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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1962
Page
4
The Middletown Journal in Middletown Ohio lists subscription prices including 6 cents per weekday and 15 cents Sunday, with carrier, trading area and mail rates for six or seven days, annual terms, and advance payment requirements. The masthead notes publication by News Journal Inc since 1857 and a religious foundation reference.
The island's sugar industry may drop 30 percent or more from 1961, threatening government aid and Cuban imports. Fuel imports from the Soviet bloc could shrink, reducing electric power. Workers show reduced effort and field burnings hint at underground discontent, signaling economic mismanagement and potential regime instability as hunger grows. Brazilian President Goulart cut his Mexico City visit due to altitude illness.
The piece argues news sustains civil life. without it people seek access even across borders. It notes Minneapolis papers suspending and residents rushing to St Paul for coverage, stressing that informed citizens are essential to democracy. missile makers are cited as driven by avarice, greed, and free enterprise.
After the 1958 elections a group of a dozen House Democrats formed the House Liberal Project to push for liberal policy papers. Key members include Robert Kastenmeier Jimmy Roosevelt and others across California Oregon New Jersey Colorado Iowa Pennsylvania Michigan Vermont Wisconsin. They enlisted 40 scholars and foreign policy experts to draft materials published as The Liberal Papers by Doubleday.
Inside Track reports on how U S and United Nations recognition of Communist China and both Koreas Vietnams and East and West Germanys would aid armament inspection and global stability. The piece notes liberal incumbents in re election campaigns two years ago and tracks where those figures wound up in the Kennedy era with assignments at AID and the Interior Department and mentions Meyer Kassem Porter and Johnson seeking House seats.
Fact notes that Winchester in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley changed hands 68 times during the Civil War. The entry also mentions global malaria deaths, earth’s orbit speed, and advances in mixing scales.
A Washington based dialogue with steel industry executives and economists reveals how an economic judgment on steel prices followed by a presidential intervention and antitrust concerns shaped costs. The discussion covers wage gains, costs of fringe benefits, amortization of modernization, and financing via surplus, depreciation, profits, and debt sourcing versus stock issuance.
President Kennedy juggles international diplomacy with Shah of Iran and steel executive Roger Blough while a separate dispute over the Utterback retirement bill highlights budget and pension issues. A Capitol tourist tale ends with Officer Bailey thwarting a rubbernecker posing as Senator Murphy.
Paul Harvey argues Korea will be remembered as a shameful episode in U.S. history. He says the war failed to inspire a positive purpose, leaving soldiers to be brainwashed or cynical. He cites Lt. Col. Mayer urging clear Americanism and urges a single, rallying sentence to unite the nation.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes rumors that missing Anthony Strolle alias Tony Bender may be alive in Florida or Italy, while Peggy Lee captivates Basin Street East and Sammy Davis Jr. lands $20,000 for a Hollywood Bowl date. Sophia Loren’s Oscar party tale prompts reflections on privacy and fame as Hollywood mix meets Rome diplomacy.
A survey shows U S dog food purchases exceeded 2.5 billion pounds in 1961. The piece recalls past resolutions and quips about memory fading since January 1, noting a playful cultural snapshot of pet care and consumer habits.
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