Middletown Journal 1968 Sunday edition header
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Richmond Fire Spurs Call for Civil Defense Planning
An editorial argues a city fire that damaged Richmond Indiana’s telephone exchange shows the risk of widespread outages. It urges preplanned emergency measures, radios, and civilian volunteers to keep services and news flowing, noting insights from Lippmann and Frankel on world changes.
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Richmond
Ind
Middletown
Fire Department
Civil Defense Organization
Family prays for house and finds perfect home
In 1954 a Long Island City family faced eviction after their home was condemned for a bridge project. After their son urged them to pray, they asked for a house with space and a clubhouse. A new house appeared with a hidden back yard and a shed rebuilt as a clubhouse, seen as divine intervention.
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Martin G
Long Island City
Mr. G
When God shuts a door He leads to the open one
The passage advises humility and prayer in tough times. It says not every prayer is answered with a dramatic turn, often a fresh inspiration or a No leads to serenity and new solutions. It shares a mother's maxim about doors and right opportunities.
Cautious Principal Saves Lives After Trenton Crash
Principal Eugene Campbell, injured in a head-on two-car collision in Trenton, required 60 stitches but is recovering. He had warned fellow Principal Kenneth Hackler to fasten his seatbelt, prompting Hackler to buckle up and possibly saving lives.
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Trenton
Eugene Campbell
Campbell
Kenneth Hackler
Hackler
Trenton High
Harry Bell
F.S
Marion Henderson
Warren County
Henderson
Martin
Nable
Carl Fisher
Third Front Warfare Threat Prompts U.S. Alarm
Paul Harvey discusses a third front in war chemical and bacteriological. He cites Russian capture of Nazi nerve gas research and warns of mass incapacitation methods threatening Washington and major cities. He critiques public indifference and urges preparation and protection.
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Russia
Earth’s shape and early dance and ink origins noted
The article notes earth’s equatorial diameter exceeds polar diameter due to flattening. It references a courante as a mid century French dance born in the 16th century. It also mentions ink for meat labels made from dark grape skins.
Right to get into trouble for retirees inspires civic involvement
A retired man, Lyle W. Tomlinson, explains that aging grants a precious right to engage in controversy. He joined a town Housing Board over a racially charged federal project, faced opposition, and now urges other seniors to stand up for causes for personal growth and soul fulfillment.
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Lyle W. Tomlinson
Boys Scouts
Tomlinson
Housing Board
Notable Broadway Buzz and Showbiz Tidbits Abroad
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys Broadway chatter and celebrity movements from Brig. Gen Jimmy Stewart to Ringo Starr backing a New York discotheque Sybil Burton opens in March. Luci Johnson may tour with students. Scott Muni exits WABC. de Gaulle succession rumors. Buddy Hackett’s I Had A Ball earns 65000 last week. Nancy Sinatra Jr. eyed for Marriage On The Rocks. Jack Leonard adds Roger Kellaway. Lesley Gore balances college and fame. George Maharis faces publicity backlash. Judy Garland seen well. Bardot enjoys Mexico. Paris and London premieres teased for All in Good Time and Kelly. Lance Reventlow pursues Sebring entry. Ray Stark seeks Groucho Marx for The Passionate Witch. O'Connell linked to Barnum film. Jeanne Crain expects seventh child on May 25.
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Jimmy Stewart
Air Force
Beatledom
Ringo Starr
Sybil Burton
New York
Sybil
Ringo
White House
Arista Agency
Luci Baines Johnson
Scott Muni
WABC
Scott
Gen. de Gaulle
Palas de l'Ilysee
Georges Pompidou
Michel Vebre
Louis Joxe
Andre Malraux
Buddy Hackett
Buddy
Nancy Sinatra Jr
Frank Sinatra
Jack F. Leonard
Basin Street
Jack
Roger Kellaway
Lesley Gore
Sarah Lawrence
Hollywood
George Maharis
Gotham
Judy Garland
Brigitte Bardot
Mexico
Rialto
London
Joe Levine
David Susskind
Dan Melnick
Kelly
Lance Reventlow
Florida
Lance
Ray Stark
Groucho Marx
Groucho
Arthur O’connell
P. T. Barnum
Jeanne Crain
Airlines promise meals to lure travelers home again
Grandpappy Jenkins laments airline ads claiming fine in-flight meals will entice him to travel. His old mother’s cooking, he says, would outshine any menu, but he jokes that if meals match her warmth they could tempt even him to fly.
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Dr. Fassweiler
Korea
Viet Nan
Grandpappy Jenkins
G. J
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