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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1962
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for Middletown Ohio edition. breakdown by carrier and mail, including rates for in-city, trading area, and outside USA. Includes note about post office entry and a Psalm 95.2 blessing.
The article recounts police stopping William O. Douglas Jr. at 10 PM in California to ask for identity with no clear cause, leading to his release. It stresses that arbitrary questioning erodes American freedom, and individuals can defend rights by demanding lawful explanations. It ends with a quip about agriculture secretaries and menus.
The piece contrasts the lone prepared husband who notes his wife choices and orders early with the common scenario where husbands know little about sizes or desires. Some wives prefer checks to avoid ill fitting gifts, while many cling to surprise and optimism, often ending with wrong items or poor fits.
Emmett J. Hughes writes in Look that in 1956 Eisenhower doubted Nixon’s qualifications for the presidency. The president supported Nixon publicly yet consulted him less, and Hughes notes a Korea pledge could have been a bold political move. Memoirs may reveal more.
Domestic Communists and fellow travelers filled Carnegie Hall for a National Council of American-Soviet Friendship gathering in New York. Evgeni Bugrov of the Soviet Embassy voiced greetings from Dobrynin while Jessica Smith praised Kennedy's Cuba policy. Speakers lauded Roosevelt's 1945 diplomacy as a model for current Soviet relations, and attendees included noted radicals and a Bolshoi Ballet figure Ulanova.
Historian argues Napoleon favored poker, shuffling kings, as a quirky lens on leadership. In related note, the House passes a bill barring importation of all honeybees to protect hives from the acarine mite, sparking debate about trade and agriculture.
George E. Sokolsky warns readers on meticulous expense reporting and receipts, criticizing frivolous charges and suggesting opportunistic talk of mergers. He entwines satire about bailing on dinners, billing quirks, and the hoped for lawyers and accountants to validate the scheme while referencing public figures and institutions.
George Dixon recalls a lively conversation at the Women’s National Press Club lunch with Somalia’s Prime Minister Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. He speaks Somali, discusses press access, and quips about liquor, pickles costs, and women’s contributions, while U.S. officials debate reporting standards.
Relationships with friends are excellent now, inviting favors and new friendships while strengthening old ties. In business, avoid final plans in the forenoon and expect evening changes. January, March and April bring long range planning and financial stabilization with constructive steps. Travel looks good in July.
Steve Geckeler Jr credits the Gardner Scholarship and Diamond Gardner for four years of financial aid totaling 3000 plus summer work to cover college expenses. He cites academic leadership and social service, then shares plans to enter Union Theological Seminary to pursue Presbyterian ministry, thanking Mr. Lloyd and the corporation for enabling his education and future.
Roddy MacDowall is paid by a national magazine for on set photos during Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra bathtub scene. Liz reportedly approves and isn’t troubled by his proximity to Richard Burton. Prince Philip asks Guy Lombardo for a batch of records. a new royal album will be made for him only. Paramount mulls a holiday stage show with Tony Bennett and Allan Sherman. Irving Berlin holds 50 percent of the Music Box. Shubert heirs own the rest. Doris Day’s husband Marty Melcher starts Europe shoot in February. Les Brown retires but may return with an LP. George Montgomery and Diane McBain in Honolulu for a TV film and possible moonlight in Hawaii. King Saud of Arabia, anxious about assassination, receives care at an American oil company hospital in Dahran and plans a U S trip. Gotham Book Mart to feature a fur lined bathtub for Salvador Dali window display. Cuban crisis troops at Guantanamo Bay offer rare relaxation as Ex Marine Woody Woodbury is invited for Marine Corps entertainment.
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