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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1966
Page
3
A Midland First Baptist Church editorial imagines the devil's strategy to undermine America by enlarging government, attacking individual rights, and eroding faith. It warns that inflation, taxes, and state control would erode freedom and enslave citizens.
The piece notes 25 000 patriotic demonstrators in New York and a similar number in Washington while Vietniks released two American soldiers two years captive. The soldiers allegedly sought returning to explain Vietnam futility, with interviews later denied. The writer links peaceniks and politicians to brainwashing and warns of a police state transforming America.
The Federal Food Stamp Program in Clermont County began December 1 and served 651 welfare families totaling 2103 people and 200 non welfare families totaling 1111 individuals. Harold Krempien reported 38000 dollars in authorizations and 30000 dollars in stamps issued.
Dr George S Benson notes pacifist aims behind stop the war protests while North Vietnamese advisers influence strategy. South Vietnamese students tour U S campuses but struggle to convey Saigon’s stance. At Berkeley YAF organizes counter activities as draft card protests draw national ire and political tension rises with Johnson administration watching polls.
A lettered, fragmented excerpt covers domestic talk about reconciliation and a county planning session on January 5 at Stillmeadow Country Club. It lists committee chairs for a February event, names attendees, and invites reservations via Clermont Center Batavia Ohio. The item notes honorary county commissioners and a call for community participation with a $10 reservation.
A sermon-like discussion compares a widespread power outage to biblical light loss and explains the rapture, quoting I Thessalonians 4 16 18 and urging readers to seek salvation and a Bible believing church. It frames the born again as the true Church and warns of Jacob's trouble seven year tribulation.
Doug McKinney and Tom Flynn, both 14, along with Gary Flynn 12, seek 10 000 bars of soap to ship to Vietnam. They already collected 1000 bars with Salvation Army's aid. Donations drop at Land O Goshen Super Market or 100 bars or more will be picked up by calling 734 5441.
The Ohio Newspaper Association will honor Walter Cronkite and Louis B. Seltzer with its Distinguished Service to Journalism Award at a February 10 dinner in Columbus. The event at the Sheraton-Columbus Hotel includes a reception and remarks by the guests, with sponsors including the Ohio Association of Broadcasters and Sigma Delta Chi.
Selections from the Courier recount events from 1891 and 1916 including Nelson Davis’s mad dog treatment, a Loveland wedding of John Zollman and Gracie Johnston, a sheriff’s misstep involving a lunatic, Bethel Library Association growth, and a Batavia sheltering incident. Easter dating notes and Loveland Grange plans are also mentioned.
Parson Jones recounts a local men's group gathering on New Year resolutions. A lawyer I B Doubletalk spoke about time, while members debated resolutions. Tom Tightwad and others joked about saving money and church support as the group plans a shark fishing film for the next meeting.
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