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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1964
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists sales details and postage terms for Middletown Ohio readers. Rates include 6 cent weekday copies and 15 cent Sundays, with in city and suburban carrier 50 cents weekly. Mail options cover seven days for 12 dollars within trading area, 20 dollars outside, and 35 dollars for outside USA, all prepaid.
The piece argues Republicans must analyze their November loss, dismiss extremism, and rebuild for 1966 and 1968. It cites Goldwater’s 38.5 percent share and 52 electoral votes as evidence that extremism failed, while urging responsible, reform-minded leadership. It also covers Ernesto Che Guevara’s Cuban criticisms and Havana’s stance on returning to normal relations with the United States.
Jim Bishop praises nonfiction works as enduring gifts and lists favored volumes from encyclopedias to biographies. He recommends The Bible for knowledge, and highlights Britannica, Dictionary of American Biography, Webster’s International, Familiar Quotations, and major histories by Beard, Durant, Sandburg, and Shirer among his prized library.
Petered by calls for Medicare funding via a separate payroll tax, the article argues total government spending could rise toward $200 billion yearly when federal state and local outlays are included. It cites projections from GE’s Gerald Phillippe that state and local purchases will surpass federal purchases by 1965 or 1966, and cautions on the need for tax cuts to offset rising totals. It also notes higher state tax collections and the public’s exposure to combined government costs.
The text notes that about six per cent of all human accidents involve the eyes. It then mentions the Gurkhas as Nepalese soldiers famed for their kukri knives in the British Army. It also states world bread grain production around 250 million short tons.
Four justices dissenting from a 1964 Civil Rights Act decision argue the majority overstepped by freeing convictions from pre act crimes. They contend Congress did not intend to abate past state convictions and urge reconsideration in light of the new statute. The ruling marks a historic shift in how pre act conduct is treated under federal law.
A generous woman hides her identity to fund Mrs. Reva McFee’s hospital beauty services for a very ill patient who never before visited a beauty shop. The patient’s doctor says the treatment improved her greatly. The donor requests no public acknowledgment. A missing Pekingese named Wimpy prompts a reward offer with contact 423-2664.
Dorothy Kilgallen writes about a humorous horse incident but is drawn into a public exchange with James M Cain over a Humphrey Johnson photo. Cain, 72, defends Humphrey’s posture on a Texas ranch and mocks Kilgallen’s view as he cites cavalry standards and a joke about the vice presidency.
Brief notes describe Juan Peron’s brief 16 hour stay in Brazil and the cool reception by Latin American nations. The column contrasts a dictator’s exile with regional attitudes and hints at broader geopolitical tensions.
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