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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1972
Page
4
Acomparative look at John Peter Zenger's nine months in jail for libel and Peter Bridge's 21 days for refusing to answer a grand jury. Both defend press freedom amid conflicts between First and Sixth Amendments and the need for sources. The piece notes enduring lessons for a free society.
The column reviews two books on the Shroud of Turin. Peter M. Rinaldi’s It is The Lord offers analysis with photographs, while Pierre Barbet’s A Doctor at Calvary details how Barbet reconstructs Jesus punishment and death from shroud evidence, stressing vivid tortures and asphyxia as the cause of death.
The piece discusses how the U S Post Office faces a push to shut down many magazines if it must operate on profit and loss rules. It lists candidates including Human Events New Republic The Nation National Review Commentary The Progressive Commonweal Harper s The Atlantic and notes about 150 small circulation titles at risk.
The piece argues post office rate increases threaten small circulation magazines by forcing price jumps. It cites Reader's Digest Life Time Newsweek and others may fold while big magazines survive with advertising. The author questions subsidies and public duty in sustaining diverse opinions.
A reader blames the auto industry for rushed assembly lines and low quality cars. They argue workers lack time to do proper jobs and that hidden defects harm consumers. They urge government utility controls and inspectors to ensure quality.
Middletown Ohio readers are shown subscription options for The Journal. Details include per-copy pricing 15 cents weekdays and 20 cents Sundays, home delivery at 80 cents weekly, motor route at 3.47 monthly in 12 installments or 3.20 in four weeks, a 15 service charge for tube placement, and mail rates at 30 dollars per year. Payments are due in advance and vary by trading area.
The text ponders media duties and integrity as President Nixon critiques press coverage from Haiphong actions to Moscow talks. It echoes a columnist’s call for fair reporting, accuracy, and courage, urging reporters to avoid sensationalism and uphold truth with humility.
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