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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1964
Page
4
Middletown Ohio subscription information lists rates for week day and Sunday issues, carrier and mail options, and annual prices for trading area and outside areas. The notice includes postal details, publishing house name News Journal Inc, and a biblical motto from Psalm 84.
Senator Keating of New York joked he will not seek the U S Senate from Massachusetts, a remark seen as a strategic carpetbagger critique. The exchange touches on New York voters, potential Kennedy opposition, and broader questions of legitimacy and campaign tactics across states. A separate note on agriculture reports 1964 corn and wheat estimates up about 10 million bushels, with farm population trends and production implications.
The debate over televised debates in a presidential race centers on equal time provisions and network costs. Senators consider public service duties of networks, while questions remain if a sitting president should debate. The Johnson presidency could participate without blocking Senate actions on communications rules.
New York Democrats at the national convention back Ken Keating for the Senate renomination. They view him as an electoral asset and warn that GOP contender Paul Fine could pose a tougher race, especially in upstate and among Italian-Americans. Keating’s renomination seems likely as Rockefeller Javits and Young back him.
A Atlantic City critique of the Democratic convention calls it a carnival run by party bosses, with ballots decided by acclamation and no real voter reflection. It recalls past campaigns and warns against mistaking speeches for policy in a bipartite era.
Atlantic City AP notes both parties publish lengthy platforms that voters seldom read or compare line by line. Democrats defend actions with optimistic tone while Republicans emphasize past criticisms, yet both stress differing views on government's role and economic policy in this campaign.
The article notes the old practice of measuring horses in hands due to lack of rulers. It claims healthy pigeons never sleep or close their eyes, only doing so when ill. It estimates Earth's daily cosmic dust intake at 11,500 tons. It reports seaweeds taller than 600 feet found near southern tip of South America.
Readers praise Harold Koeber for instrumental directors in junior and elementary schools noting about 300 students enrolled this summer. Mike Lamb, son of Judge Lamb, works at the World's Fair Brass Rail near Food Complex No 17. The column muses on ideas to entertain youth and reflections on aging.
Dorothy Kilgallen writes about Mildred Natwick in Barefoot in the Park, praising the Mrs Banks role and noting an amusing nomination for Mother-In-Law of the Year. Kilgallen cites Neil Simon and Mike Nichols, previews a potential collaboration titled The Old Couple, and muses on Broadway perception of mothers-in-law.
The piece playfully notes firearms industry estimates of 20 million Americans hunting this year, rising to 27 million shooting for birds, and jokes about demand versus advice. It also comments on tall tales and ancient Centaurs, ending with a riddle about boss races and self-betting.
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