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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1966
Page
3
The cabinet favors a peaceful settlement of the undeclared war with Malaysia, sidelining Sukarno who remains as figurehead. Suharto and Foreign Minister Malik influence the move, signaling a shift away from belligerence toward stability in Southeast Asia.
John Lennon said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus sparking a Birmingham Alabama boycott by disc jockeys who urged listeners to send in Beatles records for a bonfire. The incident follows broader concern about teen religious interest and supports a two year extension of federal education aid with focus on impoverished areas and servicemen families.
Jim Faircloth decades of yearning culminate in a fiber glass replica of a 1931 Model A Ford Sports phaeton. He crafts the car in West Palm Beach with a team of 15 and a pair of women, sourcing chassis from International Harvester and selling the odd curiosity as a modern classic. The car features a four cylinder engine, stick shift, and a folding windshield, selling for around 3.40. The project reawakens a lifelong dream as Faircloth proves a fiberglass revival can deliver a stardust sheen.
The royal wedding in Washington drew a huge cross country audience, boosting President Johnson’s image and aiding votes among Catholics and the politically undecided. The ceremony at a Catholic church drew attention to Johnson and his family while Kennedy absence sparked commentary.
Look Magazine quotes Senator Kennedy detailing apartheid in South Africa and his questions about church views. The piece also notes President Johnson weighing space program cuts, highlighting reusable boosters and the high cost of 1960s launches.
A quiet wedding scene unfolds as Luci marries Pat, with onlookers noting Linda faces a difficult act to follow amid subdued emotions and reflective mood.
A humorous note arrives detailing a long route to locate the Middletown post office, ending with a reveal that Frank Dobrozsti will show the way. The piece shifts to a church message urging Sunday worship and personal virtue with religious imagery and promotional wordplay.
A reader letter laments expanding federal regulation and social changes from race based housing rules to criminal rights and school desegregation. It attacks federal oversight, criminal pampering, and crime trends while urging focus on local mental health funding and awareness. The writer notes the Butler County Mental Health Clinic in Hamilton led by Dr. C Donald Stevens and calls for support during the annual drive September 18 to 25.
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