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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1966
Page
4
Middletown Journal Inc publishes daily in Middletown Ohio with rates listed for local delivery ten cents per weekday and fifteen cents on Sunday. Home delivery and mail subscription options are shown, including regional and international prices.
A NAS committee urges a return to reusable containers and federal local cooperation to curb rising trash. It calls for long term disposal planning and possible economic redesign to tackle overflowing landfills and polluted land, water, and air. Sally Katzen becomes Michigan Law Review editor, marking progress for women in law.
Strong Place Baptist Church in Brooklyn is left an empty shell after nearly a dozen vandalism raids this year. The congregation moved out, ending a century of worship as broken glass, slashed vestments, and a destroyed organ symbolize a broader clash over respect for sacred property. A counterpoint notes vandalism harms community values and unity.
Jim Bishop laments changes in sports and society, contrasting legends of past eras with modern million dollar deals and brittle athletes. He lists notable records and players, questions contemporary toughness, technique, and fear of risk, and argues the sport era's spirit has shifted away from raw competition.
Washington editorials condemn Easter Monday riots by hundreds of teenagers at an amusement park and in city streets. The piece links desegregation history, civil rights demonstrations, and perceived abuses of free speech to modern gang violence and calls for stronger law and order measures.
Dr. Thomas W. Matthew, a noted Negro neurosurgeon, leads the Interfaith Health Association to fund a non profit hospital in Queens. He rejects grants, borrows at high rates, and seeks a $10 million Soviet loan to finance the venture, arguing self help hinges on real aid rather than handouts.
William E. McFee shares memories of blackface minstrel shows featuring Neil O'Brian Al G Fields and others at the Sorg Opera House. He recalls Frank Simon bringing musicians to Middletown, notes the passing of Russ Hobart, and praises the era’s live entertainment over modern television.
Faye Emerson arrives in New York with four sacks of soil dug in Majorca to study foreign soils. a customs scare ends with the dirt cleared. Howard Hughes dominates TWA stock sale talk as his Northeast Airlines patronage produces a private line that rang once and never again.
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