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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1962
Page
4
Middletown Journal of Middletown Ohio lists subscription prices: daily 6 cents weekday, Sunday 15 cents. in-city and suburban 50 cents weekly. six days 10 dollars yearly. seven days 20 dollars yearly outside trading area. outside USA 35 dollars yearly. Published daily by News Journal Inc. Subscriptions payable in advance. Bible verse cited.
The article argues that modern life shields people from physical hardships and suggests occasional testing of endurance builds discipline and satisfaction. It notes the softness of civilized life and the need for outdoor challenges, then oddly asserts Asia will have four billion people by 2000 and mentions space travel to accommodate growth.
President Kennedy opened his press conference by thanking France for lending Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to the National Gallery in Washington. He framed the loan as a sign of art’s universality and the friendship between France and the United States amid tensions in Franco American relations. Thousands of Americans will view the masterpiece, reflecting shared values against tyranny.
Amid snow and wind, forecasts show Americans will eat 90 pounds of beef per person in 1962, up from this year and 1958, with the cattle population surpassing 100 million by year end. The piece argues the U S economy is meat driven and stresses maintaining high production to sustain it.
The article follows Captain Valentine and crew aboard a TWA Boeing 707 en route from Lisbon to Idlewild. It details cockpit routines, a nine-hour journey, a midflight movie, and the captain’s wish to watch Lover Come Back as 135 passengers dine and the plane flies at 39,000 feet over the Atlantic.
President Kennedy defends his hard line in the April steel price dispute, saying his actions aimed to curb inflation and protect good faith. He argues the step by step approach, including pressuring firms and unions, was necessary though it sparked market losses and layoffs. He questions whether his stance signals future hostility to business.
The piece blends a dream diary about the Mona Lisa and Andre Malraux with commentary on President Kennedy's steel price policy. It notes Eddie Folliard’s Washington Post voice, the Figaro campaign for the painting, and analysis of Kennedy’s noninflationary settlement stance, labor wage ties, and the public mood toward free enterprise.
A quirky menu called Royal Christmas Dinner includes dishes like Bosporus Caviar, Tongue, Aeranean influences, and a dessert lineup ending with American Cranberry Pecan Pudding. The piece notes this creative list was suggested by Middletown chef Steve Lazaron and shared with readers amid holiday humor.
Dorothy Kilgallen writes a festive tribute listing many public figures as ornaments on a grand Christmas tree. She salutes actors, singers, writers, and friends, weaving names into a cheerful shopping list of tributes and warm wishes. The piece ends by asserting the topmost star is readers themselves.
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