Democrats lack a hot issue in crowded 1976 field
The piece argues no clear frontrunner in the Democratic presidential sweepstakes due to candidates avoiding bold stances on key issues. It critiques Jackson, Bayh, Udall, and others for weak profiles and warns that the party needs a new issue and a fresh candidate beyond labor, oil, or environmental themes.
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Teddy Kennedy
Democratic Party
Bear
Udall
Jerry Ford
George Wallace
Alabama
Ronald Reagan
Middletown Board of Education race leans on five candidates
In Middletown five candidates vie for three seats as incumbent members don’t seek re election. Preferred slate favors Tom Jefferson and Jim Shull for financial and industry insight, with Betty Lou Nein for third place given her educational background. Metz Wieneke receive cautious support. overall, voters must choose among capable local professionals.
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Middletown
Thomas Jefferson
First National Bank
Robert Metz
Betty Lou Nein
James Shull
Armco Steel Corp
Robert Wieneke
Tom Jefferson
Jim Shull
Nein
Lefferson
Shull
Regulation Fight Over Congressional Slush Funds
The Federal Election Commission backed down on regulating congressional office accounts known as slush funds. They would be treated as campaign funds only in limited term windows, as Congress pressured to preserve autonomy. The dispute underscores distrust in political finance and prompts calls for accountable public funding.
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Federal Election Commission
the Election Commission
Congress
Commission
Beware this season of gift scams and mail order rackets
A New York warning by the Better Business Bureaus cautions shoppers about charity solicitations, fraudulent mail order schemes, COD swindles, itinerant street vendors, and gifts from unsolicited causes. It urges verifying charities, avoiding obligations, and reporting scams to BBB.
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New York
Better Business Bureaus
Letter to Editor Opposes Illegal Hospital Plans
A Middletown reader argues the hospital expansion is illegal despite public support. She cites delays costing 3 300 dollars daily and urges using legal plans on hospital property within a redefined zoning ballot issue.
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Kay Brown
Kay
Middletown
Wilbur Cohen
Hospital Board
Robert E. Boyd
Sherman Ave
Man Erases Data Before Firing In Dramatic Computer Prank
A programmer in California disabled a company computer by programming it to wipe its memory after his dismissal. Three minutes of erasure left the machine an empty shell, requiring 18 months to restore. The tale ends with a grim punchline about dramatic exits.
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John Doe
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Corporation
John
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily in Middletown Ohio lists home delivery prices 72c Monday through Saturday and 23c Sunday with motor route 13 2c daily and 24c Sunday. Mail subscriptions are 38 per year in U S A and 46 outside, all payable in advance.
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News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
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