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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1964

Page

4

Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Publication Info

The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices including 6 cents per weekday copy and 15 cents for Sundays. In-city carrier delivery is 50 cents weekly, with mail options priced at 12 dollars per year for seven days in the trading area and 20 dollars outside it, 35 dollars to outside the USA. All subscriptions paid in advance. Published daily by News Journal Inc since 1857. Matthew 24 35 citation.

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Stocks Skitter On War News After Tonkin Gulf Fears

Stocks remained skittish after Tonkin Gulf warnings as the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped nearly 7 points in three days. Analysts cite past shocks from Korea and Cuba to warn that markets fall when conflagration looms and warn a 5 percent drop could erase over 40 points.

Tonkin Gulf Dow-Jones

Georgia Names 64 Delegates Including Four Negroes

Governor Carl E. Sanders named Georgia's 64 Democratic national convention delegates selecting four Black delegates and alternates. State Sen Leroy Johnson becomes the first Black legislator named to this role this century, explaining the move as a cross section of voters. Tennessee also named two Black delegates as Negro participation grows.

South Georgia Carl E. Sanders Leroy Johnson Tennessee Sanders

Safeguards urged as drug misuse risks grow

At the American Pharmaceutical Association meeting the push for stronger precautions in drug use was noted. Proposals include FDA categorization of drugs for public guidance and restricting certain medicines to pharmacist sale to ensure proper counseling and minimize side effects.

American Pharmaceutical Association Food and Drug Administration Dale G. Friend Harvard School of Medicine

The Old Man’s Quiet Exit from Life

An elderly patient, age 87, nears death in a hospital room as a nurse tends him. He reflects on life, guilt, and faith while facing medical interventions, asking for pillows, a shave, and contemplating mortality and the afterlife.

Supreme Court Justice Brennan Urges Fair Prayer Debate

Justice Brennan laments distorted criticism of the courts prayer rulings and urges lawyers and citizens to discuss decisions accurately. He notes ongoing public moves to amend the constitution for voluntary school prayers while highlighting related court opinions and warnings about mischaracterizing rulings on government financed religious exercises.

Washington William J. Brennan, Jr Supreme Court High Court Brennan New York City Conference of Chief Justices of the States

Old Man Reflects on a Life of Sin and Possible Afterlife

A dying man speaks of wealth and women as empty gains, recalls a 10 year old loss of his parents in a carriage accident, and questions whether there is a hereafter. He admits his life was spent at others' expense and fears future punishment if life repeats.

I. V Santa Claus

Justice Brennan Ambiguity Sparks Court Criticism

The article notes that Justice Brennan has not clarified the situation and has not highlighted how justices themselves have drawn criticism due to ambiguity in their rulings.

Justice Brennan

Definition Clash In Majority Opinion Cited By Douglas

A concurring opinion by Justice Douglas in the same case presents a different meaning than the one embraced by the majority. The exchange highlights a split interpretation of a key definition affecting the ruling.

Justice Douglas

Johnson's Medicare Bill Faces Tight Endgame in Congress

In the closing weeks of the 1964 session President Johnson risks losing or trimming key programs for the aged and Social Security while pushing through much of his domestic agenda. Civil rights and tax cuts are already enacted. immigration overhaul and wage policy appear doubtful.

Washington Congress Johnson

Congress Raises National Debt Limit to 324 Billion

Congress lifted the legal maximum national debt limit from 315 billion to 324 billion for one year as Johnson requested. The move comes amid Johnson's major legislative wins and pressure to fund key programs.

Congress Johnson

Dispute Over Prayers and Chaplains Faces Supreme Court

The 1963 decision removing Lord’s Prayer from schools sparked fear that later rulings might ban using the Deity’s name in government settings and end chaplains in public services. Justices Clark and Brennan gave differing views on expanding prayer protections, with no new majority opinion issued on these issues.

Supreme Court Supreme Court of the United States Clark Brennan

Michigan What-Is-It teased as summer heat monster

The piece jokes about Michigan being first under the wire with a weather monster while referencing Loch Ness Hobgoblins Tibet and a late night sighting. It notes space ideas a rocket plan and a beer consumption forecast while lampooning headlines with playful asides about umbrellas and X-ray notions.

Michigan Loch Ness Scotland Himalyan Mountains Tibet

Walls Come Tumbling Down On Main Street in Middletown

Workmen tore down two aging Main Street buildings to make way for a new parking lot and an addition to Barnitz Bank with drive in and all night banking. The change marks a shift from old retail hubs to modern city needs and preserving a changing downtown view.

South Main Street Barnitz Bank Middletown Main Street

The Method and Actors Studio Shaped Modern Acting

Dorothy Kilgallen discusses Konstantin Stanislavsky's method and the Actors Studio. She notes the Method's global influence, its misuse by some performers, and how diction training counters the stereotype of mumbling actors, citing Marlon Brando as a pivotal example.

Method Acting Dominates American Stage Under Strassberg

The Method, shaped by Strassberg and derived from Stanislavsky, rose as the dominant acting influence in America. Brando popularized it with Streetcar Named Desire, electrifying the public and guiding actors to exploit intuition through disciplined training at the Actors Studio.

America Strassberg Stanislavsky Marlon Brando Actors Studio

The Method At The Actors Studio A Reader Reveals

The piece describes the Method as greedy and universally applicable, with foreign visitors often attending as observers and lecturers. It notes constant change drives survival, adds new tools, and appeals to the young at heart while detailing personal attendance in acting and diction classes. Studio membership is lifelong via audition or invitation and is free.

Actors Studio

Method Acting Shapes Modern English Stage Says Critics

The piece notes actors such as Albert Finney Richard Harris and Peter O Toole adopting Method acting while Joan Littlewood’s work boosts theatre through a systematic acting approach.

Albert Finney Richard Harris Peter O'Toole Joan Littlewood

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