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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1971
Page
4
The repeal of the Emergency Detention Act of 1950 is praised for removing a law with police state flavor and for quashing rumors that dissenters could be held without trial. The move is seen as restoring democratic protections despite the belated nature of the action.
Postmaster General Winton M. Blount touts next day first class mail in cities and nearby areas. Congress shows mood shift with Senate passage and House vote on Emergency Detention Act repeal, ending detention camps and imprisonment without trial.
The latest weapons trend features a guided missile fired from a cannon. The piece notes ongoing ingenuity in developing ways to kill people and the persistent demand for novel killing tools.
People read the letter and rejoiced at its message of encouragement. The verse from Acts 15 31 TEV highlights the uplifting impact on the listeners.
The piece critiques 20 years of US backing for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, noting a $36.2 million annual budget in 1971 and claims of private funding. It condemns Senate Foreign Relations Committee disclosures as revealing incompetence and deception by multiple administrations.
The article outlines Hugo Black's rise from Alabama to the U S Senate and then to the Supreme Court. It notes his Klan membership, Roosevelts support, and his independent, sometimes liberal, judicial stance. It also covers his later defense of civil rights and his retirement after 34 years on the bench.
Look magazine faces bankruptcy due to higher postal rates and flattening revenues. William F Buckley Jr notes publishers subsidized by ads shield giants from price hikes, urging readers to vote with subscriptions or fold. He compares Time Life and others and warns of advertising funded models shrinking audience.
In Washington a rain soaked trip ends with Gen. Jimmy Doolittle honored by the Air Line Pilots Association as an honorary member joining Charles A. Lindbergh. Roscoe Turner later proposed a Pearl Harbor retaliation plan. Doolittle recalls parachuting into a Chinese rice paddy and receiving a cheeky wire from Turner.
The Journal is published daily by News Journal Inc in Middletown Ohio. Subscriptions are available by motor route or mail with various weekly and yearly rates. Motor route costs include a monthly service charge for Journal tube placement and installments options. Founded in 1857.
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