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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1964
Page
4
Middletown Ohio subscription section lists rates for weekly and Sunday editions by carrier and mail. Informs prices by location, mentions in advance payment and USA and foreign options.
The Pope’s Indian tour exposed him to vast poverty and crowds likely to push the Vatican toward stronger aid for the hungry world and faster moves on birth control policy. The encounter could renew ecumenical effort through relations with non Christian religions and Eastern faiths.
The piece argues Majority Leader Mansfield must choose a whip with the closest rapport to him and urges him to declare a preference amid contests by Pastore, Monroney, and Long. It warns a neutral stance risks a popularity contest and notes a dominant party may be hard to manage. It ends with a playful aside about too many toys for kids.
FBI Director J Edgard Hoover denounces bleeding heart judges who leniently treat criminals as danger rises from parolee abuses. Cases cited include ex convict Shepard Campbell linked to rapes of two New York widows after a 23 year Burglary sentence and early release. Hoover warns life terms shortened by parole fuel crime alongside Berkeley protests linked to Marxist groups.
Washington papers note Graham Wallas of the London School of Economics argued the idea of the great society predates modern politics. He described social psychology, criticized overreliance on armaments, and warned that happiness as a social measure remains unachieved despite progress.
President Johnson maintains a restrained public stance as he transitions from the election. He met with bankers to discuss prosperity and with British Prime Minister Wilson, but offered few concrete plans. The Quiet period prompts questions about his Great Society and foreign policy strategy.
A report notes Dennis Betcha Dollar wins at Aqueduct in a $11 event with Gatling Gun also highlighted. The piece mentions city noise comparison and a Houston charity charging teens $1 to lie on twin beds once slept in by Beatles members.
Francis Jefferson Tytus, long time Middletown entrepreneur and paper magnate born February 5 1806 in Hampshire County Virginia, dies after shaping Middletown into a regional industrial center. He started in Winchester then moved to Ohio, built mills with Wrenn and later founded the Tytus Paper Company and Tytus-Gardner Paper Company. He supported abolition, married twice, and was respected for his size and integrity, meeting General Grant at a parade. The Middletown Signal notes his loss to the community.
Paul Harvey critiques film industry morals amid Catholic Legion of Decency verdicts and rising box office for condemned titles. He cites UC Los Angeles audiences walking out on a sex heavy preview and warns government censorship may worsen freedoms while urging self discipline and public standards. The Biograph Cinema in Victoria, London, is noted as the oldest purpose built movie house.
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