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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1967
Page
7
A historical commentary recalls December 7 1942 as a turning point and urges vigilance against draft evasion and antiwar protests. The piece links Pearl Harbor to ongoing threats and calls for continued public service to defend American freedom amid Vietnam era tensions.
Legion men and Selective Service Boards No. 1 and 2 of Clermont County were guests at a Water Log Inn dinner in New Richmond on December 2. Speakers included William P. Dooley and Henry Cushard, with 18 Legion hosts and several board members present.
A collection of 448 new library books for teenagers and adults will be on display at the Glen Este High School Library from December 11 to 15. The exhibit, open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., covers over 50 subject classifications and is free to teachers librarians and other professionals. Books and catalogues are linked by a numerical system and the event welcomes the public and Clermont County professionals.
A letter from Parson Jones contrasts his poverty era upbringing with today’s hippie subculture. He recalls growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, garbagedigging, a joke about the only elevator, and playful mischief, ending with a wry note about square and round holes.
A Sierra Club outing on Todd's Fork is thwarted by low water as Ohio officials release Cowan Lake. Canoeists reroute from Indian Riffle Bridge to near Spring Valley, facing a landowner dispute before launching. The river remains navigable with occasional riffles and fallen trees. The piece notes potential channel widening by the Soil Conservation Service.
Flying fish can travel through the air at speeds up to 35 mph for hundreds of feet and have been observed rising as high as 50 feet, noted by Sports Afield.
State Representative William Massey said checks totaling 326 12 17 mailed December 1 to Clermont County school districts. The supplemental aid follows August General Assembly action setting a new distribution formula. Batavia 12508 57 Bethel Tate 27867 63 Clermont Northeastern 26493 05 Felicity Franklin 9979 03 Goshen 45553 25 West Clermont 107071 43 Williamsburg 24732 95 Milford Exempted Village 59661 36 New Richmond Exempted Village 12745 50
In a Washington report from the Clermont Courier, Harsha notes foreign and some American speculators buy gold as the dollar weakens. He links devalued British pounds and U.S. policy to the rise in French gold holdings, which grew from 1.641 billion in 1960 to 5.238 billion in 1966, much of it from purchases abroad.
The piece compares France and the United States on gold holdings, noting U.S. gold stocks fell from 17.80 to 12.9 billion dollars by 1967, while France owes the U.S. over 6.7 billion from WWI and 302.8 million from WWII. Despite partial repayments, France's bullion purchases strain U.S. reserves. the article urges France to settle its debts before gold claims are honored.
A column features Paul Varney's meditation on assurance of salvation through Jesus Christ, urging belief beyond doubt. It also includes The Poet's Nook notes with poems by Ruth Lippert Gratitude, Carole Hiles, and Bethel, Ohio, plus a snowy night tableau and a winter mirror image of East Fork.
Columns and wry lines note social humor from snoring disorders to a fixed clock reflecting restaurant life. A quail hunting note from Southwest Texas closes the brief with sports whimsy from Sports Afield.
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