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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1962
Page
6
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for readers in and around Middletown Ohio with daily and Sunday options. Rates include 50c weekly city delivery, 10 per year for six day mail, 35 outside U S and 2000 for seven day mail. all subscriptions payable in advance.
Wall Street debates a November climb in industrial averages and whether it signals a bubble. Auto sales appear strong with long wait times, steel output grows to meet Detroit demand, and veteran observers question the rapid rise while noting tax cuts could spark a bullish shift.
The piece contrasts India’s social program funding amid Sino-Indian hostilities with impact on education for untouchables and broader economic strains. It weighs Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring against Monsanto’s Desolate Year, arguing pesticides as threat and boon and urging balanced, critical reading of both works.
Washington to Hawaii tour by 46 air attache generals including Lt Col Berislav Pere of Yugoslavia outlined a 15 000 mile mission October 15 22 with officials noting the cost at 34 900 for plane and meals. The group visited St Louis San Antonio Colorado Springs Hawaii and finished in Washington detailing briefings and receptions.
Today in history notes key events on December 6 including the Hayes Tilden dispute resolved by special commission in 1877. It recalls Columbus naming Hispaniola in 1492 and the Halifax munitions disaster of 1917. Birthdays include Lou Little and Ira Gershwin. thought by La Rochefoucauld about self distrust.
A current analysis argues the Republican Party must present a unified opposition to defeat the in power party. It cites internal quarrels over candidates, misreading voter priorities, and a need to capitalize on pocketbook issues and economic concerns to win back voters, including black voters in New York.
Paul Harvey argues the nine ty acre family farm must yield to efficient large scale farming to meet modern mechanization. He warns against government control, notes farm consolidation and rising investments per worker, and urges farmers to embrace larger acreage and innovation to keep independence alive. He cites shifts from 13 per cent to 8 per cent farming and the need to maintain competitive, private farming.
A New Yorker test flies a rocket belt 815 feet in distance and 30 feet high without incident. The quip questions his Olympic potential in 1964 while referencing a violent TV outburst by an eastern critic.
Dave Regan notes a busy year end Christmas rush in Middle town. Two shopping nights left only three gifts unacquired when overseas orders forced air mail by December 10. Wrapping was handled by vendors, leaving them with few tasks except last minute packaging and a store bought wreath contention.
Washington Star urged FBI probe to find leakers tied to a Saturday Evening Post account of the NSC Oct meeting on Cuba. The article, by Bartlett and Alsop, cited Stevenson’s dissent and possible missile base concessions, sparking White House defenses and a Kennedy letter backing Stevenson’s UN work.
The text notes that mesquite tree roots typically extend about three times the length of the bush they support. It also states handball originated in Ireland over a thousand years ago.
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