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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1966
Page
4
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Republicans ponder using military hero credentials again after 1960 and 1964 losses. Westmoreland is considered, but his lack of Ike’s fame weakens the case. History shows hero candidates succeed only in favorable conditions as with Harrison and Taylor, while Scott failed for the Whigs. A Sunflower Mississippi ruling empowers federal review of Negro voter exclusion, signaling future court-supervised elections.
The piece notes Secretary Rusk reads spy stories for relaxation, suggesting such fiction might worry some given Cold War tensions. It compares past leaders like Dulles Roosevelt and Eisenhower, concluding high officials may need a nonpolitical break without letting fiction influence policy.
Jim Bishop recounts a misadventure filled fishing trip aboard Away We Go with Bill Armstrong, Frank Sacchetti, and Wally Lehman. The crew battles a stubborn dolphin and a tangled monofilament line while Armstrong endures a mangled chest from a tense rescue, concluding with wary humor and farewell observations.
In the Rhodesia crisis, U S ambassador to the UN Arthur J. Goldberg faces a clash between expediency and the ideal of international law. The British embargo and a voluntary U N push prompt debate over legality, sovereignty, and the right of revolution as nations weigh intervention vs internal affairs.
Bob Considine senses a bold future for U S military helicopters with the OH-6A built by Hughes Tool Co The helicopter can lift triple its weight accelerate quickly hover and fly far A test pilot flew it nonstop across the country in 15 hours 23 minutes to show its reach The piece mixes military tech with a local history note on Gracie Mansion and Archibald Gracie to illustrate American progress and pride
The Gracie Mansion site is occupied by a young New York mayor named Lindsay. He is believed to be a Republican. Gracie Mansion’s incorporators span all faiths and none, aiming to make the joint a peaceful space.
The mansion survived the East River Drive upheaval and was designated Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia's official residence on May 26, 1942. Mayor Lindsay faces space and financial pressures that Archibald Gracie might have struggled to grasp, including possible bankruptcy risks.
Sacramento profile of Governor Edmund Pat Brown, detailing his image as a nice guy who loses elections until Election Day. It notes past wins over Knowland and Nixon, the primary opposition by Yorty Reagan and Christopher, and rumors of a Johnson deal while recounting Brown's unspooled missteps and lingering confidence.
New York columnist Hal Boyle laments the decline of TV as a national pastime. He notes peaked 54 million homes watching six hours per day yet finds few programs engaging and singles out football coverage as the only compelling constant. He recalls producer David Selznick predicting TV would become a music factory for B films.
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