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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1965
Page
4
The president speeds wheat and food shipments to India and offers a 10 million dollar fertilizer loan, with India and the U.S. government planning a joint effort to boost next year's grain output. Washington suggests a possible international consortium to share grain, while stressing long term growth of Indian agriculture.
The Yarmouth Castle fire near Nassau exposed lax safety practices on short cruises. Lack of lifeboat drills and passenger instruction, plus substandard construction, show that even brief trips demand proper preparation and training for emergencies.
The obituary notes Dr Perrin H Long of Johns Hopkins who first brought prontosis to the United States in 1936 and helped introduce sulfanilamide by 1939. It contrasts early hopes for infectious disease control with today’s routine use of such drugs, illustrating rapid medical progress over decades.
The article reports on a Havana based congress supported by Moscow and Peking, aiming to coordinate global subversive movements. It cites Cuban officials, Cuban arms deliveries to Africa, and Havana’s role in challenging U S influence, with notes on trained saboteurs and anti American propaganda.
A humorous note imagines the U S government as having only 123 clerks during its 1800 move from New York to Washington. Grandpappy Jenkins laughs at the idea after reading a grandson's letter to Santa asking for a drum and a bugle, then buys earplugs for Christmas.
A Rhodesian business insider argues that Rhodesia should be allowed to become independent in its own timeframe. He contends white-led governance is essential, warns of forced black majority rule, and accuses Britain and the United States of pressuring Rhodesia to surrender self-rule.
John Chamberlain argues the Soviet Union and China rely on a foreign foe to mask domestic discontent. He cites grain shortfalls, leadership purges, and a tightened budget favoring military build up to justify a harsher stance, while questioning whether anti American propaganda will hold under worsening conditions. He notes Brezhnev and Kosygin push harder against U S policy in Vietnam as a rallying tool, yet warns the Kremlin may fear broader conflict.
A speaker decries a policy as folly warning it damages a peaceful country that opposes communism. They contrast Vietnam policy with actions in Central Africa and condemn economic disruption and rising savagery as unacceptable consequences.
New York AP round up notes odds and ends from Hal Boyle, including hospital stay trends from 14 to 7.7 days, global trivia on New Year customs, colors in pianos and fuel history, and odd facts about porky towns like Pigs Ear Pennsylvania.
A 65 year old Cuban refugee recounts her struggles to obtain an exit visa. She describes confiscation of bank accounts and property, pension loss, and forced moves as part of Castro’s policy. The piece asserts Castro profits by allowing limited emigration to the United States.
Richard the Lion Hearted originated tarring and feathering as punishment for robbery. Andorra is a republic in a Pyrenean valley under suzerainty of France and the Bishop of Urgel.
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