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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for daily, Sunday, and mail delivery. Rates include 11c per weekday copy, 15c Sunday, 50c weekly carrier, 12 per year within trading area, 20 per year outside trading area, and 35 per year outside the USA. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. since 1857.
A biblical verse from Ecclesiastes 12 warning to honor God in youth before hardship comes. It urges mindful living and recognition of divine creator during early years.
The Senate Judiciary Committee treated Abe Fortas with measured civility during confirmation hearings, rejecting unfounded Red scare accusations as outgrown McCarthyism. Senators like Dodd McClellan and Eastland questioned objective fairness rather than dwell on distant past links, signaling renewed political maturity. The piece notes governors meeting at Mumphrey's for a convivial meal as a stray aside.
Readers discuss explanations for unidentified flying object sightings. The plausible theory cites debris from space shots and lunar dust stirred by Lunik V crashes, creating luminous glows in the atmosphere. Professor Robert L Brown posits a space dust origin as a credible visitant.
Readers hear from Dr. Joshua Lederberg of Stanford who believes life on Mars may exist despite Mariner 4 photos. Some supporters offer the idea that intelligent Martians may have shaped the arid surface to mislead Earth observers.
The author traces a human urge for home from India and Ireland to Hong Kong and Japan, noting how wealth, family, and status shape housing. He cites castles, palaces, and personal homes of Schwab and Deering, then reflects that in the United States home ownership remains highest per capita. He admits personal ambivalence about owning.
The piece argues Dr. Martin Luther King Jr may breach the Logan Act by seeking authority to influence North Viet Nam officials. It questions enforcement, cites penalties, notes potential misinterpretation amid civil rights tensions, and urges Congress to clarify or repeal the law.
James Marlow reports that President Johnson backed down to keep the United Nations functional amid a deadlocked vote on Soviet back dues. Arthur Goldberg in his maiden UN address argued for progress, while Republicans split on the pragmatic approach to avert a UN collapse.
The article notes that more people on Canada's Cape Breton Island speak Gaelic than anywhere else in the world. It also states that the French language has a larger slang vocabulary than English and that the United States sends more telegrams than any other country.
The piece surveys Senator Everett Dirksen and Lyndon Johnsons push to repeal Taft Hartleys 14 B right to work clause. It notes 51 Senators favor repeal, outlines six proposed amendments to soften or halt repeal, and quotes Republicans challenging the Thirteenth Amendments reach into private life as a political test of virtue.
Dorothy Kilgallen quotes Maurice Valier noting Americans gamble on perception and seek entertainment. He says Americans tip before seating, equating to gambling, and audiences want to be amused. The narrator reflects on a year and a half in America tracking reactions to French and American songs.
A performer signs to appear on The Jim Dean Show twice this fall and teases possible topics for the audience. He jokes about making a record album titled Jean-Paul Vigon sings Ernest Tubb as Told to Jeanne Mor eau and muses on discussing sex religion and politics on air.
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