Eleventh Rittman Sleepwalker Sale draws praise
The eleventh annual Rittman Sleepwalker Sale was a big success with a flea market at Marathon Car Wash drawing visitors from the square to the shopping center. WWST DJ Chris Manner, the Grand Squares, and RHS students and graduates provided entertainment as locals commended the Chamber of Commerce and merchants for a well organized, enjoyable evening.
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Rittman
WWST
Chris Manner
RHS
Rittman Chamber of Commerce
Editorial Letter Voices Frustration Over Pay Raises
Bruce Trogdon from W Sunset criticizes Ohio lawmakers including John Johnson for approving a second pay raise amid economic turbulence. He blames voters for apathy and urges close scrutiny to curb demagogic politics and an unresponsive government. He warns citizens to replace lawmakers who claim they are “worth it.”
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Ohio
John Johnson
Johnson
John Q
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Bruce Trogdon
Watergate Hearing a Roman Circus
A reader writes praising and criticizing the Watergate hearing coverage. He labels Nixon as paranoid and references the Nixon Security List while invoking biblical and regional figures, arguing leaders often exhibit paranoia and urging restraint and accountability.
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Tricky Dicky
Slippery Dick
Richard Nixon
United States
Mitchell
Erlichman
Dean
Haldiman
Acme
Daniel Inouye
Florida
California
Union
Stalin
Hitler
Mussolini
Russia
England
N.S
Nixon
West Virginia
Food prices rise but shoppers keep basket approach
The cost of a year’s food for a typical family rose by 64 dollars last December from a year earlier, signaling a price spiral driven by strong buying power. Despite higher prices, Americans still fill carts with beef and pork, while officials argue farm prices are only a portion of grocery costs. The factors include wages, processing, and distribution, with policy steps limited to quotas and subsidies, urging a shift in shopping habits.
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Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Butz
U.S. News & World Report
Omaha
Bones
Buzz
U.S
Russia
Free China outstrips Reds in world trade by year’s end
Taiwan’s Nationalist regime under Chiang Kai-shek shows a 1972 foreign trade total of about 4.9 billion dollars, while free China’s 1972 trade reaches 5.8 billion. Imports and exports exceed 3 and 2.7 billion respectively, yielding a 262 million dollar balance of payments surplus.
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Republic of China
Taiwan
Chiang Kai-shek
U.S. State Department
Mao Tsetung
Peking
Nixon
Red China
East Asia Communist Affairs Section
West
State Department
Mao
United States
China
U.S
Taipei
Cleopatra subject of first fish story about Angling
A reflective piece traces fishing from ancient times to Cleopatra and Antony. It notes archaeologists uncover five thousand year old hooks, early fly fishing descriptions by Claudius Aelian, and Dame Juliana Berners who linked hatch cycles to fish feeding. The essay ends with a question about forgotten Royal Coachmans.
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Isaiah
Jesus
Peter
Claudius Aelian
Astraea
Aelian
Cleopatra
Plutarch
Mark Antony
Antony
Pontus
St. Albans
England
Juliana Berners
Sopwell
Watching Washington on Amnesty Precedents and Draft Evasion
Jeff St. John argues amnesty for deserters and draft dodgers has been rare and historically distinct from past proclamations. He cites two clear amnesty instances, notes offenders often remained within the U.S., and warns against treating exile as a path to pardon.
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New York
John C. Etridge
U.S. Library of Congress
George Washington
Henry Steele Commanger
Washington
Lincoln
U.S
Commander
Canada
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Charles Percy
Illinois
Brother Williams
W.S
Bob Hope
Boston
Cleveland
John Conley
ST. John’s Journal
Free China
Reds
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