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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1963
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates: per copy six cents weekday, fifteen cents Sunday. carrier in city and suburbs fifty cents weekly. mail in trading area seven days twelve dollars yearly. outside trading area twenty dollars. outside U.S.A. thirty five dollars. All subscriptions payable in advance. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. biblical verse Psalm 42:1 appears.
The piece argues for federal state interlocking gun laws within the Second Amendment framework. It notes Congress is considering measures, cites potential limits on sales, and warns that even strict rules cannot guarantee safety while urging decisive action to reduce firearms among youths and criminals. It also references Nixon's stance on the GOP nomination with cautious language.
The piece argues scant direct reporting on mainland China creates reliance on secondhand sources. It criticizes Newsweek for lacking on scene journalism and notes Western access is restricted. It stresses the need to disperse fog to improve understanding of China and critiques Ike’s Europe goodwill and troop withdrawal proposal.
Jim Bishop questions U S presidential protection amid JFK assassination fallout. He cites global examples from Japan to Paris, criticizes Dallas police over Kennedy and Oswald handling, laments gaps in procedures, and notes high turnover of fatal mistakes and televised scrutiny. He argues for stronger measures to safeguard leaders and reflects on lessons learned.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warned in Washington that the Communist Party USA finances directs and infiltrates civil rights groups to sow division. He urged Negro leaders to beware Soviet exploitation and noted the ongoing anti Semitism crisis, urging vigilance against radicalism and violence.
Washington dispatch assesses James Marlow Johnson two weeks after Kennedy's assassination. It notes his brisk start, television appeals, and broad meetings with leaders, yet warns Congress remains a bottleneck. Budget pressures loom as Johnson seeks civil rights and tax cut enactment, with 1964 election stakes.
The writer notes winter in Middletown with snow blanketing trees and streets. Snow flurries fall in the afternoon, while city crews salt main streets. Christmas Eve approaches, bringing gift plans and family visits that day.
George Dixon reports on Venezuela's 1960s style election amid hijackings and terrorism. He notes universal suffrage, color coded ballots, Braille options, and voter incentives while contrasting with U S practices. He meets Senator Fulbright and President Betancourt, and describes the hijackers as adolescent showoffs led by Olivia Gomez aka Major Olga.
A two city program funded by a $250000 grant is under study after the stay-in-school drive influenced about 10000 potential dropouts to return to school. Tree leaves are reportedly falling two weeks early in many American cities, heightening hopes for complete autumn chores before winter snow.
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