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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1966
Page
4
Middletown Ohio publisher announces per copy charges and subscription prices. Weekday 10 cents. Sunday 15 cents. City routes 60 cents weekly. Mail in trading area 15 dollars yearly. Outside trading area 24 dollars yearly. USA 30 dollars yearly. Subscriptions payable in advance. Founded 1857 by News Journal Inc. The angel of the Lord spoke unto Philip Acts 8 26.
The piece cites Soviet claims of widespread U.S. anti Semitism as exaggerated but argues some prejudice exists and should be purged. It then critiques New York helicopter plans as disruptive, supports long term planning for the 200th anniversary of the American Revolution, and notes Castro’s claim of Guevara being alive but missing.
House Education and Labor Committee chair Adam Clayton Powell cancelled a major poverty probe after White House pressure. The GOP and administration warned the inquiry could damage Democrats facing reelection while offering concessions for broader poor participation in policy decisions. A broader anti-poverty crackdown and related topics followed in the note.
Researchers say they've tested the cure since 1961. The piece notes a bleary reaction to new proofs and mentions Kuwait oil reserves estimated at 15 billion barrels. It also cites a statistic that one in four U S housewives cooks without a recipe and Massachusetts tops cranberry production as a Thanksgiving idea origin.
The piece argues that the 1966 budget aims to fund vast programs from war effort to urban renewal, but the real bottleneck is labor. It notes unemployment fell to four percent yet urban poverty persists, and rebuilding slums requires trained workers already busy in manufacturing and construction. A manpower squeeze could curb Great Society ambitions and risk recession.
Washington reports House Rules chairman Howard W Smith signals support for a long delayed Freedom Academy bill likely to pass this year. The proposed university complex would train foreigners from Communist-threatened regions and educate U S personnel and private citizens to counter global infiltration. Senator Karl Mundt pushed the measure with bipartisan backing. it passed the Senate before dying in the House previously.
This item surveys February 5 historical milestones from 1924 burial of World War I President Woodrow Wilson in Washington to Roger Williams arrival in America in 1631 and Queen Victoria's Victoria Cross order in 1856. It also covers a 1960s debate on a Freedom Academy bill with lawmakers from Johnson to Goldwater, Mundt, and Mundt’s proposals for training foreign students to counter Soviet influence.
The Federated Women’s Clubs of Middletown opened a community art exhibit at the Armory promoting art in schools. Local and visiting attendees viewed Mexican and Indian art, prints and curios while fundraising to buy prints for classrooms. The event, aided by the School Board, aims to raise around $200 for the school art fund and features music and refreshments.
The article surveys rising church membership in the United States but falling attendance. It notes 1965 ecumenical trends, Catholic annulment requests, and Bishop Mason’s view that modern Americans rely on ancestral faith. It highlights stricter denominations gaining with strong Bible preaching versus liberal churches losing congregants.
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