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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1964
Page
4
Middletown Journal lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions with various delivery options. Rates include 6c per copy on weekdays, 15c for Sundays, 50c weekly by carrier, $12 yearly by mail in trading area, $20 yearly by mail outside, and $35 yearly outside USA, all payable in advance.
In a heated election year the public mood grows tense with charges and countercharges. The article urges stepping back from politics to view nature and reflect, citing Shakespeare and the idea of sermons in stones to restore spiritual balance and perspective.
British fashion notes on hair length spark minor social confusion while US officials report a rise in troubled youth. A Tucson boy, missing for 51 hours, is found safe but highlights psychiatry and poverty as key causes of youth disturbance.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports that in a New York conclave the Communist Party outlined a strategy against Barry Goldwater. Gus Hall warned the U S faces a fascist challenge and potential nuclear devastation, endorsing a write in bid while opposing Johnson and alleging deep-state support for Goldwater.
The National Guardian criticizes the strategy to defeat Goldwater by not backing either major candidate. It calls Goldwater a virulent Fascist and says Johnson offers no salvation. The Worker defends clear differences between parties, urging readers to see contrasts beyond surface issues.
Davidow argues Goldwater threatens civil rights and global conflict while Johnson backs Vietnam. He urges a fighting coalition of labor and Black voters to block a fascist-like threat and shape national gains. In Washington Milton A. Sutherland seeks governor on jobs civil rights and tax equity platform.
A Los Angeles observation notes California Democrats show deep dissension with Pat Brown at odds with key figures like Jesse Unruh and Sam Yorty. New resentments arise from civil rights uproar and tax crackdowns, shaping Northern versus Southern California politics and possibly boosting Goldwater in the state.
The piece cites a barber John Spergel and his mother creating a chronology linking Lincoln and Kennedy. It lists eight so called coincidences including election years 1850 and 1960, Friday killings, behind wound, Johnson successors, and shared birth years 1806 and 1908.
This day August 1 marks Columbus reaching Trinidad in 1498 and first South American contact, Colorado statehood in 1876, birth of the US Air Force in 1907, and 1944 Brittany advance by American forces. Recent years note Nixon in Moscow in 1960s and Kennedy diplomacy on nuclear talks.
Reports claim an eight foot monster in Cass County and a ten foot creature in another Michigan county emerge as more people watch short films and Olympic telecasts. The British Aviation Ministry pays 840 dollars after a sonic boom allegedly frightens a farmer's mare to death.
George Crout describes the Miami Extension Canal connecting the Wabash and Erie Canals enabling Cincinnati to Toledo travel by Lake Erie. The Miami Transportation Company forms to move goods from Middletown to New York City via inland canals and Great Lakes with coordinated lines in New York City. A railroad from Cleveland to Cincinnati is revived, with two lines Worcester Mad River and Lake Erie and Little Miami Company advancing toward completion, aiming for faster regional freight and travel.
President Johnson, yet to name his running mate, signals Humphrey as leading candidate by outlining desired VP qualities. Humphrey, a 15 year Senate veteran with Foreign Relations and civil rights credentials, would fit the Johnson ticket and appeal to party delegates. The Associated Press roll shows Humphrey as the top co presidential choice, with Robert Kennedy second.
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