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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1964
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates with per day and weekly options. Rates include 50 cents weekly in city and suburban areas, 12 dollars yearly by mail in trading area, 20 dollars yearly by mail outside trading area, and 35 dollars yearly outside the USA, all payable in advance. paper founded in 1857.
The article argues about age in politics centering on Senator Margaret Chase Smith. It notes she is 66, potentially the oldest inaugural candidate besides Harrison, and that age may hinder her presidential bid while her vigor challenges the stereotype. It also considers motives and the impact on female political equality.
The piece notes Southern opposition to easing Negro voting but argues the region is not a unified bloc. It cites Florida Tennessee and border states among the 38 ratifying, Georgia’s 38 to 0 Senate vote, and ongoing resistance in Alabama Arkansas Mississippi Texas Virginia with Georgia Louisiana South Carolina abandoning the tax in practice. A liberal Southern current is visible amid broad regional divisions.
Growth of pension funds reshapes markets as assets reach 66 billion dollars and rise nearly 2000 percent in two decades. Their buying pressure supports stock and bond prices, boosting investor optimism while enabling some workers to retire with stable income through prudent investment and profit-sharing accounts.
A portrait of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Utah, detailing beliefs practices and social role. It notes temple restrictions, tithe requirements, missionary reach, and prominent members while portraying Mormons as hardworking, clannish, and guided by charity and community service.
Washington column notes Lyndon B. Johnson dancing with the wives of 88 of the 100 U.S. senators in a series of White House dinners. The piece humorously highlights his stamina and the social spectacle, including bags and improvised choreography, while wittily remarking on the President’s constant activity and the Secret Service’s vigilance.
Washington coverage recalls a 1000 attendee presidential prayer breakfast at the Mayflower Hotel with Chief Justice Warren and President Johnson. Speakers included Billy Graham and Lt. Gen. Silverthorn, stressing voluntary prayer and separation of church and state, and noting nonpolitical purpose.
The Arecibo facility in Puerto Rico features a bowl shaped reflector covering 18.5 acres. Scientists plan to bounce radio signals to Jupiter and study Venus and Mars with support from the United States Advanced Research Projects Agency and Cornell University. The text notes Explorer I as the first U S satellite launched January 31, 1958 from Cape Canaveral.
A woman in an office injures a window when a heavy book she swings as a pretend bowling ball slips from her hand. The incident occurs after shots in the hip earlier that day. The rest of the piece shifts to a Church bulletin excerpt urging teens to work and grow up, plus a note on an ecumenical council talk by Father Horrigan at St. John's Church.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Van Johnson rests after cancer tests before visiting Joan Crawford and Princess Irene cancelation news from Greece. Margaret Chase Smith campaigns sparkle with political gags as Night of the Iguana gains pace.
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