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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1965
Page
4
Subscriptions listed include per copy prices of 10 cents on weekdays and 15 cents on Sundays. City and suburban routes charge 60 cents weekly or 18 dollars annually. mail options vary by trading areas and destinations. All mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Published daily by New Journal Inc., founded 1857.
Early reports on Postmaster General Lawrence F. OBrien show cautious optimism about speed gains and efficiency. He plans a priority mail category, a high level planning team, campus recruitment, and greater mechanization, aiming for faster, more reliable delivery nationwide.
Norman V Peale recounts a Chicago luncheon encounter with a waitress named Mary who shares how her faith helped her cope when her young son fell seriously ill. She learned to pray and surrender the outcome to God, continuing love while trusting in divine care. Her story illustrates a spiritual method to aid healing and reduce fear.
The Ohio Tax Study Commission formed on urgent basis has met once and made no progress on staff, office space, or a director. Chairman C. Stanley Mechem oversees eight legislators and seven gubernatorial appointees including Marathon Oil’s John A. Skipton, who is building a professional staff. An overhaul of the tax structure is overdue and a year is needed for a thorough study.
The text notes Memorial Day began after the Civil War as Southern women decorated both Union and Confederate graves. Northern women answered similarly, leading to an official declaration in 1868 by General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic designating May 30 for decorating graves of fallen comrades.
A lighthearted urban column notes a taxi driver who begins handling door duties himself arguing a new company policy. Other vignettes describe city staff navigating holiday decor mishaps in Midtown and a mispelled theater marquee prompting a photo.
George Dixon recalls a New Delhi station encounter with a young father who jokes about birth control and family planning. The man riffs on English stereotypes while sharing a story of a large family and a four monkey proverb. The tale ends with a punchline about family planning.
In Agra we were driven in a bus with square wheels toward the Taj Mahal. Along the route we passed a mud hut and an apartment building, a bullock, and a beauty, capturing a blend of old and new in India.
Paul Harvey denounces a Harlem theater group aided by federal anti poverty funds for teaching extreme nationalism and inciting white against Black people. He links subsidies to a program recruiting hundreds of youths for nightly performances and outdoor shows, calling it a threat to public safety and civil order.
The piece offers gift ideas for the elderly, noting the joy of giving for parents and aunts. It suggests practical options like a color TV, newspapers, comfortable shoes, and services such as beauty appointments and home appliances, with a focus on ease of living and affection over material clutter. It ends urging two simple guidelines and a mail-order booklet for more ideas.
A columnist recalls American independence from Britain and notes Britain’s reaction to Rhodesia’s move to independence. The piece laments that Washington remains silent to avoid offending Britain and comments on racial minority rights in Rhodesia.
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