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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1967
Page
4
Hal Willard's Washington Post report on a Ottawa to northern Canada trip shows despoiled scenery with ruined shacks and junked cars along a 100 mile stretch. The piece urges highway beautification to jar complacency and restore pristine vistas.
A reflective column notes how sports passions flare worldwide from high school games to football rivalries but cautions crowds should keep events in perspective. It recalls Turkey’s riot with 40 dead and nearly 600 injured and a 300-death Peru Argentina incident, urging restraint.
Democratic Rep. Thomas M. Rees of California drew anger with a mailed newsletter that spoofed President Johnson and the Vietnam election. The piece imagines LBJ and Hubert Humphrey plotting a limited ballot and disses various 1964 contenders while defending the democracy.
The column notes most tasks from 1967 should be completed or prepared for next year. It urges fertilizing lawns and cleaning to ready for winter, highlights furnace checks and storm window installation, and warns Christmas shopping will start earlier as the year ends. It reflects on savoring the brief period between seasons.
Secretary of Defense McNamara questions a universal ABM shield for the United States while urging a light ABM deployment to deter Red China. He argues that land based missiles and submarines can deter the Soviets and notes potential diplomatic leverage in arms talks. The piece notes U S aims to press both Beijing and Moscow toward restraint and possible equal offensive missile strength with limited ABM power.
The Middletown Journal announces its per copy and mail subscription rates. Daily editions priced at 10 cents, Sunday at 15 cents, weekly 60 cents, with yearly mail rates of 15 dollars in trading areas and 2400 dollars outside. Rates require advance payment. Founded in 1857.
William F Buckley Jr argues De Gaulle misjudges the United States citing his critique after Kennedy's assassination and a view of American decline. Buckley counters by highlighting unlikely support for change, resilience in American families and patriotism amid Vietnam era tensions.
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