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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1976
Page
4
The article argues that campaign talk on the economy distorts reality. It notes modest recent gains, rising unemployment among new entrants, and demographic shifts while warning that rhetoric shapes voters through simplified moral narratives, not full data. It cites Carter Mondale rhetoric and historical cycles to critique political mythmaking.
The Middletown Journal argues both downtown and Breiel East should grow together. It urges a yes on Issues 8 and 9 to allow commercial development, forecast 500 new jobs, and ease traffic with a new I-75 interchange. It notes downtown mall risks and mall assurances.
A Texas reader calls a 40000 strong Hiroshima bombing re enactment a moral outrage while noting the event’s historical necessity is questionable. He urges forgiveness toward Japan as relations warm. The piece also recalls Benjamin Franklin’s 1776 trip to France with his grandsons aboard the sloop Reprisal.
Journal staffers simulate the electoral college and predict Carter wins by a razor thin 269.84 to 268.16 average. Ford entries show wider margins in cases he wins. Local Ohio favors Carter on one ballot. New York split. California and other states undecided. We note the pool proves nothing beyond winner prediction.
The column argues the election remains too close to call with Carter and Ford each facing economic and foreign policy hurdles. It notes voter indecision, warns of potential shifts in November, and discusses proposals on taxation, inflation, nuclear energy, and energy independence impacting the national mood.
The Journal published daily by News Journal, Inc. lists subscription options in Middletown Ohio. Weekday newsstands 15c, Sunday 25c. home delivery 72c weekdays, 23c Sunday. motor route 13c daily, 24c Sunday. calendar month 420. four-week 420. by mail US 38 yearly, outside US 46.
A reader argues for voting on November 2 due to moral concerns and American decline. Letters discuss fundraising limits for service clubs and praise for Starsky and Hutch, urging fan support and engagement.
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