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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1972
Page
4
A Wall Street Journal report notes experts urge lower lighting levels in buildings to cut electricity use and ease shortages. Separately, auto makers trim model changes, sparking debate on resource conservation and potential economic impacts. Both reflect a push to extend finite resources.
The essay reviews George McGovern and Richard Nixon positions from Santa Monica in 1968, noting McGovern attacks Nixon on peace promises and Nixon’s stated aim to end US casualties in Vietnam. It argues McGovern misreads the pledge, questions its literal meaning, and warns of damaged credibility and lasting impact on U.S. peace efforts.
The piece cites Accuracy in Media alleging major outlets like The Times and The Washington Post altered findings on the 1969 Fred Hampton shooting. It argues editors claimed Panthers fired only one shot, despite grand jury evidence, and notes broader media sympathy for the Panthers in the 1960s era.
Gallup and Harris reject polls shaping elections. Nixon appeal seen as mild. competence over charisma favored. Story shifts to Hampton Hanrahan case where Panthers and police clash. media coverage questioned for bias and misinformation. Tom Wicker warns against the truth machine syndrome and suggests press predispositions affected reporting.
A New York magazine article notes a tight Nixon McGovern race among professors in late 1960s and 1970s polls. It argues academic support for Nixon stemmed from anti McGovernism and analyzes faculty responses to campus upheaval and militant activism.
The piece notes professors resisted by militants and their own bitter grievance. It cites shifts among academics toward Nixon as many professors, though not fully conservative, seek to counter disruption by voting for Nixon in the era as war winds down and draft ends.
The Middletown Journal publishes daily and Sunday editions with home delivery by newspaper boy or motor route. Subscription rates include 80c weekly for seven days, 15c per copy, motor route payments of 3.47 in 12 installments or 3.20 in four weeks, plus a 15c monthly service charge. Mail subscriptions are 30 per year in local and outside areas, 28 outside the U.S.
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