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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1964
Page
4
The Middletown Journal publishes daily from Middletown Ohio with subscription options listed for in city and suburban delivery, by mail within and outside trading areas, and international rates. The notice includes address details and a Bible verse as part of the masthead.
Belated note on Earth rotation slowing. astronomers adjusted time by a tenth of a second on April 1 and again last November. The piece quips that such tiny fractions equate to billions of people losing years in aggregate, illustrating how numbers can be stretched to fit.
In Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana a wave of libel suits against newspapers and broadcasters targets press freedom. 17 actions seek about 1 dollars, with plaintiffs including T B Birdsong and Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans media named among defendants. The note argues for wide press latitude to scrutinize public officials.
The piece notes a surge in snack foods led by popcorn pretzels crackers and nuts with 1961 360 million pounds of popcorn 2965? dollars in nuts and rising chip sales 519 to 581 million dollars touching several billion in national income. It remarks on snacks becoming a national pastime during TV viewing hours.
In Washington the House speaker cast a rare vote to halt a joint probe into bribe allegations tied to immigration policy. John McCormack opposed Feighan's plan, leaving the 69 69 tie and stopping the study. Feighan pressed for funding and cited reports of extortion linked to immigrants and communist regimes. The dispute centers on who can authorize and conduct a nationwide inquiry.
Fact notes reveal the Tsar Kolokol bell weighs 193 tons, cast in 1733 in Moscow. The tardigrade endures long fasting periods, St Augustine will mark its 400th birthday in 1965, U.S. tin use exceeds 70,000 tons yearly, and ducks deploy a transparent membrane over their eyes during flight.
Alfred Avins, former New York deputy attorney general and constitutional law professor, argues in Law Quarterly that pending civil rights legislation could revive Thirteenth Amendment questions on compelled personal service. He notes potential conflicts for barbers, waiters, and other workers if they refuse service on moral grounds and discusses the broader right to work under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Hollywood gossip note reports Dorothy Kilgallen on Chalk Garden may yield Ross Hunter’s biggest grossing film and could be his last Universal picture as his contract ends and offers pour in. It also covers Peter Sellers’s near death during heart attack, Melina Mercouri buying a Greek fishing village, Warren Beatty with Leslie Caron in Chicago, and updates on Gibsons, Crawford, Garson, and other stars with film plans and personal ventures.
Washington column recounts a postage due incident with Postmaster General Gronouski, noting plans to distribute ZIP codes nationwide. The piece weaves in political satire about the six day school week and White House press briefings, ending with a quip about defining anticipation.
The piece recalls Lyndon B. Johnson in 1948 pressing President Truman to spend on air planes and criticizes congressional actions since then. It notes Johnson’s later influence on warplane questions and references a letter from Robert Metzger, a Seattle student, seeking six day school weeks for more activity.
Warsaw reports 1,700 ambulance calls for indigestion during Easter weekend. In Windzor, Britain's Prince Charles and Prince Philip played in the same polo match, father and son together. Russian fishermen catch a rare albino dolphin in the Black Sea, a snowy porpoise sighting. Grandpappy Jenkins notes cherry blossoms will bloom this month in Washington, amid uncertain times.
The article cites legal scholars arguing that barring a barber or waiter from earning a living constitutes punishment and involuntary servitude. It discusses forced service, sit-in rights, and a 1959 dissent by Judge Mallory about compulsory personal service and the Thirteenth Amendment.
A powerful late day storm hit Middletown causing roof blowoffs and heavy rain. Gusts from the southwest toppled minor structures while areas nearby suffered more damage. no fatalities reported as reporters documented drenched equipment and flooded streets.
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