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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1964
Page
10
Local rates listed for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail options in trading and non trading areas. Rates include in city 50 cents per week and various yearly mail prices. U S and overseas prices noted. Includes publishing details and a Bible verse.
The ongoing railroad labor conflict extends with another postponement and renewed talks under a negotiator panel. President Johnson secured a 15 day delay, while public fatigue grows for a firmer congressional solution as unions and management push toward final settlement or procedural agreement.
Khrushchev jokes about farm methods in Hungary. He contrasts Russian and American training of farmers and says U S students study and work while farmers do the labor. He quips American students fear tractors and cows and notes the socialist approach.
The sharp rise in signing bonuses for young players draws criticism from players and stockholders. From Theodore Breitenstein to Babe Ruth, the piece contrasts early 1900s salaries with modern seven figure sums and urges limits on bonuses for unproven talent.
Washington reports leaders of the Communist Party USA announce a new higher education institution, the American Institute for Marxist Studies, located at 20 East 30th Street in New York City. The project features notable figures and links to existing Marxist schools, with claims of ongoing covert training and discipline within what is described as an inner school system.
Cape Town report notes millions of mice gnawing grain crops while Africa’s vast predators roam nearby. A farmer reports destroying 20 000 rodents yet abandoning his farm amid ongoing losses.
Washington editors warn the civil rights bill faces a slow, chaotic path as House amendments on the floor alter the measure and Senate procedures threaten months of debate. Critics cite constitutional fears and growing opposition from both parties amid street demonstrations and pressure from advocacy groups.
Washington reports Rep. Leo W. O'Brien of New York, prominent on the House Internal and Insular Affairs Committee, endured a tense dinner with Senator Ernest Gruening and the wife of Clarence Martin Jr. A cat, a tablecloth, and a heated glare sparked a sequence ending with an awkward moment that echoed through a lighthearted political anecdote.
In Calhoun Georgia a drunken escape from the county jail bullpen sparked a pursuit. A prisoner ran out and was followed by a companion who said he would catch him. Both men were captured in a nearby field on Wednesday.
Dave Regan recounts the tax deadline, noting two weeks past due and the humor of avoiding penalties. Dr William Schaeffer lists bills in his appointment book gas hospital and curtains as a gag revealing IRS pressure, yet no self harm occurred.
Dororthy Kilgallen reports Judy Garland and her latest flame spar over a tour rider in Australia, while Pablo Picasso's son Marcello pursues Europe rock shows. Tony Curtis exits The Playboy Story for Columbia. Richard Burton dazzles in Hamlet at the Lunt-Fontanne, despite uneven casting.
The text notes two Morse Codes one by Samuel Morse the other the International Morse. It claims Alfred Vail co created the first code and presents a Spanish word mus tangs meaning strayed or wild ponies.
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