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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1964
Page
4
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Correction imperative calls out the Ohio Department of Public Welfare for withholding certification of Warren County Mary Haven Children’s Home. Officials blame funding and old welfare attitudes, warning children are harmed by 19th century "poorhouse" care while urging 20th century rehabilitative reform. A Soviet missile tracking note adds context of technological vigilance.
The piece cites 1961 and 1962 death tolls from heart and blood vessel diseases and notes more than 10 million Americans suffer from such ailments. It highlights a 6% drop in death rates since 1949 due to improved diagnosis and control, and credits Heart Fund campaigns and tax money for the research progress. A February fundraising drive is urged to keep advancing the brighter outlook.
Rev Jones tells of Fred a moving van driver who prayed with a minister and his family after a life of gambling drinking and abuse. Fred’s confession and conversion followed his wife leaving him and a late spiritual awakening leading to a lasting change. The tale marks a turning point illustrated at a Faith at Work meeting.
Middle town Area Chamber of Commerce handed out home grown awards for Faith in the Future at a dinner. Trophies featured a wooden base and a stainless steel elongated kite shaped shaft designed by Eddie Ports mouth and fabricated by Ray Brown. Engraving by Con Dillon. base from Dick Slagle's workshop. Ray Brown hints at a possible patent while his plant may be busy.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Lena Hornes circle toward public office, Brigitte Bardot comparisons, and political hopes. Other items cover DeLon tours, Neil Sedaka bans, Elizabeth Taylor Burton flirtations, Eddie Fisher mystery, Phil Silvers show optimism, Lester Lanin divorce, cafe Crown casting, Doris Duke divorce talk, RFK crime crackdown, Kim Novak skiing, Mel Torme single, Sally Ann Howes tour, backstage thefts, Miriam Makeba admirer, Robby Baker gift intrigue, Gerogie Hormel Pat Moran link, Raf Vallone romance, and a Paris summer premiere for a new play.
John Chamberlain critiques a Midland Canal concept linking the James and Kanawha rivers to open an ocean route through the U S. He notes the plan would cost billions, rely on nuclear blasting, and be blocked by the Test Ban Treaty unless all signatories allow it. He argues the treaty hands veto power to the Soviet bloc and harms Western Hemisphere commerce.
Paul Harvey argues Castro’s Cuba is a failed model and calls for ending financial support to Latin American nations. He contends the USSR funds weapons to Latins while starving Africa with do it yourself kits, claiming the United States cannot rescue every nation and must stop aiding foes.
On this date in 1901 the U S Army Nurse Corps became part of the Medical Department marking a shift in nursing service. Other events include Mexico ceding territories in 1848, RFC operations starting in 1932, and Trygve Lie becoming UN secretary general in 1946.
Factographs state that the Islamic calendar known as Mohammedan is a lunar system starting in 622 A D. The text notes Michigan's leadership in motor vehicle and parts production and in employer wages and value-added-by-manufacture in this sector.
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