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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1963
Page
4
Middletown Ohio news page lists subscription rates for daily weekday copies at 6 cents and Sunday at 15 cents. It shows city and suburban mail 50 cents weekly in trading area and $20 yearly outside, with publication by News Journal Inc founded 1857.
Dave Regan muses on the date Friday the 13th and the coming year. He jokes about leap year 1964 and urges readers to plan New Year resolutions and vacations while noting Middletown residents face budgeting extended vacation time.
A University of Chicago study using 35 years of data found stocks deliver about 9.01 percent income versus 5 percent for mortgages and 4 percent for savings or bonds. But principal safety favors savings and bonds, illustrating why stocks are called risk capital. Khrushchev says Australia is out of the moon race unless it reenters later.
The 1964 year marks William Shakespeare’s 400th birthday with global tributes and many performances. Britain hosts numerous Shakespearean festivals while readers can explore plays and sonnets on records at home, bringing the dramatist to living rooms worldwide. The year also features the Presidents non political tour, underscoring enduring American customs.
The piece notes widespread discontent with Congress after nearly a year in session. Senator Keating of New York calls the body the most unproductive in his 17 years in Washington. He urges lawmakers to stay in session through Christmas and push to act when reconvened.
Jim Bishop recalls a dinner with Arthur Godfrey at Hank Meyer’s Miami Beach home, portraying Godfrey as a fighter with guts who beat cancer, regained radio fame, and lived with quiet dignity. The piece notes Godfrey’s humor, generosity, and resilience amid public scrutiny.
Analysis argues fixed election dates limit voter will and shorten the record for successors like Lyndon Johnson. It compares US practice with parliamentary timing, notes Kennedy trips, and urges rethinking when national issues drive decisions. The piece frames a broader call for adjusting how and when presidential campaigns unfold.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Jerry Colonna Les Brown not cancel Middle East trip Steve Allen volunteers to carry on. Mae Nhu signs over life rights to Les Presses de la Cite for at least 500000. Julia Meade gives birth to a girl second child Caroline. Shelley Winters set as Rip Torn’s wife in Baldwin play. Doris Day film Move Over Darling buys Chicago theatres 250000 sight unseen. Karyn Kupeinet murder motive unresolved. theories note father Irv Kupeinet involved. The World’s Fair musical dispute between Equity and AGVA over jurisdiction. Cliff Robertson Dina Merrill dating. Spencer Tracy ill. Gene Tierney divorcing Howard Lee. Decca gains Kennedy tribute LP rights.
A satirical report describes a new factional society on Capitol Hill spoofing the Bobby Baker investigation. Initiation rites mock Senate probes, pledges, and a national structure with vending machines and secrecy. The piece lampoons Washington politics and the Baker affair.
The piece notes a surge in popularity for the Astrakan fur hat with a light jab at British PM Macmillan wearing one. It then jokes about a cobra skin hat called the cobra kelly as a novelty idea while observing a boy and his grandfather rushing to the Pelicent depot to catch the 5 15 express and a jet flying overhead.
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