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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1964
Page
4
Middletown Ohio notices list subscription rates for various delivery areas. Details include city urban carrier 50c weekly, seven day mail at $12 yearly, outside trading area $20 yearly, and outside USA $35 yearly, with all subscriptions payable in advance.
A line from a religious reflection questions the awe of Jesus calming the sea. The fragment references Mark chapter four verse forty one and contrasts fear with authority over wind and sea.
Attorney General Kennedy announces a new Office of Criminal Justice within the Department of Justice led by James Vorenberg to improve procedures from arrest to rehabilitation. The plan seeks to provide a voice inside the department and a forum outside, expanding focus beyond prosecution. Meanwhile the jobless rate falls to a four year low, though 3.8 million remain unemployed.
The article argues campaign buttons lawn signs bumper stickers and slogans distort voter judgment. It cautions against judging candidates by visibility or money and stresses choosing leaders by men and issues. It notes Goldwater leading Johnson in the South with civil rights not being heavily debated.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports private polls showing Barry Goldwater leading in the South, with Republicans favored to win House seats in Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Texas. The piece notes key races including Bo Calloway in Georgia and Bush in Texas with several Democratic officials switching or backing the GOP.
At the Reading Reform Foundation gathering in New York City, Mort Levi of Chicago outlined a six week, three hour nightly program raising over 200 adults by five grade levels. He urged targeted reading instruction in Harlem and Rochester, arguing literacy as the key to Negro independence and productive success.
In Washington two longtime allies Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy emerge as front runners for the Democratic vice presidential nomination. President Johnson has not named a choice though both are strong contenders given polls, speeches, and party support.
A fifteen year study finds London fogs becoming rarer and natives would welcome their disappearance. A federal study notes a humming sound repels flies and mosquitoes. Observations suggest Bedouin boys avoid eating in their fathers presence. AFactographs claim a million tons of dust settle annually, and spring cleaning feels futile.
Captain Ferdinand Van Derveer, 22, returns from Monterey and Buena Vista with the Butler Boys. He recounts a 1847 duel plan between Captains White and Fyffe aboard a boat near New Orleans, the dispute over a Monterey promotion, and their decision to settle without fighting.
The piece argues that leaders create crisis atmospheres to push budgets and sacrifices, citing Vietnam and past episodes. It warns Americans to assess crises independently and predicts political use of the slogan “He kept us out of war” to aid Johnson in a fall election.
The remarks recount 1961 Kennedy fireside chat calling for shelters and stockpiles amid Berlin fears. It argues presidents may not create crises but could heighten crisis mood for political gain in an election year.
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