Many personal contacts and few public speeches appear to be the present campaign strategy of the three men running for the two four-year openings on the Board of Education. As election time nears, incumbent Jack Christy and Harry Hadley and J. Howard Stalker have two talks scheduled in the next two weeks. Only Stalker now has even the outlines of a follow-up speaking program. Robert Gruver, running unopposed for a two-year term on the board, is, of course, planning no active campaign. He will, however, speak at a few public meetings. He feels that although his seat is uncontested, Middletonians have a right to know his views on school issues. All three candidates for the contested seats will speak at the Middletown Democratic Club Wednesday and at the League of Women’s Voters meeting at Legion Home, Oct. 28...

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