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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1963
Page
4
The Middletown Journal in Middletown Ohio lists subscription prices and mailing details for daily and Sunday editions. It specifies in city carrier rates and seven day mail options with yearly prices for local trading area outside and outside the trading area and international rates.
The piece notes that Easter crowds spur jokes about new clothes and sporadic churchgoing. It argues regular attendance alone doesn't guarantee genuine faith or religious experience and urges worship from a true desire to connect with the Creator, not mere duty or habit.
Doctors develop a portable air conditioner weighing six pounds worn on the back with flexible tubing and a fabric hood that delivers a steady cooling breeze to the head and torso. It targets industrial workers but could appeal to the public for heat relief and garden chores.
The piece argues that despite public criticism and congressional scrutiny, the drug industry has contributed to longer life and alleviating suffering through scientific staff and new tools. It calls for balance between safeguards and recognizing hard work and advances in medicine.
Fulton Lewis Jr. reports on a nationwide surge of medical fraud from sugar pills to magnetic “magic spikes” that allegedly cure cancer arthritis and diabetes. He cites 25 million victims and billions in losses, noting FDA and medical groups battle ongoing quackery despite strong profits and public gullibility.
Yale President A Whitney Griswold died at 56 leaving a national imprint through two crusades. He challenged the NEA’s approach to education and attacked pedagogy focused on method over content. He also opposed international studies institutes and demanded history anchored in national and international context.
Key events on this date include the 1898 Matanzas action in the Spanish American War and Magellan’s death in the Philippines. Also listed are Samuel Morse’s birth in Charlestown, Massachusetts and Franz Wagner’s patent in 1893 for an early telegraph device.
Kennedy rejects raids from U S shores as exiles in Florida face a divided movement. The piece notes 135000 to 150000 Cuban exiles in Florida with 65000 on relief and explores risks of any future U S backed invasion versus internal revolt or a protracted occupation if launched.
The article mockingly claims New Mexican Indians returned 10,000 pounds of unsolicited food clothing and household goods. It notes the U S is expected to turn down a $14 million bid for 2900 acres on Fire Island.
Middletown remembers Mike Fink born near Pittsburgh in 1770 a famed keelboatman and frontier fighter. The article recalls his river era exploits from Ohio to New Orleans and his showdown with pirates near Shawneetown ending their threat.
Paul Harvey extols J Edgar Hoover as essential to national integrity and warns that a political appointee could threaten the FBI and republic. He argues Hoover remains vigorous after surgery and that successors must be carefully chosen to avoid abuse of files and power.
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