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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1972
Page
4
In brief remarks Postmaster General E T Klassen cites about 67 million dollars in savings from new cost control programs, about 15 percent of total 450 million in anticipated savings, avoiding expected first class rate increases. Employee cuts stem from retirements and not replacing quit workers.
In a letter to the editor the writer echoes Stan Benjamin on halting pollution and urges personal action. The piece highlights recycling metals papers and bottles, supports a Middletown area recycling center, and invites volunteers to assist. It stresses voluntary lifestyle changes to reduce pollution costs and protect quality of life.
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options including daily newsstand price of 1 cent and Sunday price of 2 cents, home delivery by newspaperboy, motor route pricing of 3.47 per month or 3.20 in four weeks, and mail rates of 30 dollars per year within trading area and 38 dollars outside. It notes advance payment, and that the paper was founded in 1857.
A reader urges a Good News column in The Journal after praising an honest act. Gloria Hendrickson of Monroe recounts losing a purse in a state park rest room and a Lansing woman turned it in with everything intact.
The piece recalls McGovern and Nixon opposing quotas and backing the merit system in a letter to Philip Hoffman dated Aug 14. It traces the McGovern Commission's 1969 shift toward a quota approach, later renamed Guidelines, and cites McGovern remarks denying explicit quotas while admitting their implementation under a different name.
The New York Times reports July 1972 discussions where Walter Fauntroy and Julian Bond brokered a pact with McGovern promising 10 percent of patronage jobs for Black Americans and more Black judges on the Supreme Court. The plan sparked debate about racial quotas and political concessions.
A Washington column debates how critics treat presidents versus presidential candidates, noting Nixon’s media advantage and McGovern’s campaign missteps. It questions whether journalists would demand candor from Nixon or McGovern about key issues and leaks.
Buckley visits Attica on the eve of the first anniversary noting a new administration, reduced inmate housing, and a surprisingly relaxed atmosphere. He questions the Fischer investigation’s delays, the whereabouts of insurrection leaders, and the potential for renewed tensions as September 13 nears.
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