SST Questions Loom Big Before Tax Money Spent
The Nixon SST decision spurs stock gains for Boeing General Electric and other firms investors eye 1 2 billion in tax money for a commercial 1800 mph jet Travel agents at a Phoenix conference praise the plan while critics urge private funding and warn of sonic boom impacts The piece weighs economic and national pride arguments amid questions about feasibility and public cost.
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General Electric
Nixon
Phoenix
United States
U.S
William Proxmire
Pacific War Dispatch Shows Pacification Gains In Tam Quan
The narrative describes Tam Quan in Binh Dinh Province where security for about half of 83,000 residents has improved under augmented regional and popular forces aided by the 173rd Airborne Brigade. It notes VC strength reduced by about a third since the new year, with only five hamlets still under VC control. It contrasts districts with varying progress and explains the strategic bind: North Vietnamese battalions withdraw to remote areas, leaving hundreds of guerrillas in mid coastal provinces, demanding immense manpower to sustain the VC.
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Binh Dinh
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Quang Ngai
Quang Tin
II Corps
Delta
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Ferret Farm Legend From Middletown and Its Rise
An old magazine copy reveals Middletown's ferret breeding farm once produced over 10,000 ferrets yearly priced at two dollars each. Samuel Farnsworth started the venture, shipping to hunters and farms nationwide. The piece notes Middletown’s location along the highway from Cincinnati to Dayton and cites the shift to modern pest control.
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Gilbert A. Sheard
American Thresherman
Madison
Wis
Middletown
Samuel Farnsworth
Party responsibility in Congress and the minority
Washington essay argues that party caucus discipline has faded and divided government slows legislation. It notes presidents rarely gain full party control, contrasts parliamentary systems, and urges candidates to align with party majorities for accountable governance.
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United States Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Great Britain
Canada
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Info
The Middletown Journal provides daily and Sunday delivery options with pricing. Rates include per copy 10 cents weekday, 20 cents Sunday, with 70 cents weekly delivery, and yearly mail options for in area 21 dollars, outside trading area 3000, and outside USA 38 dollars. All subscriptions due in advance.
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Accion founder Blatchford frames private Peace Corps vision
In Caracas, Joseph Blatchford and Accion Venezuela expand self help programs from road building to schools and housing. The effort grows across Brazil and Peru as locals push for sustained community improvement and training, while public Peace Corps shifts toward an older, technically proficient volunteer model.
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Venezuela
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Peace Corps
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Josep Blatchford
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California
Jona F. Kennedy
Accion
Joe Blatchford
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Lima
Peru
Accion International
Isaias Medina Anguita
Andes
Josefina Hernandez
Terry Halcombe
New York City
Mike Bamberger
Io de Janeiro
IBM
North America
Dla
Congress
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