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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1963
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for daily, Sunday, and mail delivery in various regions, with prices in cents weekly and annual sums for trading and outside areas. It notes publication by News-Journal Inc and includes a Bible verse attribution.
A shift from the Dyna Soar concept to a nine ton orbital space laboratory signals rapid space progress. The project aims for manned flight within three years, heightening military space capability while urging safeguards for peaceful use and global stability. Quintin Hogg recalls his rise from viscountcy to commoner as a nod to plainness.
A leading political observer proposes a rule that any major administration measure must be voted on within a set time. The plan aims to curb committee paralysis and force open debate, though it does not guarantee passage. The idea mirrors past party shifts and favors neither side.
In December 1909 near Bayonne New Jersey Eddie pleads for proof of Maria's love as they walk to a station. A stalled shoe in a rail switch leads to a fatal choice with the 7:22 train approaching, Eddie sacrifices himself while Maria pleads for him to run.
David Lawrence argues President Johnson should address the United Nations in New York to rebuke its drift into a Moscow aligned political machine. He contends the UN opposes internal policies of non Communist states while neglecting rights of people under apartheid and Goa and warns the organization risks losing credibility if it appeases African regimes and fails to uphold international law.
The piece contrasts Truman and Johnson after Kennedy's assassination. It notes Truman had nearly four years left and rapidly reshaped his cabinet, while Johnson with about 14 months left moved quickly to keep Kennedy appointees and plans for 1964. It mentions possible shakes in Latin America, Nes as a new diplomat, and Republican calls for probes into Johnson era media.
The piece notes Lord Home becoming prime minister and his statue moved to the center of Madame Tussaud's London wax museum stage while TV comedian William Rush ton runs for Home's seat. It adds 41 million American homes have television sets and mentions Washington state's National Park as a rare combination of snow mountains and ocean beaches.
Dave Regan urges a trip north on Route 48 to a Jaycees led gorge and falls illumination with carols and a bonfire. The piece also appeals for blood donations for Oscar Reed of Trenton at Middletown Hospital after a shotgun accident left him critically ill and needing 60 units of blood. The writer notes a recent hit-and-run in Cincinnati and jokes about Friday the 13th.
Dorothy Kilgallen and other New York acts recall Ruby run clubs in Dallas where police reportedly socialized with him as Oswald case questions occurred. They describe late night sessions with cops, strippers, and parties past closing time.
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