 14th Ave, urging peaceful or forceful action by the BSU to end injustice and uphold equality in America.
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Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Langston Hughes
America
BSU
Reginald Castleman
14Th Ave
Dual customs at Geneva airport streamline checks
Geneva airport offers both French and Swiss customs, allowing entry and exit in one operation. Manchester, New Hampshire, is the state's largest city by population. Gladys Smith is better known as Mary Pickford. Influenza symptoms appear one to three days after exposure.
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Mary Pickford
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