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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices in various formats including per week, per year by mail, and outside the trading area. It notes in ad copy the publication is a daily paper founded in 1857 with a biblical verse in the closing line.
A columnist notes American housewives remain skilled and determined consumers who brave a hot day to shop. They shop for quality, carry cash, checks, and cards, and persist despite conditions, declaring the effort worthwhile and revealing a strong shopping zeal.
The Conservative party selects Edward Heath as leader following Sir Alec Douglas-Home’s resignation. Heath, a self made politician, is expected to lead a tougher, more vigorous opposition, with a clear Commons mandate that could sharpen parliamentary clashes.
International Red Cross officials and others spotlight mis treatment and torture of prisoners in South Viet Nam. Abuses come from multiple sides including government forces and Viet Cong. Reports also indicate possible U S troop violations of international rules.
A Washington analysis argues the U S federal system is outmoded as population grows and regional governments could replace broad federal control. It favors twelve regional units with elected governors and legislatures coordinating with a regional legislature, reducing central bureaucracy and duplicative admin. It notes funding, tax, and policy roles would shift to regional structures while preserving federal oversight in limited fields.
James Marlow surveys President Johnson’s first years comparing him to Kennedy. Johnson’s greater study of Congress aids his programs though Vietnam and abroad test his leadership. The Cuban missile crisis under Khrushchev and China’s stance shape foreign policy while Johnson weighs expanding the war and the Dominican Republic intervention.
Washington reports that severe northeastern water scarcity could spark political debate across seven states. A New Jersey softball game stretched to 205 innings ending 317 to 300, illustrating extreme play. About 10,000 chorus girls are employed in the U.S., a notably large figure.
A Carlisle reader presses for publishing a driver license number after hitting a Beagle on River Road near West Middletown, but the paper cites libel laws and privilege protecting court or public meeting statements. The column discusses court rulings on publishing content about officials and the need for witnesses. It notes an upright piano listing in Cincinnati cost and mentions Mr and Mrs Gary Delk moving to 11985 Lippelman Rd with piano hauling info.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Chubby Checkers will tour England this September as the top American act since Danny Kaye. An all-star charity at Shea Stadium Sept 19 features Soupy Sales opening and Sammy Davis Jr closing. Frank Loesser still tweaks Pleasures and Palaces while John Barrymore Jr. updates on new romance Marlow Bean.
Factographs recount the 79 A.D. eruption that obliterated Pompeii and Herculaneum and Stabit. The text notes equinoxes marking equal day and night, historic use of fingerprinting, and the first Atlantic Coast lighthouse on Little Brewster Island, Boston Harbor in 1714.
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