Nobel Peace Prize winners 1976 77 hailed for peaceful work
Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their Northern Ireland peace efforts. Amnesty International is praised for its tireless campaigns for political prisoners and universal liberty across regimes and borders.
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Mairead Corrigan
Amnesty International
Mrs. Williams
Miss Corrigan
Europe
Northern Ireland
Norway
The
Peace People
Williams
New York Politician Criticized Over Oil Tax Stance
The New Yorker notes Rep. John Murphy faced editorial criticism over his bill taxing imported oil on ships. It cites campaign contributions from maritime interests and PR spending as influencing politics while urging cautious use of editorial standards.
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New York Democrat
Murphy
House
Senate
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Carter falls short on promises to black voters
The piece argues that President Carter has failed to deliver on key pledges for African Americans, noting his lack of specific policy plans and showing that blacks remain loyal to the Democratic Party despite inflation and economic hardship. It contrasts Carter's Georgia roots with national expectations and recalls his inaugural education pledge.
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Jimmy Carter
Mr. Carter
of Georgia
Walter Mondale
George McGovern
Henry Jackson
Carter
Franklin
White House
Middletown plat records 1802 Ohio settlement plans
George Crout notes the official recording of Middletown's plat at the Hamilton County Courthouse as part of a broader move toward statehood for Ohio. The plan, created by Stephen Vail and James Sutton, positions 52 lots along the Great Miami River with mill operations and a hoped county seat, detailing Vail's New Jersey origins, family, and the town’s prospective growth between Dayton and Cincinnati.
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Hamilton County
Northwest
Ohio
Congress
Stephen Vail
James Sutton
Cincinnati
Daniel Doty
Great Prairie
Gregory Creek
Fort Hamilton
Justice of Peace
Vail
Dayton
Miami River
Water Street
Third Street
New Central Avenue
Aaron Vail
New Jersey
Samuel Vail
Wales
Mary Fitz Randolph
Shobal
Aaron
Mary
George Russell
Warren County
Waynesville
Mary Bonnell
Moses
Lydia
Randall
Hugh
Sarah
Katharine
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio lists subscription rates for newsstand copies and home delivery. Carriers charge 72c weekdays and 23c Sundays with weekly totals, motor routes 32c daily 24c Sundays, and mail subscriptions at 38 per year within the U.S. 46 outside. All subscriptions are payable in advance.
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News Journal, Inc
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Retarded too easily forgotten letter urges yes vote
Thomas N. Kindness from Hamilton writes in support of Issue 5 in Butler County to fund mentally retarded services. He argues the Butler County Board of Mental Retardation offers education, vocational, and residential programs funded by property taxes and would expand services, costing 1.1 mills. He notes the plan could help residents live more productive lives at home and criticizes high state institution costs.
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Butler County
Butler County Board of Mental Retardation
Thomas N. Kindness
Hamilton
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