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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal in Middletown Ohio lists its address on Broad Street at First Avenue and notes subscription prices. Weekday copy ten cents, Sunday five cents, carrier 50 cents weekly, mail rates 12 dollars in trading area and 20 dollars outside, 35 dollars outside the U.S., all payable in advance. Published daily by News Journal Inc. since 1857.
A disciple asks to bury his father first, but Jesus urges immediate discipleship, saying to follow him and leave all behind. The exchange underscores priority of spiritual duty over family obligations in the gospel account.
The piece argues age is not the sole predictor of wisdom, citing Morison's History of the American People. It notes only four of 55 Constitutional Convention delegates were 60 or older, Franklin was 81, Washington 55, and highlights the youthful, bold leadership of Madison and Hamilton.
In 1965 two young girls average nine and a half years old craft clover chains totaling 190 feet. The writer notes this charming, useless craft restores faith in human nature amid a world of Viet Nam and media noise.
The U S capital debates Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr s Kennedy years memoirs argues over when history becomes history. Schlesinger claims Secretary of State Rusk was colorless and indecisive and JFK planned to drop him after 1964. Rusk replies he will honor confidences and deposit papers for later public release.
Fulton Lewis Jr notes clergymen who toured South Vietnam return to charge U.S. policy is bankrupt. Bosley Dahlberg and Weinstein call for negotiations with the Viet Cong, claim revolutionary aims, and criticize bombing. They cite Communist fronts and urge Johnson to end hostilities amid prisoner concerns.
An engineering team after a year’s study praises a durable, lightweight poly container for garbage that cleans easily and won’t clatter. The piece notes the contrast between a happy ending in film and art in a sad finish.
A Washington essay argues that the new voting rights law does not erase state voter qualifications. It traces five constitutional mentions from Article I to the 1964 poll tax ban, noting Congress only enforces rights by appropriate legislation and that states retain some qualification powers.
An AP analysis predicts a political shift as the 1965 Voting Rights Act broadens Negro voter registration in Southern states. It cites current registration gaps, forecasts rising black representation in legislatures and Congress, and potential party realignments as white voters respond to increased black participation. The piece notes Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Georgia South Carolina Virginia and parts of North Carolina stand to change as federal registration steps take effect. President Johnson hails the vote as a weapon against injustice.
The article notes height differences for children of mixed British French and German heritage in the U S. It explains solstices as sun distances from the equator. Nepal charges about 430 dollars for Everest climbs. Carrie Nation, Kansas anti saloon agitator, raided with a hatchet in 1900 and died June 9 1911. It also outlines instrument ranges from piccolo to double bassoon.
Nursery school tales reveal child perspectives on growing up as a girl contemplates two more months of school before summer. A boy asks why she will not return, and the girl reflects that change is a constant in life. Diana Hudson, a WAVES recruit from Riviera Drive, longs for home as mail call becomes vital. friends may send cheer at her Bainbridge Navy post.
Dorothy Kilgallen writes Joi Lansing reflects on beauty versus talent in show business. Lansing recalls early MGM debut, TV work, and a turning point at the Living Room in New York, leading to Frank Sinatra Dean Martin project Marriage On The Rocks and a Warners pilot.
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